Mass. Bank Regulators Get Power Over Venmo, CashApp
A new bill has been signed by Gov. Maura Healey that gives the state’s banking regulators oversight over peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and CashApp.
A new bill has been signed by Gov. Maura Healey that gives the state’s banking regulators oversight over peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and CashApp.
Massachusetts residents send billions of dollars every year using money transmission platforms like Venmo, PayPal and CashApp – but with zero state consumer protections.
U.S. households made more than $1 trillion worth of person to person payments in 2017.
Over the past few months, PayPal has been offering certain customers an opportunity to add basic banking features to their PayPal digital wallet, according to The Wall Street Journal.