How to completely delete your Venmo account

Venmo is a very popular and convenient tool for sending money to friends or making payments. Like with any other financial service, though, there are many reasons why people may want to leave the platform. Whatever the reason, today we’ll show you how to delete your Venmo account for good.

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Editor’s note: We used a custom Windows PC running Windows 11 and a Pixel 7 Pro running Android 13 to come up with these instructions. The iPhone steps are the same, so you can follow the same steps to close the account from the iOS app. 

What happens when you delete your Venmo account

Venmo doesn’t really make things too complicated once you successfully delete the account. The company will send you a last email with your transaction history. From then on, your relationship with Venmo is done for. That is unless you try to come back.

You won’t be able to recover a Venmo account once you’ve closed it. If you want to use the service again, you’ll have to create a new Venmo account, add your banking information, and go through the whole signup process again.

What to do before you delete your Venmo account

There are some things to keep in mind before you go ahead and delete your Venmo account. In fact, Venmo won’t even let you close an account before taking care of some things first.

For starters, you should transfer all your funds to your bank before you try to delete your Venmo account. Closing an account won’t automatically withdraw your money to your linked financial institution. Nor will it return the money to the original senders. If you close your account and leave funds in there, you’ll have to contact Venmo directly to get your money back.

Furthermore, you won’t be able to delete your Venmo account if you have any pending transactions. Venmo will tell you if you have any pending transactions, and it will ask you to take care of those before closing out the account.

Additionally, you need to make sure you’re logged into your Venmo account to close it. If you can’t log in, you will have to try resetting your password to gain access to your account.

How to delete your Venmo account

If you’re ready and have already decided to delete your Venmo account, here are the steps.

How to close Venmo account from a browser:

1. Go to the Venmo.com website and log in.
2. Expand the Settings option in the left column.
3. Go into Profile.
4. Scroll down and select Close Venmo account.
5. Select Begin closing my account.
6. Hit Confirm.

How to close Venmo account from the mobile app:

1. Launch the Venmo app and sign in if you haven’t. (Download Venmo for Android or iOS)
2. Go into the Me tab.
3. Tap on the gear icon.
4. Under the Preferences section, select Account.
5. Select Close Venmo Account.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the procedure.

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