PayPal and Venmo are down — Live updates on the ongoing outage

Paypal down LIVE: Worldwide outage as thousands can't make payments

Thousands of people across the globe are unable to use Paypal - users have reported they are struggling to make payments or access the Paypal app

PayPal and Venmo are down — Live updates on the ongoing outage

Users trying to send and receive funds are having problems

Why Are Venmo and PayPal Down Right Now?

It’s August 1, 2025—Friday morning, and both PayPal and Venmo are giving tons of folks a headache. Reports started flooding in around 8:45 a.m. ET, with hundreds—or maybe thousands—of outage alerts pouring in on sites like DownDetector. People were essentially stuck, unable to send or receive money, pay rent, buy groceries—whatever they were counting on. It wasn’t just a glitch; it was a nationwide snag in the cashless system. What’s Tripped the…

Thousands unable to make payments as Visa and PayPal hit by worldwide outage

Customers have been unable to use their bank cards to pay for essential expenses