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Summary
Venmo is a mobile payment service that allows users to send and receive money, split bills, and make purchases online and in-store. It offers a debit card, credit card, and the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrency, along with direct deposit options.
Feature Matches7/12
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Must Have
4 of 5
Instant P2P Transfers
Prepaid Debit Card (Cash App Card)
Early Direct Deposit
Bitcoin Trading
Commission-Free Stock Trading
Other
3 of 7
Fraud Monitoring & Security
Instant Discounts & Offers
ATM Access & Fee Reimbursement
High-Yield Savings
Round-Up Savings
Pay Over Time (Afterpay)
Customizable Card Designs
PricingFreemium
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Personal Account - Fee-based Transactions
Custom
- Sending money using credit card
- Sending money using Visa+ to other eligible digital wallets
- Adding money using cash a check feature
- Receiving payments identified as for goods and services
- Instant Transfers
- Cryptocurrency buying/selling/external transfers
- Adding cash at stores
- Out-of-network ATM withdrawals
- Over-the-counter cash withdrawals
- Sending money using credit card: 3.00% fee
- Sending money using Visa+ (to other eligible digital wallets): 1.75% (min. $0.25/max $25)
- Adding money using cash a check (payroll/government): 1.00% (min $5.00)
- Adding money using cash a check (other): 5.00% (min $5.00)
- Receiving personal payments for goods and services: 2.99%
- Instant Transfer: 1.75% (min $0.25, max $25.00)
- Cryptocurrency purchase/sale: 2.20% for $1.00-$74.99, 2.00% for $75.00-$200.00, 1.80% for $200.01-$1000.00, 1.50% for >$1000.00
- Transferring crypto outside Venmo/PayPal: Variable cryptocurrency network fee
- Add cash at stores: $3.74
- ATM withdrawal (out-of-network): $2.50 (plus potential ATM owner fee)
- ATM international withdrawal: $2.50 (plus potential ATM owner fee)
- Over-the-counter cash withdrawal: $3.00 per signature withdrawal
Business Profile
Custom
- Accept Venmo payments from customers
- Accept contactless payments (Tap to Pay)
- Dedicated business profile
- Transaction tracking and reporting
- Receive payments (standard): 1.9% + $0.10 per transaction
- Receive payments (Tap to Pay): 2.29% + $0.09 per transaction
- Receive payments to charity profile: 1.9% + $0.10 per transaction
Venmo Credit Card
Custom
- Earn up to 3% cash back on eligible purchases
- No annual fee
- No limit to cash back earned
- Manage in app
- Add to mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay)
- Option to auto-purchase crypto with cash back (0% transaction fee for this specific feature)
- Visa Credit Card benefits
- Cash Advances: $10.00 or 5% of amount (whichever is greater)
- Foreign Transaction: None
- Late Payment: Up to $41.00
- Returned Payment: Up to $41.00
- Paper Statement Fee: $1.99 per month
- APR for Purchases: Prime rate + 11.99% to 23.99% (based on creditworthiness)
- APR for Cash Advances: Prime rate + 23.99%
- Penalty APR: Prime rate + 27.49%
- Minimum Interest Charge: $2.00
Rationale
Venmo is a strong match for the Cash App concept. It offers instant peer-to-peer transfers, a prepaid debit card (Venmo Debit Card), early direct deposit, and bitcoin trading. It also explicitly mentions fraud monitoring and security. While it doesn't offer commission-free stock trading or high-yield savings, its core functionalities align very closely with the must-have features of Cash App.
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