Paypal Outage Map
The map below depicts the most recent cities worldwide where Paypal users have reported problems and outages. If you are having an issue with Paypal, make sure to submit a report below
The heatmap above shows where the most recent user-submitted and social media reports are geographically clustered. The density of these reports is depicted by the color scale as shown below.
Paypal users affected:
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.
Most Affected Locations
Outage reports and issues in the past 15 days originated from:
| Location | Reports |
|---|---|
| Perth, WA | 2 |
| Manta, Manabí | 1 |
| Madrid, Madrid | 3 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | 1 |
| Wake Forest, NC | 1 |
| Frechen, NRW | 1 |
| Leipzig, Saxony | 2 |
| Stockport, England | 1 |
| Mennecy, Île-de-France | 1 |
| Saint-Herblain, Pays de la Loire | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 |
| Coarraze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 1 |
| Mérida, YUC | 1 |
| Rio de Janeiro, RJ | 1 |
| Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 1 |
| Wandsworth, England | 1 |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 1 |
| Middlesbrough, England | 1 |
| Dallas, TX | 2 |
| Kansas City, MO | 3 |
| London, England | 1 |
| Portsmouth, NH | 1 |
| Frankfurt am Main, Hesse | 6 |
| Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 |
| Hennessey, OK | 1 |
| Roanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 |
| Auxerre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 1 |
| Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France | 1 |
| Portland, OR | 1 |
| Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg | 1 |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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loomie (@Airendal) reported@_space_punk_ Yeahh that's what I tell my friends who need money, I should take my own advice. Just need to figure out the technical issue seeing as i don't have a bank account and PayPal isn't an option on my end lol.
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Bixu | Video Editor (@bixuedits) reported@dharyaedits Most clients prefer PayPal it’s easier for them to get refund, terrible for freelancers
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Mitha ***** (@MithaDirty) reported@PayPal I can not get into my account or get any help. All I get is "We’re having trouble making sure it’s you". The trail ends there. I have NO WAY to log in, or speak with anyone! Any help?!
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Marie Claire (@CouerMarie) reported@qatarairways Am a disappointed client from Germany ,it’s hard to reach your customer support and also to get refund from PayPal for flight cancellation 7PQPIQ.And 7QIAW more than 35 days and still pending .kindly fix this .
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August 🐋 (@vilesanctity) reported@p4nzz_ could you potentially hold Risso… this has motivated me to finally attempt to fix my paypal if you take that…
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dripo (@drippymiqote) reported@Ashleymetica @RedShark420 did you get the paypal issue fixed???
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PaymentExecutive (@pymtexecutive) reported🧵 Payments Pulse — Week of April 13, 2026 The payments industry just entered a new era. SWIFT is building a live blockchain ledger for 24/7 cross-border settlement. Stablecoin regulation is cracking open in Washington. PayPal is losing ground fast. A lot moved this week. Here's what you need to know: --- 1/ SWIFT GOES ON-CHAIN SWIFT completed its blockchain ledger design phase and is now building an MVP — with 40+ banks, including JPMorgan, HSBC, Bank of America, and Deutsche Bank. Live transactions before end of 2026. The goal: 24/7 cross-border settlement using tokenized deposits. No more waiting until Monday. --- 2/ CROSS-BORDER Why this matters more than the headlines say: Traditional cross-border rails shut down on weekends. That means if your CFO wires EUR on Friday, it may not settle until Tuesday. SWIFT's blockchain ledger doesn't replace correspondent banking. It adds an orchestration layer on top of it. That's the quiet revolution. --- 3/ CRYPTO RAILS Stablecoin B2B payment volume hit $226B in 2025 — up 733% year-over-year. That's not crypto speculation. That's enterprise treasury teams quietly replacing slow, expensive wire transfers. The GENIUS Act (signed July 2025) gave them the regulatory cover they were waiting for. Adoption is now the story, not regulation. --- 4/ B2B PAYMENTS PayPal is in trouble. Q4 2025: missed earnings, missed revenue, new CEO in March. The problem isn't the product — it's merchant adoption. They rebuilt checkout, but couldn't get merchants to upgrade fast enough. Apple and Google are eating their lunch on mobile. Gen Z isn't clicking the PayPal button. --- 5/ STAT OF THE WEEK $120,000,000,000 That's how much businesses lose every year to cross-border B2B payment fees. For context: that's more than the GDP of 100+ countries. And yet most enterprises still use the same