PayPal and Venmo Experience Widespread Outage
Millions of users worldwide were left frustrated after PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo experienced a sudden outage on Thursday.
The issue, which began around 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 on 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 from PayPal or Venmo was provided in the given text.
Author's summary: PayPal and Venmo faced a widespread outage.