Update 12/7/23: The Amazon and Venmo partnership will end on January 10, 2024. At that time, customers will no longer be able to check out on Amazon with Venmo payment.
Update 11/8/22: Live now, there’s also a bonus some people are getting for linking their Amazon and Venmo
Update 10/25/22: This option is now rolling out and will be fully rolled out by November 25th, Black Friday. Press Release
Original Post 11/8/21:
Amazon and Venmo have teamed up to allow using Venmo as a payment option on Amazon.com and the Amazon mobile app. The option will be included at some point during 2022.
Sounds like it’ll only be possible to pay with your bank account or Venmo balance, not credit cards saved in Venmo. (TechCrunch speculates that there might be a crypto checkout angle in the works for some future time given Paypal/Venmo’s increase in crypto offerings and support.)
I’m shocked that Amazon would allow Venmo in for payments since they’ve always seemed to promote a fully ‘Amazonian’ world. This seems like a feather in the cap of Venmo. Maybe I’m underestimating Venmo’s dominance among some age groups.