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I Want My $2! How Low Is Too Low for a Venmo Request?

Inflation is putting the petty into petty cash, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans conducted by Forbes Advisor and OnePoll(Opens in a new window). As prices rise, so do payment requests under $5 for users of popular peer-to-peer payment apps such as Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle. The more prices rise, the more petty the requests become, according to the survey.

While most users (86%) say that anything less than $5 is not worth requesting, they were not considering the siblings and friends who have no issue with asking others to chip in for a bag of

Amazon Adds Venmo as a Payment Option

Amazon customers in the US will soon be able to pay for orders on Amazon.com or the Amazon app using the Venmo payment service, which is owned by Paypal.

The option to pay with Venmo is rolling out(Opens in a new window) to select Amazon customers from today, but should be available to all Amazon users in the US in time for Black Friday. Using a Venmo account simply requires adding it as a payment method to your Amazon account so that it appears as an option during checkout. It’s also possible to set Venmo as the default payment

PayPal Set to Support Apple’s Tap to Pay Feature on iPhones

PayPal plans to support Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhones.

Without giving a firm start date, the company revealed during its its Q3 2022 earnings report(Opens in a new window) that merchants will “soon” be able to accept Apple Pay payments through the PayPal or Venmo apps on their iPhones.

Apple first announced(Opens in a new window) Tap to Pay on iPhone in February. The feature allows merchants to use iPhones to accept Apple Pay alongside other digital wallets through a simple tap, effectively turning their device into a contactless payment terminal. Just bump iPhones together to pay.

All Aboard: How to Use Your Phone to Pay for the Subway, Bus, or Train

Many bus, train, and subway systems around the world now let you pay for tickets using your phone. On an iPhone, that means you can use Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. On an Android phone, you can tap into Google Wallet (or Samsung wallet on a Samsung phone). But how do you set up and use your phone so that it works as a mass transit payment method?

There are a couple of methods available here. You can add an existing transit card to your phone. Each time you purchase your travel fare, the money is taken from that card.

How to Sell on eBay: 10 Tips to Get You Started

Selling items on eBay isn’t quite as easy as it sounds, at least not if you want to be good at it. How can you simplify the selling process, increase the odds of selling your stuff, and turn a decent profit? The answer lies in adopting several key strategies.

You need to know how to price your items, how to open yourself to counteroffers, how to take advantage of free listings, how to update the prices on items that aren’t selling, and how to determine the shipping costs on your items.

Whether you’ve already tried selling stuff on eBay or

PayPal Chip Card Reader Review

Today, if you run a business, you no longer have to rely on clunky old cash registers to get money from customers. Mobile card readers let anyone with a mobile device accept credit and debit card payments. Most of these devices take the form of small dongles that plug directly into your phone or tablet. But the PayPal Chip Card Reader is an independent device that pairs with a mobile app via Bluetooth. This results in a bulkier (and pricier) product, but also the most full-featured mobile credit card reader I’ve tested.

Setup and Getting Started
To use the PayPal