Create a Venmo Account on iPhone or iPad
This article teaches you how to install and sign up for Venmo using an iPhone or iPad. When creating your account, you’ll have the option to sign up with your Facebook account or with an email address.
Steps
Signing Up with Facebook
- Install Venmo from the App Store. Here’s how:
- Open the App Store. It’s the blue icon with a white “A” in a circle. You’ll usually find it on your home screen.
- Type venmo into the search bar, then tap Venmo in the search results.
- Tap GET. The button will change to “INSTALL.”
- Tap INSTALL. Venmo will now download to your device. When the installation is complete, the Venmo icon will be added to your home screen.
- Open Venmo. It’s the blue icon with a white “V” on your home screen.
- Click Sign up with Facebook. This option helps you quickly add Facebook friends to Venmo (as long as they are also using Venmo).
- Sign in to Facebook. There are two ways to do this:
- Select Log in with the Facebook app if you have the app installed. Tap OPEN to launch the app, then tap Continue As <your name>.
- Select Log in with phone or email if you don’t have the Facebook app. You’ll be prompted to enter the login information you use to access Facebook. If prompted, tap Continue As to give Venmo permission to access your account.
- Tap OPEN. This brings you back to the Venmo app, where you’ll see the signup screen.
- Enter your personal information. You’ll have to provide your full name and email address to create your account.
- Enter a password and tap Next. Type the password into the “Password” blank. Once the password is accepted, a “Verify Phone” screen will appear.
- Enter your mobile phone number and tap Send Code. Venmo will now send an SMS text message to your phone to confirm your account.
- If you didn’t receive the code, tap Resend code to try again.
- Enter the code and tap Submit Code. Once the code is entered, you’ll see the “Profile” screen.
- Enter a username and tap Done. This name will be associated with your Venmo account. You can give this name to your friends so they know how to pay you.
- Tap OK to add your Facebook friends to your Venmo account. If you don’t want to do this, tap Not Now instead.
- Tap Next to access your contacts. Now Venmo will ask who you want to add from your iPhone or iPad’s contacts list.
- Select contacts and tap Send. Tapping a contact’s name adds them to the list. If you’re having trouble finding someone, use the search bar at the top of the screen. Your Venmo account is now active.
- If you don’t want to add contacts, tap Skip at the top-right corner.
Signing up with an Email Address
- Install Venmo from the App Store. Here’s how:
- Open the App Store. It’s the blue icon with a white “A” in a circle. You’ll usually find it on your home screen.
- Type venmo into the search bar, then tap Venmo in the search results.
- Tap GET. The button will change to “INSTALL.”
- Tap INSTALL. Venmo will now download to your device. When the installation is complete, the Venmo icon will be added to your home screen.
- Open Venmo. It’s the blue icon with a white “V” on your home screen.
- Tap sign up with email. It’s under the large “Sign up with Facebook” button.
- Enter your personal information. You’ll have to provide your full name and email address to create your account.
- Enter a password and tap Next. Type the password into the “Password” blank. Once the password is accepted, a “Verify Phone” screen will appear.
- Enter your mobile phone number and tap Send Code. Venmo will now send an SMS text message to your phone to confirm your account.
- If you didn’t receive the code, tap Resend code to try again.
- Enter the code and tap Submit Code. Once the code is entered, you’ll see the “Profile” screen.
- Enter a username and tap Done. This name will be associated with your Venmo account. You can give this name to your friends so they know how to pay you.
- Tap Next to access your contacts. Now Venmo will ask who you want to add from your iPhone or iPad’s contacts list.
- Select contacts and tap Send. Tapping a contact’s name adds them to the list. If you’re having trouble finding someone, use the search bar at the top of the screen. Your Venmo account is now active.
- If you don’t want to add contacts, tap Skip at the top-right corner.
