{"id":68879,"date":"2022-04-22T10:29:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T17:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=68879"},"modified":"2023-02-21T15:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T23:58:32","slug":"how-to-delete-your-venmo-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/internet-culture\/how-to-delete-your-venmo-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to delete your Venmo account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to remove yourself from the internet | #AskFirefox\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cZBYwK4kvIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Payment app Venmo has made it easier to split bills and pay for things without cash. But if you\u2019ve decided to use other ways to do that, you\u2019ll want to delete your account along with your bank information with it. You\u2019ll first have to transfer any funds in your Venmo account to your bank account. Another option: return the funds to sender. If you have any pending transactions, you\u2019ll need to address them before you can close your account. Once you\u2019re set, here\u2019s how to delete your Venmo account on your browser:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/venmo.com\/account\/settings\/cancel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/venmo.com\/account\/settings\/cancel<\/a> and log in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Near the bottom, click on <strong>close my Venmo account<\/strong> &gt; <strong>begin closing my account<\/strong> &gt; <strong>confirm<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how to close your Venmo account in the app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>On the bottom right, click on the <strong>person icon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the top right, go to settings by clicking on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on<strong> account<\/strong> &gt; <strong>close Venmo accoun<\/strong>t &gt; <strong>continue<\/strong> &gt; <strong>confirm<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.venmo.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/217532277-Close-Your-Venmo-Account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>More information from Venmo<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With our lives so online, our digital space can get messy with inactive and unnecessary accounts \u2014 and forgetting about them can pose a security risk. You\u2019ll be off to a good start with <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/internet-culture\/how-to-delete-instagram-facebook-online-accounts\/\">our one-stop shop for deleting online accounts<\/a>, but it\u2019s far from exhaustive. So here\u2019s a bonus tip: <a href=\"https:\/\/monitor.firefox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for Firefox Monitor.<\/a> It alerts you when your data shows up in any breaches, including on websites that you\u2019ve forgotten giving your information to. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Payment app Venmo has made it easier to split bills and pay for things without cash. But if you\u2019ve decided to use other ways to do that, you\u2019ll want to delete your account along with your bank information with it. You\u2019ll first have to transfer any funds in your Venmo account to your bank account. 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