CA-C-000219
Cash App — Cash App Terms of Service
Entity
Date detected
April 2, 2026
Effective date
May 1, 2026
Severity
High
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What Changed

Cash App updated its Terms of Service on April 2, 2026, with the most significant change being the announcement that its Remittance Service will shut down on May 1, 2026. If you have any pending international money transfers through Cash App's Remittance Service, they will be processed until May 1, 2026, but any uncompleted cash pickup payments will be automatically canceled after 21 days and refunded. Cash App also clarified that California residents can redeem Gift Card cash value once the balance falls below $15, instead of the standard $10 threshold.

Why It Matters

Users who rely on Cash App to send money internationally have a hard deadline of May 1, 2026 to complete or cancel transfers before the service shuts down permanently. Failure to act could result in automatic cancellations and delays in recovering funds.

Consumer Impact

Cash App will permanently discontinue its Remittance Service on May 1, 2026, meaning users who rely on it to send money internationally must find an alternative provider before that date. Pending cash pickup payments not collected within 21 days will be automatically canceled, and all remaining pending remittances will be force-canceled by May 21, 2026, with refunds issued to senders. You can cancel any pending remittance transfers before May 1, 2026 to avoid delays and ensure you receive your refund promptly.

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Assessment

Cash App has announced termination of its Remittance Service effective May 1, 2026, with full wind-down by May 21, 2026. This triggers obligations under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E (12 CFR Part 1005, Subpart B — Remittance Transfers), which require specific consumer disclosures, cancellation rights, and error resolution procedures for international remittances. Compliance teams whose vendor stack includes Cash App for remittance-related workflows must assess downstream obligations immediately. Additionally, the California-specific gift card redemption threshold change implicates Cal. Civ. Code §1749.5 (gift card cash redemption rules). Action is required for any organization facilitating remittance transfers through Cash App.

Regulatory Exposure

1. Remittance Service termination: Regulation E, Subpart B (12 CFR §1005.30–§1005.36) — governs remittance transfer disclosures, cancellation rights (§1005.34), and error resolution (§1005.33). Cash App must comply with mandated cancellation and refund procedures. CFPB has active supervisory authority over remittance transfer providers under 15 U.S.C. §1693o-1. The 21-day auto-cancellation window for cash pickup must be evaluated against §1005.34(a) cancellation rights.

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Entity: Cash App | Document: Cash App Terms of Service | Record: CA-C-000219
Captured: 2026-04-02 06:02:18 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-02-cash-app-cash-app-terms-of-service-219/
Accessed: April 4, 2026

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Document Context

Document
Cash App Terms of Service
Entity
Cash App
Captured
April 2, 2026
Source URL
https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/tos
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