How it works
The code holds your Venmo link: venmo.com/u/yourname, or a pay link with the amount and note added. Scanning it with a phone camera opens Venmo at your profile, ready to pay, or the Venmo website if the app is not installed.
The payment happens there, between your customer and you. We are not part of it, we never see it, and we take nothing.
Why not use the code inside Venmo?
Venmo shows a QR code in the app, and it works for someone standing next to you. This one is made for print: a high-resolution PNG or SVG, a “Pay with Venmo” label so people know what it is for, and an amount filled in when the price is fixed.
Where sellers put it
- A sign on the counter or the market table
- The tip jar
- Flyers for a class, a club or a fundraiser
- Invoices and receipts
- The back of a business card
Before you print
Scan the code yourself and check that the profile that opens is yours, with the right photo. A username typed wrong sends money to somebody else, and a printed code cannot be corrected.
The code keeps working for as long as your username stays the same. If you change it, print new codes.
Selling more than one thing?
A fixed amount works for one price. For a menu or a table of products, a page does the adding up: customers pick what they want, see the total with tax, and Venmo opens with that exact amount. Cash App, PayPal and Zelle can sit beside it.