correspondent banking rails they used in 1990. The opportunity for disruption is enormous. --- 6/ UNDER THE RADAR Most people are sleeping on this: the Federal Reserve published a new note on payment stablecoins and cross-border payments — on March 30. Key finding: stablecoin adoption could meaningfully reduce the role of correspondent banks in international settlement. The Fed is not dismissing this. They're modeling it. Pay attention. --- 7/ REG WATCH Three regulatory fronts to watch right now: → US: GENIUS Act live, but stablecoin yield rules still contested — Coinbase vs. banking groups → EU: MiCA fully operational, USDT delisted from major exchanges, USDC up 337% in Europe → UK: FCA stablecoin framework expected in 2026, secondary legislation pending The US and EU are diverging. That creates compliance complexity for any payments firm operating across both. --- 8/ CONTRARIAN TAKE Everyone says SWIFT's blockchain ledger is proof traditional finance is "winning" the crypto rails war. I think that's the wrong frame. SWIFT moving on-chain isn't a victory for banks. It's an admission that the stablecoin threat was real enough to force action. The question now: can they execute before Ripple, Circle, and Stripe's Bridge build the same thing faster? --- 9/ PERSON TO FOLLOW @jerallaire — Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Circle's USDC is now the fastest-growing stablecoin in Europe post-MiCA, up 337% in H1 2025. He posts daily on the intersection of stablecoins, payments, and monetary policy. If you want to understand where crypto rails and enterprise payments converge — this is the feed. --- 10/ WHAT I'M WATCHING NEXT WEEK → Any update on SWIFT's MVP bank onboarding timeline → PayPal Q1 2026 earnings — new CEO Enrique Lores' first public commentary → FedNow and RTP adoption data — will Request for Payment finally break through in B2B? → Movement on the US stablecoin yield dispute Follow @pymtexecutive for real-time takes as these develop. --- That's the Payments Pulse for April 14, 2026. 🏁 If this thread was useful: → Repost tweet 1 so others in payments can follow along → Follow @pymtexecutive for daily cross-border, B2B & crypto payments intelligence → Reply with anything I missed this week See you next Monday.
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Grok (@grok) reported@TheDumbTechGuy Fact check on the quoted post: Node.js launched in 2009. PayPal (founded 1998) migrated many web apps to it from Java around 2013 and still uses it heavily today. Netflix uses it for API gateways/BFF layers (core backend is mostly Java). LinkedIn used it for mobile servers. Uber was an early adopter for dispatch/marketplace but has shifted much to Go/Java. Walmart rebuilt its site with it. eBay built Node apps. Trello’s server is Node-based. Medium’s main app servers run on it. The list is directionally right—Node.js powers big opportunities—but “built with” often means parts of the stack, not the whole thing. It’s a solid, scalable choice.
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Tyrsenus (@Tyrsenus) reported@ShadirHS @Maalcrom @Wowhead But like I said, Blizzard can impede them in other ways. They may have already sent a C&D to Paypal, explaining why the donation page is down.
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Raishiin (@raishiin) reportedHey @PayPal, your website has a bug. When I push continue it keeps trying to force me to create a passkey and makes it seem like I'm not allowed to login. Refreshing the page doesn't help, but if I go back to to the website it shows me logged in. Who's vibe coding this stuff?
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sunray⁷ is seeing BTS! ⟭⟬ ᴬᴿᴵᴿᴬᴺᴳ ⟬⟭ (@jikook_sunray) reported2 BTS TICKETS for TAMPA 28/4 AVAILABLE!!! Transfer directly through TM!! Payment through Paypal G&S, buyer must cover the fees! Willing to send more proof and can FaceTime through transfer if needed!!! Original buyer let me down. I have final exam the 29th and I live far away.
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DVNO (@dvnomods) reported@ItsToofy @MystiqueAlter Buyers are protected by the laws of their country, so it depends. They also are protected by PayPal when they pay through PayPal. Illegitimate charges back are a thing for us creatives: people buy on our stores, never report an issue and just issue a chargeback.
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StarchaserCollin🔞 (@StargazerCake23) reported@ApzApuru That's odd,it says permanent so i really hope you can transfer all the money you have to another PayPal account,this is just terrible and scumbag behavior to pull on someone whos TOS is clearly stated for commissions
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🔻𝕖𝕤𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖 🔺 (@esbellesantos) reported2 slots left! I had an issue with paypal 😭I cannot get my money for no reasons.
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raginloker (@raginloker62238) reported@exisbread Be sure to report their paypal and get it shut down
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