Contactless Cookie Payment Options
Girl Scouts River Valley has approved the following payment options for troops to use when collecting money owed from families for sold cookies. Troops can decide which one works best for their troop and families. It is Girl Scouts River Valleys’ recommendation, whenever possible, to deposit monies collected from sold cookies directly into the troop account. We understand this may not always be an option and Girl Scouts River Valleys has approved the following payment options for troops to use when collecting money owed.
View our Smart Cookies Guide for guidance on collecting contactless payments from cookie customers at booths.
Venmo
- Families and troops required to download and install
Venmo app.
- Families create a Venmo account and tie it to their personal
bank account.
- Troop Leader/Troop Cookie Manager creates a
Venmo account and ties it to their troop bank account.
- Troop informs families of the Venmo account name to transfer
money to.
- Families deposit cookie monies into their
personal account, log into Venmo to initiate transfer to troop’s
Venmo account.
- Troop transfers monies from Venmo to
troop’s bank account.
- Monies usually available in troop
account 1-3 days.
- Fees:
- No setup
or monthly fees
- No fee if payment is made from bank
account or with debit card
- 3% fee if credit card is
used
- Venmo offers a phone number
855-812-4430 for users to speak with live agents 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. CST on weekdays and through app at other times, if
needed.
- Transaction limits – Verified account: $2,999.99
weekly rolling limit
- Verification requires individual to
provide their name, physical address, date of birth, and
social security number.
- Monies usually available in troop account 1-3 days.
- No setup or monthly fees
- No fee if payment is made from bank account or with debit card
- 3% fee if credit card is used
- Verification requires individual to provide their name, physical address, date of birth, and social security number.
PayPal Friends and Family
- PayPal accounts required for both
parties.
- Family deposits cookie monies into their
personal account, logs into PayPal to initiate payment to
troop PayPal account as Friends and Family transfer.
- Troop transfers monies from PayPal to troop bank
account.
- Girl Scouts family initiates payment to troop from
their PayPal account.
- Usually 2-3 days if being pulled
directly from family’s bank account
- Fees:
- No set up or monthly fees
- No fee if
payment is made from bank account
- 9% +
$.30/transaction fee if debit and credit card is used
- Transaction limits:
- Verified account – no
limit
- Usually 2-3 days if being pulled directly from family’s bank account
- No set up or monthly fees
- No fee if payment is made from bank account
- 9% + $.30/transaction fee if debit and credit card is used
- Verified account – no limit
Cash App
- Families and troops required to download and install
Cash App.
- Families create Cash App account and tie it to their personal
bank account
- Troop Leader/Troop Cookie Manager creates
Cash App account and ties it to their troop bank account.
- Troop informs families Cash App account name to transfer money
to.
- Families deposit cookie monies into their personal
account, log into Cash App to initiate transfer to troop’s Cash
App account.
- Troop transfers monies from Cash App to
troop’s bank account
- Monies usually available within 1-3
days.
- Fees:
- No set up or monthly
fees
- No fee if payment is made from bank account
- 5% fee to receive funds immediately
- Transaction limits:
- You will be asked to verify your
name, date of birth, and the last four digits of your social
security number if you send more than $250 in one week.
- When receiving money, Cash App will ask to verify your
identify if you receive more than $1,000 in 30 days.
- Cash App does not have a toll-free number for support, you
contact support within the app.
- Monies usually available within 1-3 days.
- No set up or monthly fees
- No fee if payment is made from bank account
- 5% fee to receive funds immediately
- You will be asked to verify your name, date of birth, and the last four digits of your social security number if you send more than $250 in one week.
- When receiving money, Cash App will ask to verify your identify if you receive more than $1,000 in 30 days.
- Cash App does not have a toll-free number for support, you contact support within the app.
Depositing Funds into Families’ Personal Accounts:
- Mobile Deposits
- Retain original check
- Returned Checks
- Checks may take a few days to post to
the bank account.
- If check is returned due to
insufficient funds, accounts closed, etc.:
- Family
completes the Finance/Inventory
Issue Form
- Once the completed Finance/Inventory
Issue Form and supporting documentation is received, Girl
Scouts River Valleys will reimburse family for returned check
and any associated bank fees.
- Family completes the Finance/Inventory Issue Form
- Once the completed Finance/Inventory Issue Form and supporting documentation is received, Girl Scouts River Valleys will reimburse family for returned check and any associated bank fees.
