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You can use prepaid cards with Venmo, as long as it's from an accepted brand.
Venmo, one of the most popular iOS and Android money transfer apps out there, makes it easy to pay friends and request money with the tap of a finger, all from your phone.
Of course, for this to work, the app has to be linked to a bank account, credit, or debit card.
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Venmo's website does warn that there are some stipulations on this: "Cards may be declined by the card issuer or Venmo for funds availability or fraud prevention reasons. Also, some payment cards may require a zip code to be linked to your account." So, if adding a prepaid card doesn't work, those are probably the reasons why.
However, in most situations, adding a gift card from any of the brands listed above should be no problem. Here's how to do it.
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How to link a prepaid card to Venmo
1. Open the Venmo app.
2. Tap the menu button - the three horizontal lines - in the top-left corner of the screen.
3. Tap "Settings," the second option from the bottom.
4. Under "Preferences" in the Settings menu, tap "Payment Methods," the second item down.
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Select "Payment Methods."
5. At the bottom of the Payment Methods menu, tap "Add bank or card…"
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Below your current payment methods, select "Add bank or card..."
6. In the menu that pops up, tap "Card," the second option.
7. Type your prepaid card's information into the corresponding fields, or tap the camera button next to the blank "Card Number" field to simply take a picture of the card and have the app auto-populate the information.
Under zip code, simply enter your own - as the card isn't officially registered to any address, it shouldn't be an issue.
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Enter your prepaid card's information.
8. Tap "Add" to add the card to your account.
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