Venmo: How to Delete Your Personal or Business Account via Web or the App

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Delete your personal or business Venmo account with ease
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If you've considered closing your Venmo account, you may be wondering what you need to do to prepare. Thankfully, deleting your Venmo account is pretty easy—though you do need to transfer your money back to your bank and ensure you have no pending transactions. In this article, we'll teach you how to close your Venmo account on desktop or mobile, as well as what you should do before you close your account and how to handle closing a business account.

Things You Should Know

  • You must transfer your money out of your Venmo account before closing it, or you'll have to contact Venmo to get the money back.
  • Your account can be closed via the Venmo website or app by going to your account settings and selecting Profile or Account and then Close Venmo Account .
  • If you want to close a business account, you must contact Venmo for assistance.
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    You can check your Venmo balance by clicking on the Me tab. After you close your Venmo account, your funds will not be automatically transferred to you. Make sure any money in your Venmo account has been sent back to your bank. [1]
    • If there is a remaining balance when you close your Venmo account, you'll have to contact Venmo to get it back.
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    If you have any transactions that are processing, you won't be able to close your Venmo account. Wait until all transactions (including the transfer of your funds back to your bank) have cleared and are listed as complete.
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    If you often get sent money via Venmo by family or friends, inform them you're closing your Venmo account so they don't attempt to send you money after your account has been closed.
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    You can close your account via the Venmo app if you prefer.
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    This will bring you to your personal page on Venmo.
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    This will expand the settings menu.
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    This will bring you to a settings menu where you can change various things about your account.
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    Then select Continue and follow the on-screen prompts to close your account.
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On Desktop

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    You can close your Venmo account by going to Venmo.com . Log in if you aren't already.
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    This will expand your account menu.
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    More options will be present in the drop-down.
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    This will bring you to a screen where you can edit your profile.
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    Then select Begin closing my account and follow the on-screen prompts to finish closing your account.
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    If you opt to close your business account, your personal account will not be closed. However, you must contact Venmo via their ticket form to close your business account. There are a few things to consider as well:
    • You cannot reactivate a deleted business account
    • You cannot tie another business account to your personal account
    • You cannot create a new business profile representing the same business that was represented by the closed account
    • If you close your personal account, your business account will also be closed.

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