Amazon ditches Venmo as a direct payment option after just 14 months

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Folks who have gotten used to using
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will have to switch to another payment method to renew their Prime membership or order goods. Amazon is ditching Venmo as a direct payment option just
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.

It's no longer possible to add Venmo as an Amazon payment option. Those who already have Venmo enabled in their Amazon wallet can use it to check out
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. Amazon told customers that it will still accept Venmo debit and credit cards.


Amazon has not disclosed why it's getting rid of Venmo as a direct payment option. However, it told
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that customers still have almost a dozen other payment methods to choose from. A Venmo spokesperson told the outlet that “We have a strong relationship with Amazon and look forward to continuing to build on it.“

For what it's worth, Amazon
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from PayPal, Venmo's parent company, either. As with Venmo, though, it allows customers to pay with PayPal debit cards.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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