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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.
Steps
Section 1 of 4:
Before You Close Your Account
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Transfer all your funds back to your bank. 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] X Research source
- 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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Ensure all transactions have been processed. 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.Advertisement
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Inform others your Venmo account is closing. 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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Section 2 of 4:
On Mobile
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Open the Venmo app. You can close your account via the Venmo app if you prefer.
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Tap the Me button in the bottom-right corner. This will bring you to your personal page on Venmo.
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Select the cog wheel in the upper-right corner. This will expand the settings menu.
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Under "Preferences," select Account . This will bring you to a settings menu where you can change various things about your account.
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Tap Close Venmo Account . Then select Continue and follow the on-screen prompts to close your account.
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Section 3 of 4:
On Desktop
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Go to Venmo's website. You can close your Venmo account by going to Venmo.com . Log in if you aren't already.
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Click the three-line menu button in the upper-left corner. This will expand your account menu.
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Select Settings . More options will be present in the drop-down.
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Click Profile . This will bring you to a screen where you can edit your profile.
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Scroll down and click Close Venmo account . Then select Begin closing my account and follow the on-screen prompts to finish closing your account.
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