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Venmo’s biggest makeover in years comes at a very interesting time
Venmo is rolling out a significant redesign over the coming months that aims to make the app more useful, social, and easier to navigate. This is the peer-to-peer payments app’s biggest refresh since 2021.
The timing is notable. PayPal, which owns Venmo, is restructuring to spin Venmo off as a standalone business unit — a move widely seen as laying the groundwork for a potential sale. Stripe has reportedly expressed interest in buying PayPal outright. In that context, a splashy redesign looks less like a routine update and more like a window-dressing job ahead of a transaction.
The rollout will begin this week, followed by additional features over the next few months. By the time fall arrives, the entire redesign is expected to be available to all users.
One of the first changes users will notice starting this week is the revamped feed. Where it once showed a simple list of who paid whom — with GIFs, a heart button, and comments — the new feed will feature a wider variety of visuals and larger images, along with more ways to respond to payments, such as reactions and quick action buttons like “Pay Again” and “Say Thanks.” It’ll also be more personalized, surfacing tailored cashback offers from brands you shop from and product suggestions based on previous purchases.
Another addition is the ability for users to endorse their favorite local businesses directly through the app. A new “Give a Shoutout” button will be available under payments in the feed.
As Alexis Sowa, Venmo’s senior vice president and general manager, explained to TechCrunch, “One of the things that we hear a lot, especially from Gen Z and younger audiences, is a real desire to support and endorse local businesses or merchants that they like. With this feed redesign, we’re giving an opportunity for them to share what we call social proofing. In the future, you will be able to kind of endorse that business — give a thumbs up, almost to say, ‘I go to you.’”
Two new tabs, “Send” and “Money,” will also launch in the next few months. In the Send feed, your most frequent contacts now appear as a row of profile icons front and center, instead of requiring you to dig through past contacts or user names. The bill-splitting “Groups” feature” is now easier to access, too, letting users split expenses with up to 30 people. You can also send gifts to friends and schedule payments in the Send section.
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The Money tab, meanwhile, is where you can manage your expenses as well as access Teen Accounts and Crypto.
There will also be a new Rewards tab that pulls all limited time offers in one place. This is also where Venmo’s Stash program will live. Launched last November, this gives users up to 5% cash back when they shop with their favorite brands in the app, money that’s deposited directly to their Venmo Mastercard Debit Card.
Sowa said the redesign came out of a year of user research, and that one of the biggest findings was how many features people didn’t know existed. “One of the biggest insights is how many features and functionalities we have that [customers] just have no idea exist in the app,” she said.
The update reflects a broader trend in what younger users expect from payment apps — less utility tool, more social platform. For instance, apps like Verse and Daylight offer features that let users keep up with their friends’ spending behavior, and the European fintech app Revolut offers features like group bill splitting and in-app chat.
Venmo’s core audience increasingly wants to see and share financial activity the way they would on any other feed, and the app is clearly trying to meet that expectation before a potential new owner comes knocking.
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Nigerian striker Gift Orban delivered a sensational performance for Amed Sportif, scoring a hat-trick in their emphatic 5-0 victory over İstanbul Başakşehir in the Turkish Super Lig.
Orban was at the heart of Amed Sport if’s dominant display, producing a clinical performance in front of goal to help his side secure a comprehensive victory.
Sports247 reports that the Nigerian forward’s three-goal haul earned him the Man of the Match award, further underlining his growing influence since making his move to Turkey.
The hat-trick also extends Orban’s remarkable recent run of form, with the striker now having scored six goals in his last five matches. His recent performances suggest that the confidence and sharpness that made him one of Europe’s most exciting young forwards are returning in emphatic fashion.
Interestingly, İstanbul Başakşehir is an opponent Orban has tormented before, with the Nigerian producing one of the most extraordinary hat-tricks in European club football history against the Turkish side.
On March 15, 2023, while representing Belgian side Genk, Orban scored three goals in just three minutes and 24 seconds against Başakşehir in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
That remarkable feat was recorded as the fastest hat-trick in European club competition history.
More than three years later, Orban once again found himself on the scoresheet three times against the same opponent, this time in the Turkish Super Lig, demonstrating his remarkable scoring record against the Istanbul-based club.
His latest performance will further boost his confidence as he continues to establish himself as a key attacking figure for Amed Sportif.
With six goals in his last five appearances and another hat-trick added to his growing collection, Orban appears to be rediscovering the ruthless finishing that previously attracted widespread attention across European football.
For Amed Sportif, the 5-0 triumph represents a statement victory, while for Orban, it was another reminder of the devastating goalscoring ability that can make him a nightmare for opposition defenses.
And against Başakşehir, the Nigerian has once again proven to be a particularly difficult opponent to contain.
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