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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.
Problems in the last 24 hours
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.
- Sign in (40%)
- Errors (39%)
- Website Down (21%)
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The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Tlaquepaque
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Errors | 9 hours ago |
 Massy
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Website Down | 12 hours ago |
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Montlouis-sur-Loire
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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Lyon
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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Tlaquepaque
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Errors | 4 days ago |
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Bron
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Errors | 4 days ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Porkshop Express (@MisterAddons) reported🚨 Scammer alert!🚨 Guy trying to sell an RGB modded Sony CRT on Discord. They got someone on my Discord server. That person was me haha. Thankfully I refused their Apple Pay and @PayPal friends and family preferred payment. If I lose this dispute I’m dropping PayPal payments from my site. Forward for awareness.
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moonhawk81 (@moonhawk81) reported@quarter_clover PayPal and Stripe, both pose potential problems for artists. PayPal is easy to use but will drop artists over commission disputes. Stripe has a reputation for including personal info in receipts and billing, thus doxxing artists. This is not hearsay; I've had friends affected.
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KS (@FGshorts) reportedYes, be very careful. Scammers will do everything they can to steal your channel. I was recently contacted by someone on TikTok who said he wanted to buy my TikTok account and YouTube channel for $20,000. That was already a red flag because my accounts weren't even that big but still possible. He suggested using a middleman, which I always do, so I agreed. He invited me to a Discord server for the middleman service, and everything looked legitimate. People were active in the chat, there were positive reviews, and it all seemed professional. The middleman even sent me a screenshot of the payment the buyer had supposedly made. Everything looked real, including the PayPal payment. But right before I was about to transfer the accounts, I asked in the public chat if anyone could confirm the middleman service was legitimate. At first, nobody replied for two days, which already felt strange. Then I was suddenly contacted by five different people who told me their TikTok or YouTube channels had been stolen. It turned out the entire Discord server was run by bots, and the "middleman" was part of the scam. They were extremely professional and clearly knew exactly how to steal accounts. Be careful.
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🏴 Dan K🇺🇸 (@Dannykraus9) reported@GraemeBandeira No problem at all I’ll PayPal the cash before you send
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rinky ✦ COMMS OPEN (@rinkilly) reportedFix priсе $85 • Comment or DM to claim • Payment via Lavatop(PayPal or credit card)
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KingZero (@Kingzero60) reported@MrKimmKE Done but my problem now is the payment method Both paypal and stripe are not operating in Ghana Any solution to that?
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Moth 🏳️🌈 (she/they) (@Dread_Moth_) reported@AskPayPal I can’t log in to my account, and I can’t reset my password because it keeps giving me a “Something went wrong” error. I’ve tried across multiple devices. I never receive an email to even reset my password.
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Meursault (@saiine) reported@MDtruthss @surfranchvibes If this were true, he would have just simply invested the cash from Zip2 or PayPal and lived a better life than 99.9% of people. He's interested in solving large problems to benefit humanity; that's pretty clear.
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Gaffer (@Play_Gaffer) reportedGaffer World Cup alpha launch in review: - Over 130 managers - Two paid leagues - 2,239.15 dollars in prize pools, every cent settled on chain the moment the final whistle went. No spreadsheet. No cashapp, venmo, paypal. No one chasing anyone. The contract users signed paid the winners based on the results, with 0 mistakes or issues. August 21. We go again.
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Tired AF (@SickOfThis50547) reportedPeople, the last two days have sucked ***. Someone had been trying to get into my Facebook which I don’t even use, my bath and body works account, my Netflix, etc for a couple weeks. What they did finally manage to do was hack my Apple ID. Once they were in there with access to my bank card and a couple credit cards from my Apple Wallet. They locked me out of certain accounts and started shopping on my dime. I’ve had to lock down my bank account, PayPal and cancel a few credit cards. Alllll while I’m on vacation. I still don’t have access to a few things but it’s being worked on. They even hijacked my YouTube account!!!! I got that back this morning. I’m so ******* pissed. Soooo if any of my memberships get wonky this is why. It’s going to take me forever to clean up this mess and get new bank accounts.
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덴 | Den (@xiuflavour) reportedWTS Saldo Paypal 💵 $360 Rate: 17.400 Prefer take all SLOW PROCESS, Est bisa sampe 1-2 jam Dm ja ya guys
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PDS (@llPanDoreSll) reported@revolutsupport @frederic_ooo I have the same exact problem. Tried Revolut card, PayPal and another card.
