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P2P REFERRALS FAQ + TERMS

 * 7 months ago
 * Updated

HOW DOES REFER A FRIEND WORK? 


Venmo is currently offering the opportunity for users to earn a bonus for
referring their eligible friends. Additionally, friends who use referral
links can earn a $10.00 bonus. 

Both you and your friend can earn $10.00 through the referral program if the
following criteria are met: 

 * Your friend makes a qualifying payment. In order to qualify, the payment must
   meet three simple criteria:
   * It must be at least $5
   * It must be funded by a bank account or card
   * It must be made to another user within 14 days of the referral link
     creation

Note:  Referrers can earn up to 10 referral bonuses (for a maximum total of
$100.00 in referral bonuses). Additional terms apply.   

 

WHO CAN I REFER?

You can refer eligible friends, including:

 * Friends who have never had a Venmo account
 * Friends who have a Venmo account, but have never been active on Venmo (never
   sent or received a payment)
 * Friends who have a Venmo account, but have not been active in the last 12
   months

 

HOW MANY REFERRAL BONUSES CAN I GET BY INVITING MY FRIENDS? 


As a referrer, you can earn up to ten $10.00 bonuses (for a maximum $100.00)
when your friends complete the criteria for the bonus. 

Additional terms apply.  

 

HOW FAST DO I GET MY BONUS AFTER MY FRIEND SIGNS UP AND MAKES A PAYMENT? 


If your eligible friend taps your referral link and makes a qualifying payment,
you should receive your bonus in 5 days but may take up to 2 weeks (if you
haven’t already received the maximum number of bonuses). Your friend’s payment
needs to meet three simple criteria:

 * It must be at least $5
 * It must be funded by a bank account or card
 * It must be made to another user within 14 days of the referral link creation

You’ll also receive a notification when your friend successfully completes the
criteria for your bonus. 

 

HOW CAN I SHARE MY LINK TO A POTENTIAL REFEREE? 


Go to the Me tab, and then tap Invite friends, earn $10.

 
From there, you can choose to share your link by message, email, social media,
or have the option to manually paste your link or code into a different
communication of your choice. You must only share your link and code with people
you know. You may never publicly post it in group forums that are likely to
include people you do not personally know. 

 

MY FRIEND REFERRED ME, HOW DO I SIGN UP AND GET MY BONUS? 


Your friend should have provided a referral link or code via email, text
message, or social media. Once you click the link and make a qualifying payment,
you'll receive $10.00 in your Venmo account. That payment needs to meet three
simple criteria:

 * It must be at least $5
 * It must be funded by a bank account or card
 * It must be made to another user within 14 days of the referral link creation

Note, if you don’t already have a Venmo account, you’ll need to create one after
you click the link. If you signed up without clicking the Referral click, just
be sure to tap on the link before making a qualifying payment. You can also
navigate to “Settings” and add the code into the “Have a code?” section.

 

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By participating in Venmo referral promotion (the "Program"), you agree to the
following terms and conditions ("Terms"). Venmo may at any time and in its sole
discretion, without prior notice, terminate, cancel, suspend or modify the
Program or these terms. If you are the person inviting friends to participate,
you are a "referrer" under these terms, and if you are a person who receives an
invitation, you are a "referee."  

 

Update September 09, 2022: Please see "Reward" section below for details.

Eligibility and Overview 

 1. You may participate in this Program as a referrer until the Program is
    terminated or modified by Venmo. If you refer a referee prior to Venmo’s
    termination or modification of the program, you and such referees will still
    be eligible to earn the reward described below even if the referee does not
    fulfill the Reward Criteria (defined below) before such termination or
    modification.  
 2. To be eligible to earn rewards through the Program, each referrer must have
    a Venmo account in good standing and a referee must either a) sign up for a
    Venmo account, b) have a Venmo account that has never been active, or c)
    have a Venmo account not been active in the last 12 months as of date of
    receipt of Invitation (defined below), (each a “Valid Account”) at the time
    of participation through when his/her reward(s) are issued.  
 3. A referrer may refer a referee by sending them an email, text, or social
    post that includes a link to participate in the Program, as provided by
    Venmo (“Invitation”). Each referee must complete all the following steps
    (“Reward Criteria”) within fourteen (14) days of the date on which the
    referrer’s referral link was created Pacific Time):  

 * For referees who have never had a Venmo account, the referee must sign up for
   a Valid Account for the first time via the link sent by the referrer. Signing
   up for a Valid Account may require certain actions to verify the Valid
   Account and is subject to the Venmo User Agreement; or 
 * For referees with never active and inactive Venmo accounts, click through the
   link in the Invitation sent by the referrer, and  
 * Use the “Pay or Request” functionality to make a payment of $5 or more via
   the Venmo app.  

Limits on Referrals: Referrers may only refer family and personal friends and
acquaintances. Additionally, you must not publish or distribute the Invitation
link or notifications received from Venmo containing the link online or
otherwise where the audience is likely to include people who are not your family
or personal friends/acquaintances. If you do so, Venmo may disqualify you from
participation in the Program and any successful referrals will be void, in
Venmo’s sole discretion. There is a limit of one (1) reward per referee Valid
Account and ten (10) rewards per referrer Valid Account. If two or more
referrers invite the same referee, Venmo will credit the reward to the person
who has their Invitation accepted first, as determined in Venmo's sole
discretion. If a referrer has reached their limit of 10, referees that were
referred by referee prior to reaching the limit will still be eligible to earn
their reward provided all required steps are met and these Terms are otherwise
complied with.  

 

Reward: For a limited time, for referrals successfully completed after August
15, 2022, and by December 31, 2022, at 11:59:59 p.m. the reward will be $10 USD
sent to a Valid Account within approximately twenty-four (24) hours but may take
up to two (2) weeks. The reward amount may revert to $5 at a later date, in
Venmo’s sole discretion.  

Receiving and Using Rewards: 

 * Venmo reserves the right to limit, cancel, delay, or revoke a reward 
   if Venmo determines, in its sole discretion, that an Eligible Participant has
   violated these Terms or the Venmo User Agreement or has acted in a fraudulent
   or abusive manner, or if Venmo restricts or closes their Valid Account
   pursuant to the Venmo User Agreement.  
 * Venmo may provide an alternate reward of equal value if it is unable for any
   reason to fulfill the reward. Reward redemptions are final, will not be
   returned, and are subject to review and verification.  
 * Venmo is not responsible and/or liable if any e-mail, reward, referrals, or
   Program-related materials or correspondence are lost, fraudulent, abusive,
   stolen, late, incomplete, illegible, interrupted, delayed, altered,
   defective, misdirected, tampered with, or irregular in any way or if any
   participant’s e-mail address, Valid Account, or other contact information
   does not work, is deleted, or is changed without participant giving prior
   written notice to Venmo.  
 * Program is void where prohibited or if Eligible Participant’s accounts or
   transactions are fraudulent, abusive, not completed through legitimate
   channels, in violation of these Terms, or irregular in any way.  

 

By participating in the referral program, you agree that Venmo may disclose
customer information about you to persons who refer you to Venmo or who you
refer to Venmo.  

Governing Law: This Promotion is governed by California law. By entering,
entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and the Venmo User
Agreement. Any questions relating to the offer will be resolved in Venmo’s sole
discretion and its decisions related to the offer will be final and binding.  

 

Sponsor: Venmo, a PayPal, Inc. service, 117 Barrow St., New York, NY 10014  


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