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Federal Arbitration Act Governs Arbitration

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High Aug 25, 2026

The updated terms expand the arbitration clause to explicitly state that users agree to resolve 'most disputes by arbitration on an individual basis, a class action waiver, and a jury trial waiver.' The terms note that arbitration involves 'less discovery and appellate review than in court.' Additionally, Venmo's cash back rewards program has been restructured with specific tiered thresholds: users earn 1% baseline cash back, 2% if they spend at least $250 in a month, and 5% if they spend at least $1,500 in a month. Rewards are only applied to qualifying transactions with 'Bundle merchants' and exclude cash advances, gambling, wire transfers, cryptocurrency purchases, and certain financial institution transactions. If you return a purchase or receive a refund after earning cash back, Venmo states it may debit or withhold rewards to offset the amount. You must close your account before any changes become effective if you do not wish to be bound by them.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1499 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Instacart Medium

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., exclusively governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement and preempts state laws...

Paramount+ Medium

You and we agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision...

Perplexity AI Medium

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws rules, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the arbitration venue set forth in Section 9, or if arbitration does not apply, then the state and fe...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement to Arbitrate.

Excerpt from Venmo's User Agreement

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Venmo User Agreement
Entity
Venmo
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-024313
Document ID
CA-D-00113
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3f71469ba50d3f12332c85c012da7b5a3441a2eb6efcb4db4b85ce1d7d7f9c87
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:54 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Venmo
Document: Venmo User Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-024313
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:54:40 UTC
SHA-256: 3f71469ba50d3f12…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/venmo/venmo-user-agreement/provision/CA-P-024313/federal-arbitration-act-governs-arbitration/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
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Severity
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The clause states: “The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement to Arbitrate.”

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