PayPal and Venmo Outage Disrupts Users Worldwide
Millions of users globally were affected by a sudden and widespread outage of PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo on Thursday.
The issue, which started at 11:50 a.m. BST, prevented users from logging into their accounts, completing transactions, and accessing essential features.
- Reports of technical difficulties spiked rapidly, reaching nearly 10,000 complaints within half an hour, according to DownDetector.
- Users from the U.S., U.K., Spain, Germany, and several other countries reported being abruptly logged out of their accounts and locked out when attempting to sign back in.
The outage significantly impacted business owners and merchants who depend on PayPal for daily operations, with many unable to print shipping labels, process payments, or access their transaction history.
No official statement has been provided by PayPal regarding the cause of the outage.
Author's summary: PayPal and Venmo face global outage.
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