PayPal and Venmo Outage: What Happened and How Users Were Affected
PayPal and Venmo Outage: What Happened and How Users Were Affected On October 16, 2025, PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo experienced a significant global outage that disrupted services for millions of users. The incident began around 11:00 AM Eastern Time and persisted for several hours, affecting users across the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, and other regions. Reports of issues surged on DownDetector, with nearly 10,000 complaints within the first half-hour of the outage The Scottish Sun . Impact on Users During the outage, users reported being unable to log in to their accounts, send or receive payments, or access transaction histories. Many were logged out of their accounts and encountered error messages when attempting to log back in. Business owners faced additional challenges, such as being unable to print shipping labels or view essential financial information The Scottish Sun . Company Response Both PayPal and Venmo acknowledged the i...