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To Venmo or Not to Venmo: How to securely deal with money transfer apps

The possibility of fraud on these apps show how important it is for students to practice better online security.

Venmo, CashApp and Zelle are among the most popular apps people use to transfer money... but how safe are these apps? (Photo by Morning Brew/Unsplash)

Because they are glued to their phones, many young adults store much of their personal life on their cellphones. The old-time saying “Better safe than sorry” can best be applied to exposing our information on the web.

As Una Stanisavljevic reports, creating strong passwords for popular money transfer apps such as Venmo, Zelle, and CashApp makes it harder for lurking scammers to crack into bank accounts.