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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.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.
- Sign in (46%)
- Errors (34%)
- Website Down (20%)
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The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Stockport
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Sign in | 7 hours ago |
 Mennecy
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Website Down | 11 hours ago |
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Saint-Herblain
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Website Down | 20 hours ago |
 Ann Arbor
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Sign in | 1 day ago |
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Coarraze
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Errors | 2 days ago |
 Mérida
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Errors | 2 days ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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⚔️ - JRM (@pjfoster1313) reported@PokerStarsUSA fix the cashier portal to deposit from PayPal
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hialex (@hialex_sol) reportedToday a designer in Buenos Aires getting paid by a US client has 3 bad options: • Wire → 3–5 days + $25–50 fees • PayPal → 8%+ taken • Crypto → confusing, needs SOL/ETH for gas, public addresses leak income None of these feel like a normal wallet. We fix that.
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Bwire♊ (@Bwire_254KE) reported@dexxe I'm getting a panic attack, my Mpesa App suddenly stalled not working anymore, uninstalled it so that I can install it afresh. Checked playstore and its not there, has been replaced by my oneAssApp which isn't compatible with my phone. Can't make a withdrawal from Paypal am stuck
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aurora 🌙🐲🪽🦋🪻🫧 (@wishkept) reported@ecutruin @Xurran @PayPal unfortunately , you are entitled to the artist's process when that artist is selling it as a product to you , that is the point of a commission ☺ it is an artist's responsibility to accommodate you when you are purchasing a custom work from them , and once more , in this particular process the "artist" here *did* share their "progress" however it was not authentic and they continued to story that the art work was their own work without any generative AI tools used lastly , human beings are not omnipotent , so it is not viable for us to magically generate some sort of mind reading ability of foresight to tell the future as to whether or not someone is going to go back on their word or lie outright , the point remains still yet: even if you *did* make an agreement beforehand , that person can still lie , they don't have to honor their word , which is still not the fault nor responsibility of the client when the liar turns out to be the artist who was peddling a product that was dishonest , this is the very core of a "scam" what is the client meant to do ? interrogate them ? there is no guarantee of the truth , even still , the artist continues to double down , this is one particular scenario and though you are attempting to make some kind of blanket statement to defend the potential usage of AI still makes no difference here unfortunately the artist was deceptive , and agreements beforehand or after the fact made no difference , because the artist was questioned and denied the claims , and continued to be unable to produce a commission with the details requested in accuracy , instead what was delivered was inconsistent with what was advertised and the artist's behavior and "progress" provided contradicted the artist's own statements i don't disagree with the latter part of what you are saying , and some people do trace AI , you're right about this , i'm not going to get into a debate about whether it's right or wrong because it has nothing to do with the scenario . artists sometimes trace over real life references or even pictures they took of their selves for poses , sometimes models will model poses and allow artists to use it as a base for free or for cost , so i understand what you're saying . sometimes people are forthcoming about it and other times they are not , sometimes there are people out there who even trace over other artist's works without permission and sell it as their own no AI involved , but we cannot blame clients if the artist is the one who holds the responsibility to be honest about it when it comes to using AI , and the person was not drawing over AI - the luxray had 5 legs , absol has 4 eyes , even if you traced over AI to assist your art work then anyone can debate that elsewhere , but a person who is paying attention to what they're doing is not going to include these blatant mistakes , and there are even more to list . some people are still not able to easily spot AI , and they don't understand; it's still new to some , and it's still new to my friend here , people have to learn to spot it and make their choice as to whether or not they are going to support or or avoid it . but regardless of that , the artist explained away even these glaring issues as her own works , which , if it even had been true , then perhaps there is even more of an issue than the simple usage of AI . still , this is the whole purpose of making a TOS , which the artist must do; it makes no sense for that responsibility to be on the client , because it is not their business and they are not the ones who are held to account for the invoices . if you're trying to say that commissioning someone in good faith without witnessing a TOS first is unwise , then i can't entirely disagree with you , but the responsibility is still on the person who was dishonest . people may try new things and be unaware , and that's just something that happens . i've been scammed before by people who didn't even use AI , this was well over a decade ago and AI wasn't really a thing - they just simply chose not to complete the commission . i don't bear any resentments towards them or anything , so i'm not attempting to detract , i'm just saying that we cannot always prevent or predict what someone is going to do to us , so it's unfair to expect a client to be all knowing , they are not running the business , they are merely a patron and if the business owner takes advantage of the patrons , then who is at fault ? we can only know what we know until further information is revealed , and the artist here was still revealed to be deceptive in the end . perhaps it is a learning lesson for the client , sure , but for the artist , if they are not willing to operate truthfully , what can be done ? there is no willingness to change the structure of the business nor admit to the fact that AI was used , she's already determined that , which cannot be helped . we cannot force others to concede , but stand by our own convictions
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spence (@jesnpow) reportedsugar mummy still begging for my PayPal like girl slow it down
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Nerina 🫧🌊 (@nerinavt) reportedIf you’re worried that you’re gonna get scammed and need plenty of reassurance then ask for an invoice from PayPal to dispute it later - I have been scammed many times and I always request an invoice just incase. It’s down to both parties to make sure the service is fulfilled
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DODANING (@DODANING) reported@AskPayPal What a terrible service they offer, and the customer service is even worse!
