topic Re: Venmo Bonus offer in Credit Card Applications

Venmo Bonus offer

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:13:09 GMT

I want to apply for Venmo credit card but I do want to get the sign up bonus. Any tricks how to get that? Do you have to be a active Venmo user to get that?

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 04:57:50 GMT

Seems that it was an offer in the past. As I read it was a $150 bonus for spending $1000 in 180 days, but it seems to be gone as of January 15th 2021. Seems there isn't a bonus anymore unfortunately.

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Howaboutthat — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:26:45 GMT

I applied and was approved 3 days ago for the Venmo Card and I was offered $200 statement credit on a $1000 spend.
I had a pre approval in the app.

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Dmessina666 — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:39:51 GMT

You had a preapproval, or an invite in the app???

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 22:20:13 GMT

@Howaboutthat wrote:
I applied and was approved 3 days ago for the Venmo Card and I was offered $200 statement credit on a $1000 spend.
I had a pre approval in the app.

Did you use your Venmo account often?

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

credit_is_crack — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:33:37 GMT

@Anonymous I don't think there's anything particular that is triggering this SUB. I have an account, but have literally never used it. In the app I got the preapproval offer a few days ago. The next day I got the offer via email. What is odd is that they both say the "offer" (assumming referring to the SUB) is good if I apply by 3/31, but it also says the preapproval is good thru 5/19 so the SUB does seem time restricted.

Saw this when I clicked "settings" within the app

After clicking "learn more" I got this page

then I got the same offer via email

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

cashorcharge — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:56:12 GMT

Nice offer considering you've never used Venmo @credit_is_crack

Any previous experience with Synchrony that may be tied to your email?

I've used Venmo and tied it to my AMEX but no offers or previous relationship with Sync for me

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

credit_is_crack — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:08:20 GMT

@cashorcharge wrote:
Nice offer considering you've never used Venmo @credit_is_crack
Any previous experience with Synchrony that may be tied to your email?
I've used Venmo and tied it to my AMEX but no offers or previous relationship with Sync for me

@cashorcharge I don't have a very dense history with sync.

I had a $10k JCP card from 2015-2017, then closed it
I had a Marvel card @ $25k when it first came out, then closed it in 2018
Then reapplied for another Marvel card in late 2019 that I have now @ $2k -- that has never budged. Very little to no use on that bad boy -- it was a vanity pickup lol

By the time I was eligible for a CLI the pandemic hit so got a no several months in a row and just stop trying. It's still there at the original $2k limit. Other than that, I don't have any other sync cards.

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

cashorcharge — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:12:23 GMT

@credit_is_crack wrote:
@cashorcharge wrote:
Nice offer considering you've never used Venmo @credit_is_crack
Any previous experience with Synchrony that may be tied to your email?
I've used Venmo and tied it to my AMEX but no offers or previous relationship with Sync for me
@cashorcharge I don't have a very dense history with sync.
I had a $10k JCP card from 2015-2017, then closed it
I had a Marvel card @ $25k when it first came out, then closed it in 2018
Then reapplied for another Marvel card in late 2019 that I have now @ $2k -- that has never budged. Very little to no use on that bad boy -- it was a vanity pickup lol
By the time I was eligible for a CLI the pandemic hit so got a no several months in a row and just stop trying. It's still there at the original $2k limit. Other than that, I don't have any other sync cards.

Thanks for sharing. Perhaps this preapproval is their Olive Branch 😄

Good Luck if you proceed!!

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:51:48 GMT

@credit_is_crack Thanks for the info. Probably the bonus offer is available until 03/30 and your still preapproved until 05/19 without bonus offer.

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:31:53 GMT

Interesting. I finally got an "invite" to apply (unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, not a "pre-approval") for the Venmo CC via app and the emails show no SUB, but my in-app SUB is super sad:

In-app

I am guessing maybe "pre-approvals" are for existing Sync customers? Maybe not, but just a theory. May have to set up a Venmo account for SO to test this a bit and see if he gets a better SUB offer...

As far as the SUB goes, I think it may vary person to person and is not set in stone. I wosh it was 200! Or even the 150...

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:45:10 GMT

I got that invite also. I am going to wait for now.

Re: Venmo Bonus offer

Anonymous — Sun, 23 May 2021 03:27:44 GMT

@Anonymous I wanted to update you that about a week ago they upped the offer to $100 SUB, making this a bit more tempting for sure!

I have USB Cash+ in my sights and I am 0/12, but not sure if being at 1/12 will mess me up, so still holding a tiny bit of restraint. I am waiting until August to app for the Cash+ and my "pre-approval" ends 7/7 amd the $100SUB ends 5/31, so I guess I can just hope that there is some sort of SUB/preapproval when the right time finally comes!