PayPal Outage Disrupts Services for Thousands Worldwide

Thousands of PayPal users were unable to access their accounts or process payments on Thursday due to a brief global outage, the company confirmed.

PayPal acknowledged the issue on its service status page, describing it as “a system issue” that impacted multiple products, including account withdrawals and express checkout. Cryptocurrency services and its peer-to-peer payment app, Venmo, were also affected.

The outage, which began at 10:53 UTC, was resolved swiftly, according to PayPal. Despite the brief duration, the disruption caused significant inconvenience, with users reporting difficulties logging into their accounts and completing transactions.

Downdetector, a platform outage tracker, registered over 7,000 complaints from users by 12:12 GMT. Many customers shared their frustration on social media, posting screenshots of error messages such as “please check your entries and try again” when attempting to log in.

PayPal apologized for the disruption, assuring users that its systems were back to normal.

Founded in 1998, PayPal has grown into a leading global financial institution. The company reported a record 432 million active accounts as of the end of September, cementing its role in the digital payments ecosystem.