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What is a Visa+ Payname?

Your Visa+ Payname

A Visa+ Payname is a unique handle, like a username, that you can use to send and receive money to and from people on PayPal and other platforms.

When creating your Visa+ Payname, keep the following in mind: 

  • Your Payname will start with a “+”  
  • On Venmo, your Payname will include a “.Venmo” ending, like “+JohnSmith.Venmo” 
  • Your Payname is unique to the platform you're using it on, so you'll create a different Payname on PayPal if you want to use Visa+ with your PayPal account 
  • Your Payname can’t be changed after it is created

Payname Requirements

There are a few requirements when creating a Visa+ Payname:

  1. It must start with a letter 
  2. It must be between 5 and 30 characters 
  3. It can contain only:
    • Letters
    • Numbers
    • Hyphens (-)
    • Underscores (_)

If your preferred Payname has already been taken by another user, you’ll need to pick a different Payname.

You may not create a Payname for Venmo that is affiliated with another person or that is otherwise deceptive or misleading.

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