Venmo Curbs Visibility on Payments So Strangers Can’t See Them

Venmo is ditching its global social feed, making it so users can no longer see payments between people they don’t know.

The app, owned by PayPal Holdings Inc., will continue to allow users to see transactions among their friends, according to a blog post Tuesday. The move comes after Venmo has seen its customer base swell to 70 million during the pandemic.

“As part of our ongoing efforts to continually evolve the Venmo platform, while staying true to the heart of the Venmo experience, we are removing the global feed,” according to the post. “This change allows customers to ...