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Phone and Email Verification Verifying your phone number on Venmo When you sign up or update your phone number on Venmo, we'll send a verification code to your phone number via text message. This text/SMS will come from a five-digit number (86753). Enter the verification code when prompted in the Venmo app/website to verify your phone number.
If needed, you can resend the verification code with these steps:
In the Venmo appgo to the Me tab Tap the Settings gear Select Account Tap Phone Number and enter your number again Issues with phone verification If your phone verification attempts aren't workingtry any of these tips:
Click Resend Code if your phone is unable to receive messages from short codes. Text the word “START” to the number 86753 to ensure you're allowing text messages from Venmo. Try logging into Venmo from a different computer with your email address and passwordwhich will require verification via SMS code (Successfully logging in on a computer using an SMS code will also verify your phone number automatically ) Finallybe sure you have messaging from short codes enabled with your phone provider To reach the Venmo Support teamgo to Me > Settings > Get Help > Chat With Us in your Venmo app and ask for an agent.
You can check out Connect with Support on the Contact Us page for other options.
Verifying your email address on Venmo When you sign up or update your email on Venmowe’ll send a message to the email address that you entered. Click the link in the email to verify ownership of your email address. Replying directly to the verification email will not verify your email address. If you’re not seeing the emailtry searching your inbox for Venmo and check your spam or junk folder.
Adding a secondary email address If you were paid using a different email address from the one associated with your accountyou can add and verify an additional email address from the web. This is also an option if you need to manually verify an email address already added to your account.
A new email with a verification link will be sent to the address you entered.
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