Thursday, April 2, 2020

Here is why your healthcare provider cannot accept Venmo payments

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger.
Are you using Venmo to send and receive payments?  People use Venmo for everything, and in these times when no one wants to handle actual money for fear of spreading infection, Venmo is a brilliant idea.  Of course, the difference between Venmo and other mobile payment applications is that Venmo adds a social networking component to its process.  While this makes things very easy for transacting payments, it creates some serious privacy concerns. 
Privacy and confidentiality are cornerstones of many business interactions.  Whether you are in treatment for a medical condition, or if you are seeing a psychotherapist to work through an anxiety problem, not only do you want your information protected, but you also do not want anyone knowing the identity of your healthcare provider.  Unfortunately, Venmo has a flaw that does not allow…

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April 02, 2020 at 09:08PM

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