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James (@JamesNumb3rs) reported@Abcmsaj @ownsomeshares perplexity has gone down really bad. got a one-year paypal free deal but don't really use it much now. half the time it just sulks and doesn't do the long research for you.
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bear_ (@bearunderscore) reportedmy next audio might not be for another week or so, in the middle of a lot of life stuff and also both paypal and stripe have flagged my account for suspicious activity hrngn for those who donated you can probably expect a refund in a few days, i'm super sorry for all the trouble
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Crystal Brown🇺🇸 (@justxcrystal777) reportedI’ve had people who hacked into my computer people who hacked into my iPad My PayPal is ****** up My QuickBooks got hacked into and they messed with my invoices and I have created that account just to prove a point and it was proven. People are going down peoples followers list, and targeting people on social media. And this brings me to the past seven months. You have collapse the economy and you’re going to start begging people to pay you and the people that you’re begging to pay you and buy your services and products are the ones that you cyberbullied… Every last celebrity that participated in this every last business owner that participated in this you are going to go out of business by the time this is all through and I promise you I really am praying on your downfall.
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ToastyTapes🍁🇨🇦 (@ToastyTapes) reported@GumihoDB Problem for me, is I had it in my cart, the payment was taken from PayPal, but then they canceled the order. Its not even on my page anymore. And cause I "purchased" it, it won't let me buy it again.
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G, MD (@DrBeavisAI) reported@littmath nooo! Don't waste paper... use venmo or paypal if zelle is not working
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delios (nepternity) 👾 (@MACH1NYA) reported@meliruri i made a paypal debit card! i think livepocket has a major issue with foreign visas
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RINE 🧡💙✈️ SEMI IA ❤️🩹 (@calebgirl1306) reported@navvyia UID: 81001217079 Server: Asia Game: LnDs Can I exchange to PayPal if I lucky? Tysm for GA 🩷
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Felix Maximus Seditio (@Cosmas_AG) reported@BeforePablo I personally know MoF was looking to have a sit down with Paypal management in Europe back in 2023. PayPal’s stance is that our financial system isn’t sanitized enough. Too many fraudulent transactions linked to Ghana and it’s almost impossible to trace such persons.
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Andrew **** (@AndrewC25036828) reported@HolySmokas Listen …. Bro, stop with the name calling.. tattoo chef PayPal Oatley milk or something. I remember your calls too calm down son.
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Cliff Ogega (@HacksawX0) reported@sirwos @PayPal @AskPayPal wewe jua this is going to be a long ride. I have the same problem and my issue has persisted from 16th last month
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Steve Balogun (@deremyh) reported@abalu_uthman All these bitten down stocks could pull greatest surprised, including Meta though. I learnt a big lesson from INTEL stock. When US govt put in money, it skyrocketed. Now see what PayPal is doing now with few days. Another stock I focused on now is NIKE. Watch.
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oma 🌊🦭 (@maomarulii) reportedhi everyone i am having issues with paypal once again 🌹so it may take a bit to receive the payment . gen no idea why they do this
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Comrade Ox (@AngkarYearZero) reported@RomanEchoes @ZynxBTC It's terrible as a currency. It has high fees and too much price fluctuation. The only thing is that it's near instant and decentralized. Other than that it has no benefit over PayPal or a credit card.
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🎄Stupid Short-stack Kat😼 (@_ThatOneDumbCat) reportedIf anyone knows him, please let me know, I paid for that comm and it’s been so long.. my old PayPal account got banned so I can’t issue refunds anymore.. That was my birthday money too bro😔
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Impuls (@nice_impuls) reportedChatGPT Has Become One of the Top 10 Brands Most Frequently Impersonated in Phishing Attacks Researchers say the rapid adoption of the service has made the OpenAI brand an attractive lure for stealing users’ payment information and account credentials. According to Check Point’s Brand Phishing Report for the second quarter of 2026, OpenAI now accounts for 1.1% of all recorded brand phishing campaigns. The company has entered the top 10 most impersonated brands for the first time, joining the likes of PayPal, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Just a few years ago, most phishing attacks revolved around Microsoft and Facebook. Cybercriminals routinely abused the popularity of Windows and social media platforms, but with the rise of generative AI, they have quickly shifted their tactics. