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How to Delete a Cash App Account

If you're no longer using the money management app, follow these steps to keep your information safe before you say goodbye to Cash App.

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Cash App is a multipurpose personal finance app that lets you send and receive money, make payments, invest, and file taxes. While it’s super handy, your time with it may have come to an end; perhaps you found another mobile payment app that better suits your needs.

Cash App connects directly with your bank account and houses lots of sensitive information about you, so it’s best not to have that sitting out there if you're not using it. Hitting delete on the app won't remove your account, though, so here’s what you need to do first.

Open up Cash App and make sure you don’t have any funds sitting there for you. Click the bank icon on the bottom left; if there’s a cash balance, select Cash Out on the screen. 

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Next, check for any investments, like stocks and Bitcoin. To sell stock, tap Stocks on the home screen, then go to Stocks Owned, click on each stock, and hit Sell. You’ll be asked how much you want to sell and to enter your PIN.

To cash out your Bitcoin, tap the Bitcoin symbol at the bottom of the home screen, and press Sell. As with the stocks, you’ll be asked how much you want to sell and to enter your PIN. 

(Credit: Cash App)

Once you don’t have any assets left sitting in Cash App, tap your account in the upper right of the home screen, and scroll down to Support > Account & Settings > Close Your Cash App Account > Confirm.

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My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance state, vaccination cards, ghost guns, voting, ISIS, art, fashion, film, design, gender bias, and more. You might have seen me on TV talking about these topics or heard me on your commute home on the radio or a podcast. Or maybe you’ve just seen my Bernie meme

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