PayPal, Venmo Outage Disrupts Thousands US, Worldwide Resolved

PayPal and Venmo experienced a widespread outage impacting users primarily in the United States and other parts of the world, disrupting payment and login functionalities. The outage began around 8:45 to 9 a.m. ET, with thousands reporting issues such as inability to send or receive money and login failures. While PayPal officially acknowledged the problem and confirmed it was resolved by noon ET, Venmo's status was less clear initially, though reports suggest their issues were resolved concurrently. The disruption caused significant user frustration, with many expressing concerns about the reliability of these popular payment platforms, which serve hundreds of millions globally. Additionally, some reports noted issues with Visa and other third-party payment operators, although Visa's systems were reportedly operating normally, and investigations were ongoing to determine if third-party problems contributed to the outages. Both companies have stated their technical teams actively worked to mitigate the impact and continue monitoring the situation.