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Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution

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Venmo and Cash App want to be considered as ways the U.S. Officials with Square and Venmo parent PayPal expressed optimism that the Treasury could potentially come around to utilizing their apps for payment services eventually, saying the talks weren’t close to done yet.

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Why Gig Workers Prefer PayPal Over Direct Deposit

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PYMNTS research found that 51 percent of full-time gig workers prefer to be paid via PayPal , which outranked all other forms of payment, including direct deposit. Direct Deposit’s Rebuttal. It’s important to note that there are cases where gig workers may be better off paid via direct deposit.

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Strong Venmo and QR Code Payments Growth Help PayPal Score Record Q2 Earnings

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And the company credited its Venmo peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform and QR code-based contactless-payments system for a big part of that success. “In PayPal said that in addition to the overall company’s record performance, Venmo put up all-time-best numbers as well. And we’re seeing all of that reflected in the usage of Venmo.

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PayPal Waives Check Cashing Fees For Stimulus Checks

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In addition, customers who used PayPal or Venmo 's Direct Deposit features to receive the stimulus checks the first time via the CARES Act will receive the new $600 payments automatically through the same service this time if they're eligible for the checks.

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Square Cash App Launches Direct Deposits

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Square has just launched the ability for ACH direct deposits, allowing users to put their paychecks and other deposits directly into their Cash app balance. Cash App now supports direct deposits for your paychecks. iPhone App Store — one spot ahead of PayPal and three spots ahead of Venmo.

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Venmo’s New Boss On Its Next Chapter

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That ancient proverb, one oft-repeated by mothers and fathers to their daughters and sons over generations, also applies to PayPal’s Darrell Esch’s path to his new role as general manager of Venmo. But as usage patterns shifted dramatically, something was equally visible on the Venmo platform.

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Slide Insurance Deploys One Inc’s Full Suite of Digital Payments Solutions for Homeowners

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With ClaimsPay, Slide policyholders will now have the flexibility of choice for their inbound claim payment, including traditional direct deposits and popular consumer payment platforms such as PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.