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Uber, Venmo partnering on payments

By TechTaffy Desk

Uber and Venmo, a service of PayPal, are partnering to deliver a new payment experience available with Uber and Uber Eats. More than six million payments on Venmo mentioned “Uber” in their description over the past year, making a seamless connection between the two apps a natural fit, the companies said in a statement.

Venmo will be available as a payment method on Uber and Uber Eats apps to US customers in the coming weeks.

[Image courtesy: Venmo]

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