How do i use venmo to send money

• You can send money on Venmo — as well as request it — right from the app's homescreen.
• Sending money on Venmo is easy, but be sure to have your bank account or credit or debit card already linked to your account. 
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Venmo is an app-based payment service, available for Android and iPhone, where users can send, request, and receive money. 

Venmo allows you to link your debit and credit cards as well as bank accounts to send payments to friends and family within the US. 

Learning how to send money on Venmo is easy. Here's what you need to know.

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How to send money on Venmo using the app 

1. Launch the Venmo app from the home screen on your iPhone or Android phone.

2. In the top-right hand corner of the screen, tap the payment icon, which looks like a pen and pad with a money symbol. This is where you can send and request money. 

3. Next, in the textbox, enter the username of the person you want to pay. You can also find them in your list of friends by scrolling down. If you enter in the name of someone who you've never sent money to before, you'll be asked to confirm that you're choosing the right person.

4. Enter the amount you want to send. 

5. Here, write a brief memo or description of what the payment is for. You can also alter who can see the payment by tapping the icon near the bottom of the page that reads "Friends," "Public," or "Private." 

6. Once you've filled out the payment amount and memo, select "Pay." 

7. For the final step, you can specify how you'd like to pay — choose between the credit and debit cards or bank accounts linked to your Venmo. 

8. If everything looks good, tap "Pay" at the bottom of the page. You will then receive a confirmation email and the transaction will appear on your Venmo profile page, and in your feed.

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Venmo is an app-based payment service that combines the ability to make payments — like PayPal — with aspects of social media sites by letting you comment, use emojis, and follow the activity of friends and family.

Using the popular app is simple, and once configured, you can use it for social debts between friends, or even to make payments like rent with other people who use the app. 

How to use Venmo

1. You can use Venmo with both an iPhone and Android device. If you haven't already, install Venmo for iOS or Venmo for Android, depending on which kind of phone you use. 

2. After the app is installed, follow the instructions in the app to set up your Venmo account. 

3. You need to connect your Venmo account to a payment type, such as a bank account, credit card, or debit card. In Venmo, tap the three horizontal lines at the top right of the screen (the hamburger menu) and then tap "Settings." 

4. In Settings, in the Preferences section, tap "Payment Methods." For details on how to connect your account and verify it so you can start using Venmo, read our article on setting up a Venmo account.

When you add accounts to Venmo, remember that you can send money from a bank account or debit card for free, but Venmo will charge you 3% for payments from a connected credit card. 

How to make a payment using Venmo

Start Venmo and then tap "Pay or Request" in the lower right corner of the screen. 

You can browse or search for someone to pay, enter the amount and add any note or emoji to complete the transaction. For detailed instructions on how to make a payment, read our article on sending money and adding privacy settings on Venmo.

How to control the privacy of transactions in Venmo

Keep in mind that Venmo has social network-like features, and each transaction has a privacy setting associated with it. If you don't change this setting, your transaction may be visible to your friends, family, and other contacts. To change the privacy setting, tap the current setting in the lower right corner of the transaction screen and choose "Public," "Friends," or "Private." 

You can also change the default privacy for all transactions:

1. Tap the three horizontal lies at the top right of the screen and then, in the menu, tap "Settings."

2. Tap "Privacy."

3. Tap the privacy setting you want to use, and then use the Back arrow at the top left to save this choice. 

How to transfer money from Venmo to your bank account

After you have received money from a contact, you should have a balance in Venmo. You can check that balance by tapping your account avatar at the top left. You'll see a pop-up window display your current Venmo balance.

To transfer your balance (or a portion of it) to your bank account, tap it, choose how you want to transfer it, and tap "Transfer" at the bottom of the screen. For details on how to do this — and when there may be fees involved — see our article on receiving money and transferring it from Venmo to your bank account.

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