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Chirag (@ChiragLathiya) reportedI used to think Stripe won because they built a better payments infrastructure. That’s not what actually happened. When Stripe started, payments were already “solved” in the traditional sense. - PayPal existed - Banks had their own systems - Payment gateways were widely available If you were a business, you could accept payments. But if you were a developer trying to integrate them, it was a different story. The process was frustrating. Documentation was unclear. APIs were inconsistent. Setting up even a basic flow could take days, sometimes weeks. Every integration felt like stitching together systems that were never designed to work smoothly. The problem was not availability. It was usability. Stripe focused on something that looked small from the outside but was fundamental in practice. They made the API clean and predictable. Accepting payments took a few lines of code. The documentation was structured. The developer experience was consistent. They did not change the underlying financial system. They changed how developers interacted with it. This had a compounding effect. Developers started choosing Stripe not because it had more features, but because it was easier to start with. That initial decision shaped everything that followed. - easier integration → faster adoption - faster adoption → more businesses onboarded - more businesses → more volume and feedback - more volume → better product over time What looked like a small improvement at the entry point became a long-term advantage. Stripe did not win by introducing something entirely new. They won by removing friction at the first step and making the default choice obvious. In many markets, the product that is easiest to start with is the one that scales the fastest. The entry experience is not a detail. It is often the decision point that determines the winner.
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Position Journal (@PositionJournal) reported@arbel_amir The thing with Pinterest is, the product is fantastic, the user growth is consistent (10 straight quarters) and they have a meaningful differentiator with their 80B monthly queries across images. The issue is management, I did not expect Bill, who came as COO of PayPal and founder of Venmo, to be so reactive. The issues he laid out in the call are all rudimentary issues (losing big advertisers) and his reaction of hiring more sales team and upping the GTM strategy is something that could have been done months prior and not just in Q1'26.
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Ayere Daniel🇳🇬🇬🇭🇰🇪 (@drey_dr7) reported@Amentis1 @TrageKeinBh Exactly. Online banking + Bybit P2P = you keep 100%. PayPal + Africa = you lose 8-10%. Broke it down here:
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Valkyrie 🪽 (@valkyrieinpink) reportedIf there's any problems with orders you have placed PLEASE contact me on kofi first before filing claims it's easier for both of us rather than waiting on PayPal to side on something I could have given you the answer to in 20 minutes
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Layal 🌙🖤 (@layalafterdark) reported@santhemu_ @iamjoseh_ I have this, but the problem is that it's not linked to paypal withdrawals, the other one ndio iko na hiyo feature. I don't understand how they separate these things.
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Jack — building TallyBoard (@TallyBoardhq) reportedTalked to a creator yesterday who pulled $11K last month. they doesn't know how much she actually kept. Not because she's bad at math. Because their income came from 6 different places and her expenses are spread across 3 cards and a PayPal account she forgot the password to. This is the actual problem. Not "creators are bad with money." It's that the money is everywhere and the tools are nowhere.
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The Architect (@G0dsDescendant) reported@EndWokeness PayPal Jaypal has 0 historical ties to America. Up until very VERY recent none of them existed in our country at all… anyone who believes this creature Is just as low IQ as she is. read a history book, you’ll do the same thing you see us doing hitting back against the absolute lies she’s telling people, to many are stupid enough to believe her and that’s the problem.
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Freddie Jones (@FreddieTwit2021) reported@maxrushden A gasp of 'Oh No' going into the break there. Have the authorities already clamped down on your paypal ruse chaps?!
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Timmy Turner (@timmyturner1337) reported@EspurTrashDump @NotJoshart I’d be down if it’s like over PayPal or smth if it’s not too expensive. I’m buying that Tomodachi game so maybe like next week if it’s over 50 dollars
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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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Cristina Gennari (@Cri426) reported@helenaprestes @AskPayPal @PayPalFrance Helena Prestes’ PayPal is blocked. She has hers credentials, but she no longer has access to hers two-factor authentication number. Please contact her to resolve the issue. Customer service is not responding. Thank you
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Lily White Cracker (@LilyWCracker) reported@Abby_Sariah Call them. But if it’s like PayPal, they just keep telling you to login to your account that you can’t get into. Ugh. Sorry.
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✨ VEENA | Vt Model Artist ✨ (@VeenaGlory) reported@KirinKamiya Whats the issue you are facing with PayPal?
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StreamVOD (@stream_vod1) reported@richtosho @esther_irene_ That’s the real issue. With Cash app and PayPal not accessible in Nigeria, people are forced to look for other options to receive international payments this just shows how big the gap still is. That’s why personally I use @Vbanapp , it just makes things a lot easier.
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Joey C/Go Cavs/Browns/Guardians (@THEBrownsFan123) reportedHey @PayPal Why am I having trouble with you? I need assistance with current issues. Why is it so hard for me to connect to a person. I swear you’re pissing me off
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Hugofrost (@H2gofrost) reported@AskPayPal no more stream until I resolve the issue... I really don't know what to do please help me if you experience this before
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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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Yuki (@angelyoumou) reported@sheppardpat47 @CptBwni I’m sorry, but you’d have to be living under a rock to not know that Paypal shuts accounts down over this kind of thing. There’s been NUMEROUS warnings flying around to never mention anything relating to commissions on there, so it looks preeetty bad tbh.
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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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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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Abdul wasay (@Abdulwasay0090) reported@PayPalUK Small business owner here my PayPal was deactivated with no explanation no disputes no refunds everything legit so what’s the issue just be clear instead of hiding behind vague policies
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Stanford Austen (@RealFintechVibe) reportedPayPal is the OG fintech that somehow made sending money feel harder over time. Random holds, surprise fees and a UI that feels like it survived every redesign since 2006. It’s inertia but with a login screen.
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Raynoor (@Rayn_noor) reportedI'm reporting a critical @PayPal glitch. The system altered my dispute amounts to $1.00 and blocked protection after a $1,000+ fraud, I need a human review @AskPayPal #PayPal