<section><h3>How to sign up for Visa+ with Venmo </h3></section><section><p>You can sign up for Visa+&nbsp;in the Venmo app by creating a&nbsp;Payname&nbsp;to send money from Venmo to a PayPal account (or vice versa).&nbsp;Your&nbsp;Payname&nbsp;is a username that will be used to receive money to your Venmo account. It cannot be changed.</p></section><section><p><strong>Follow these steps in the Venmo app to get started making your Visa+&nbsp;Payname:&nbsp;</strong> </p>
<ol>
    <li>Go to the&nbsp;<strong>Me</strong>&nbsp;tab</li>
    <li>Tap the Settings gear</li>
    <li>Tap&nbsp;<strong>Send Money to PayPal</strong>&nbsp;(under "Buying")</li>
    <li>Tap&nbsp;<strong>Next</strong>&nbsp;on the popup to continue</li>
    <li>On the next page, create your&nbsp;Payname <ul>
            <li>If you haven't yet completed&nbsp;<a href="https://help.venmo.com/cs/articles/identity-verification-vhel206">identity verification</a>, you'll be prompted to do so before you can proceed</li>
        </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Tap&nbsp;<strong>Agree and create</strong>&nbsp;to set up your Visa+ profile</li>
</ol></section><section><p>Once you’re signed up, you can share your&nbsp;Payname&nbsp;with people who want to send money to your Venmo account, or tap&nbsp;<strong>Send</strong>&nbsp;to make a payment to a PayPal account.</p></section><section><h3>Why am I being asked to submit personal information to use Visa+?</h3></section><section><p>Venmo is required to gather certain information from users before they can utilize Visa+. This verification also allows you to send money to PayPal. If you’d rather not submit this information, you can still use other Venmo features.</p></section><section><h3>How do I deactivate my&nbsp;Payname?</h3></section><section><p>You can deactivate your Visa+&nbsp;Payname&nbsp;in the Venmo app with these steps:&nbsp; </p><ol><li>Go to the&nbsp;<strong>Me</strong>&nbsp;tab</li><li>Tap the Settings gear in the top right</li><li>Tap&nbsp;<strong>Send Money to PayPal</strong></li><li>Tap the toggle to deactivate your&nbsp;payname </li></ol><p>You can reactivate your Visa+&nbsp;Payname&nbsp;by following the same steps.</p></section><section><p>When your&nbsp;Payname&nbsp;is deactivated, you will no longer be able to receive Visa+ payments. You will, however, be able to send Visa+ payments and send and receive other Venmo payments.</p></section>

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HOW TO SIGN UP FOR VISA+ WITH VENMO

You can sign up for Visa+ in the Venmo app by creating a Payname to send money
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