Venmo Adds Receipt Scanning to Automate Group Bill Splits

Overview

• Venmo announced and began a gradual rollout of the receipt-scanning feature on Tuesday, letting some users scan or upload a receipt to start a split.
• Users tap the V to select 'scan receipt', upload or photograph the bill, and Venmo automatically reads line items so people can be assigned specific purchases.
• After items are matched, Venmo calculates each person’s share of taxes and tips and can send payment requests directly in the app.
• Early testing by Business Insider found Venmo accurately transcribed totals and matched calculations from a dedicated split calculator while adding the convenience of in-app requests.
• Venmo frames the feature as a convenience for routine group payments and a competitor to Apple’s iOS 27 receipt-splitting tool, with wider availability planned in the coming weeks.