Venmo's transformation into a social P2P payments platform (2009–2016)

1. Venmo concept developed from phone-based payments idea

   Jan 1, 2009Labels: Andrew Kortina, Iqram Magdon-Ismail

   • Forbes
   • Wikipedia

2. Compliance effort supports early proof-of-concept fundraising

   May 1, 2010Labels: regulatory compliance, Haiti fundraiser

   • Wikipedia

3. Public launch of Venmo’s social P2P app

   Mar 21, 2012Labels: Venmo app, public launch

   • Computerworld

4. Redesigned app spotlights a payments “news feed”

   Jun 5, 2012Labels: payments feed, privacy settings

   • TechCrunch

5. Venmo acquired by Braintree

   Aug 16, 2012Labels: Braintree, acquisition

   • PayPal Newsroom

6. PayPal announces plan to buy Braintree

   Sep 26, 2013Labels: PayPal, acquisition announcement

   • Forbes

7. eBay completes acquisition of Braintree (and Venmo)

   Dec 19, 2013Labels: eBay, Braintree

   • eBay IR
   • SEC filing

8. Touch ID login added to improve app access security

   Nov 18, 2014Labels: Touch ID, app security

   • NFCW

9. PayPal signals plan to expand Venmo into merchant payments

   Oct 29, 2015Labels: PayPal, merchant payments

   • Digital Trans

10. PayPal announces limited “Pay with Venmo” merchant rollout

    Jan 27, 2016Labels: Pay with, merchant rollout

    • PayPal Newsroom

11. Venmo’s scale highlights momentum for broader platform role

    Feb 17, 2016Labels: payment volume, growth milestone

    • PYMNTS

12. “Pay with Venmo” expands from test to broader availability

    Jul 27, 2016Labels: Pay with, broader availability

    • PYMNTS