Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option
- ID
- 12635
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 10 Aug 2026, 8:00 PM
- Fetched
- 10 Aug 2026, 8:15 PM
- Provider
- TechCrunch
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/google-play-adds-venmo-as-a-payment-option/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 10 Aug 2026, 8:17 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- saas_founders
What happened
Google Play now supports Venmo as a payment method for U.S. users, allowing purchases of apps, games, subscriptions, and creator tips via Venmo wallet or linked bank accounts and cards. Google Play already supports PayPal, Cash App, and major card networks in the U.S., and has experimented with cash-at-store payments in other markets.
Why it matters
Venmo is U.S.-only, so Malaysian developers targeting the U.S. market via Google Play now have another payment rail their users may prefer, but there is no direct impact on Malaysian domestic payments or local app monetization. The broader signal is that Google Play continues expanding alternative payment methods post-regulatory pressure, which may eventually influence what payment options roll out in Southeast Asia.
Discussion angle
Whether Google Play's incremental addition of alternative payment rails (Venmo, Cash App, PayPal) signals any future loosening that could benefit Malaysian developers, or whether Southeast Asia will remain limited to card and carrier billing while Western markets get wallet integrations.