The cellular cost app, owned by
PayPal (PYPL), introduced the modifications Tuesday, explaining that eliminating the worldwide feed is a part of its “ongoing efforts to repeatedly evolve the Venmo platform.” Transferring ahead, customers will solely see funds between pals after they open the app.
“The Venmo group has grown to greater than 70 million clients, so this variation permits clients to attach and share significant moments and experiences with the individuals who matter most,” the corporate stated in weblog publish.
Venmo’s international feed has been the main target of privateness issues. In 2018,
PayPal settled with the Federal Trade Commission for an undisclosed sum following complaints concerning the app’s privateness controls of their transactions. Regardless of having some privateness settings, the federal company stated that the app “misled customers about how these settings work.”
Venmo additionally introduced expanded privateness controls in Tuesday’s modifications. For instance, customers also can choose in the event that they need to have their profile to look on the buddy’s feed or keep hidden.
In different modifications, customers will see a redesigned backside navigation toolbar permitting them to toggle between the chums’ feed, their private profile and Venmo’s rising suite of merchandise.
Venmo recently added crypto support that lets folks purchase bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and bitcoin money for as little as $1.