Money transfer apps can be magnets for scams and fraud, but there are ways to use them safely.

Apps like Venmo, PayPal, and Cash App have become very popular in recent years. More than three-quarters of Americans have used these apps to send or receive money from other people. Even though these ...

Payment apps such as Venmo, Cash App and PayPal make it easy to send and receive money. However, if you’re on the receiving end of transfers, it’s not a good idea to leave cash sent to you sitting in ...

As convenient as apps like Venmo are, they’re not without risk. Research from Security.org found 83% of people who use Venmo, PayPal or similar payment apps experienced some sort of scam (or attempted ...

If you are terrified of Venmo or PayPal scams, you are not overreacting. Criminals are aggressively targeting peer‑to‑peer ...

The FTC recently reported that Americans lost $12.5 billion to scams in 2024. Scammers are endlessly creative. From toll road texts to "unclaimed package" alerts, it seems like every day, there's a ...

Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long term because the funds might not be safe during a crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

Smartphone app Venmo lets you transfer money to someone’s account without fees. Smartphone app Venmo lets you transfer money to someone's account without fees or credit cards, but some users have ...