On Tuesday, Venmo announced a partnership with the NCAA to protect student-athletes from instances of harassment on the mobile payment service, owned by PayPal. The deal allows Venmo to upgrade its consumer protections for student-athletes who face abuse.
“The harassment we are seeing across various online platforms is unacceptable, and we need fans to do better,” said NCAA President Charlie Baker. “We applaud Venmo for taking action, and we need more social media companies and online platforms to do the same.”
The partnership between Venmo and the NCAA will provide student-athletes with a dedicated reporting hotline for notification of potential cases of abuse. The hotline can spearhead investigations into any harassment directed toward student-athletes.
A best practices guide will also be issued by Venmo to colleges ..
