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How to refund a payment on your Cash App account

Written by Steven John
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Users can request an instant refund on the Cash App from other users, or a 10-day refund from merchants. ChinaFotoPress / Getty Images
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As easy as it is to send someone money on the Cash App, it's just as easy to refund that cash. 

So if you decided to return a purchase, received a payment in error, or decided your buddy didn't have to pay up for that lost bet after all, refunding money on the Cash App is fast and easy.

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How to refund a payment on the Cash App

1. Tap the Activity Tab in the Cash App on your iPhone or Android device.

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The Activity Tab is indicated by the clock icon in the bottom-right corner of the app.  Steven John/Business Insider

2. Tap the payment to be refunded.

3. Tap the three dots.

How to refund on Cash App
You can also always elect to send a new payment in place of a refund.  Isabella Paoletto/Business Insider

4. Tap "Refund."

5. Hit "OK."

For information on how to request a refund, read our article, "How to receive money from Cash App in 2 different ways."

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.