How to change payment method in venmo

You can pay for Lyft rides in the app, by adding your preferred payment method.

Lyft stores your payment info, and you can view it any time in the 'Payment' tab.  You can add many forms of payment and choose which one to use after your ride ends on the 'Payment' screen.

Add or update payment method

Payment methods can be set for both business and personal Lyft accounts in the 'Payment' tab of the app.

To add a new payment method from the main menu:

  1. Open the Lyft app

  2. Open the menu in the top left

  3. Tap 'Payment' to add or update payment info

To change your payment method:

  1. Request a ride by entering a destination in the Lyft app.

  2. Tap the payment methods above the ‘Select Lyft’ button.

  3. Choose which promo code or payment method you want from the list of options.

Note: You can't delete a default payment method unless you add a new one.

Linking your Venmo account

To link your Venmo to your Lyft account, first make sure you have the Venmo app installed on your device and that you’re signed in.

Follow the steps above as if you were adding any other payment method.

When you tap ‘Venmo,’ this will launch the Venmo app. Once you authorize Lyft in your Venmo app, you can start paying for rides with Venmo.

Split the ride directly from your Venmo payment feed after your ride is complete

If you decide to remove Venmo from your payment options, go to the ‘Payment’ screen under the main menu and tap ‘Venmo’ to remove it.

Note: removing Venmo from your payment options does not disconnect Lyft from your Venmo account. To permanently disconnect Lyft from your Venmo account, go to ‘Settings’ in your Venmo app to remove Lyft.

Accepted payment methods

Lyft works with major credit cards (like American Express, Visa, Mastercard®, and Discover), debit cards, and prepaid cards. You can also use PayPal (for iOS and Android users), Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, or link your bank checking account (in select cities).

To add PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, passengers must also have a valid debit or credit card on file. For account balance issues, please reach out to your bank or PayPal.

We’ll let you know in the app if your debit or credit card expires soon. If a charge fails, we’ll ask you to enter your payment info again into the app, then the charge will process.

Cash is an accepted payment method for adding funds to your Lyft Cash stored balance.

View payment history

To view your charges and fees, tap ‘Payment’ on the main menu in the app, and then tap ‘Payment history'.

So, my brother is coming up to visit me here real soon which I’m very excited about since we don’t see each other in person very often. He lives down in Los Angeles, California, working on becoming a movie star. The reason I bring this up is that I wanted to send my brother a gift (CASH, Baby!) but sending money by mail is unsafe and I have never liked using Western Union. Square Cash is a good option but then my brother told me about Venmo (Cool kids use this).  If you are reading this article, then you most likely know what this is but for those who don’t, here you go:

Venmo – Venmo is a mobile payment service owned by PayPal. Venmo account holders can transfer funds to others via a mobile phone app; both the sender and receiver have to live in the U.S. Venmo is a type of payment rail. It handled $12 billion in transactions in the first quarter of 2018. ~ Wikipedia

To cut this story short (too late), I have started using this mobile wallet and I like it. Since I have been using this for a little bit I recently needed to update the payment method that I have attached to this account (when a card expires you need to update). Now I’m going to show all of you how you can update your payment method on your Venmo account. With these easy steps, you will be up and running again in no time. Time to open up those Venmo accounts and learn. 

I will be showing how to do this on my LG X Power Android phone.

Step 1: Turn on your device and tap on the Venmo App. If you need to log in, go ahead and do that now. 

venmo-app-link

Step 2: Once in, go to the top left and tap the three vertical lines.

venmo-menu-link

Step 3: In the menu, tap on the one that says Payment Methods. 

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Step 4: Here is where you will see all the Payment Methods you have attached to this account. Tap on the card you wish to update.  

payment-methods-screen

Step 5: You will notice that they don’t give you any edit choices to update. Yes, that does make this a little more difficult. You will have to Remove the card by tapping that option at the bottom. Then we will need to add the updated card. Tap Remove. 

remove-card-option

This will bring up another window that will make sure you want to remove this card. If you still want to do this, tap Remove Card.

remove-card-window

Step 6: Now you will need to Tap on the Add bank or card link at the bottom of the Payment Methods screen. Tap it. 

add-bank-or-card-link

Step 7:  Once you tap that you will get two choices. One being Bank and the other being Card. For this article, we are choosing Card. Tap it.

add-a-payment-method-screen

Step 8: Here is the screen where you enter in all your required card information. They even give you an option to scan your card by tapping the camera icon. I did not try that myself but it seems like a helpful tool. After you have this all filled out, tap the Add button at the bottom. Done!

add-card-screen

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Now you know how to update/add a payment method to your Venmo account.

Here’s A Short Video To Show You

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How do I change my Venmo payment from friends to family?

To edit this, tap on "Public" on the right-hand side right above the "Pay" button. From there, simply tap on "Friends" if you only want both yours and your recipient's friends to see the transaction, or tap "Private" to keep it strictly between you and the receiver.

How do I delete a payment method on Venmo?

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Open Venmo..
Tap the menu..
Tap Settings..
Tap Payment Methods..
Tap the account..
Tap Remove..
Tap Remove Bank..