Mobile payments app Venmo has announced that it is offering multi-factor authentication. It works by emailing and texting a 6-digit code to users anytime they sign into the service with a new phone.

Despite it popularity, peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app Venmo has some gaping holes in its security that are cause for concern for the apps' 180 million monthly users, according to a recent report from ...

On Wednesday, I published a story on Slate about a Venmo user who had $2,850 stolen through the app from his bank account. In the piece, I documented several apparent issues with Venmo’s security and ...

Venmo has become one of the easiest ways to send and receive money, whether you’re paying your roommate for rent, splitting a dinner bill, or chipping in for a group gift. But with money moving so ...

While there’s no doubt the mobile payment app Venmo is an easy way to pay a friend back for dinner or drinks, doubts are starting to arise as to whether the app is as safe to use as it is easy.

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 ...

Phone apps help you with everything from saving money to tracking your period. Sure, they make life super convenient, but they also make all that personal information vulnerable to hackers and ...

After facing criticism from users for its lack of security measures, peer-to-peer payment provider Venmo is adding new security features to its platform. Today, Venmo announced it will now send email ...

Mobile-payment app Venmo will improve its security features by adding stronger authentication procedures and email notifications, the company announced Monday. Now users will receive notification ...

eBay's Venmo mobile payment service can be extra-helpful when you need to repay a debt to a friend, but it's grappling with some significant security problems -- and it's not clear that a proper fix ...

It’s a familiar sinking feeling. What if the easy app you use all the time is leaving you vulnerable to a digital attack? Even worse, what if the features that make it easy to use are the same ones ...

PayPal vs. Venmo vs. Zelle: In a time when I’m trying to simplify, both digitally and physically, I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I use all three. If I’m shopping, I send funds via PayPal. Paying ...