US EditionNCAA Partners with Venmo to Assist Athletes Who Face Harassment on the Payment App (Copy)
The NCAA and Venmo will provide a reporting hotline and security measures after a study showed 12% of athlete harassment on Venmo relates to sports betting abuse.
- On Tuesday, the NCAA and Venmo announced a partnership to combat harassment of collegiate athletes from unwanted financial and informational requests on Venmo.
- After high-profile athlete incidents such as Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer’s 2022 Venmo transaction scandal and former Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne receiving payment requests from losing sports bettors, the NCAA and Venmo partnered to combat harassment.
- A recent NCAA study found 12-percent of abusive content targeting college athletes is linked to sports betting, while Venmo's campus origins include launching Big 12-branded debit cards.
- Venmo pledged to start a dedicated hotline for collegiate athletes, provide a best-practices guide `stay safe`, and enhance monitoring and security measures to combat abuse.
- Several states have moved to curb the abuse, and PayPal's June Big 12 and Big Ten agreement links collegiate payments to broader efforts.
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