PayPal and Venmo are experiencing major outages, preventing millions of users from sending or receiving payments.
Downdetector, a site that monitors online outage, shows issues hit the digital payment apps at around 8:00am ET.
PayPal has around 434 million active users worldwide, while Venmo has nearly 90 million users in the US.
Users have reported difficulties accessing payments, transferring funds, and logging into their accounts.
‘I sent someone $200, and the money was withdrawn from my account, but the other person didn’t receive it,’ one PayPal user shared on Downdetector.
‘There’s no record of the transaction on either end, and I have no idea where the money went.’
Another user shared: ‘I can login to PayPal, but its not letting me make payments.’
Meanwhile, some Venmo users have also reported problems receiving direct deposits, with many affected during scheduled paycheck deliveries.
PayPal and Venmo are down worldwide, leaving millions of people unable to send or receive money
‘I just transferred some money and its not showing in my account!!! What’s going on?’ a PayPal user shared on Downdetector.
