PayPal takes Venmo Global

PayPal is taking Venmo global. Integrating the peer-to-peer payment app with PayPal will make it available to users in 90 countries, the company said in a statement. The announcement comes on the heels of a survey indicating nearly six in 10 (59 percent) of Venmo users would stop using other apps for one that allowed them to send money seamlessly to friends and family globally.

The survey results highlight how money moves across global, generational and social circles, but fragmented tools make it harder to settle up quickly and easily. The new integration aims to address this and other pain points identified by the survey, delivering a trusted, seamless payment experience across apps, borders and generations.

The survey, conducted online on behalf of Venmo by Talker Research between Feb. 13 and 23, 2026, queried 2,000 Americans.

One of largest P2P networks in the world

Together, the two platforms form one of the largest peer-to-peer payment networks in the world, ensuring that for hundreds of millions of users, money can move as fast as their lives do, Venmo said in a statement.

The integration maintains Venmo’s intuitive user experience to send money to PayPal users in the United States or internationally. Venmo users simply:

• Search for the recipient by phone number.

• Enter the transaction amount in U.S. dollars; Venmo will automatically convert to the recipient’s preferred currency.

• Add a payment note and hit send.

“Venmo and PayPal have each become a trusted part of how people send and receive money – Venmo as a way friends split, share and connect over everyday spending, and PayPal pioneering the global standard for cross-border money movement,” said Diego Scotti, general manager of the consumer group at PayPal.

“By bringing these two ecosystems together," Scotti continued, "we’re making it seamless for Venmo and PayPal users to pay one another without friction or borders. It’s about meeting people where they are and delivering simple, secure ways to move money in the moments that matter most, no matter what your preferred app is.”

No need to switch apps

Nearly half of those surveyed (49 percent) said they have had to download or switch apps just to pay someone back. Nearly a third (30 percent) have forgotten to pay someone back entirely because they didn’t have the right app; this was true for over half (52 percent) of Gen Z respondents surveyed.

The need for seamless payments extends well beyond U.S. borders, researchers found. The survey results indicate that 41 percent of Americans send money or gifts to friends and family who live in another country; 42 percent of Gen Z Americans do so at least once a month. Of Americans who have traveled or lived abroad in the past three years, 77 percent said it was important to use the same payment app they rely on at home, with millennials feeling this most strongly (88 percent).

An overwhelming share of participants in the study who send money across generations (82 percent) said using the same payment platform would make financial support both easier and faster. To encourage Venmo accountholders to use the new feature, the company said it will waive its international fee through Aug. 24, 2026.

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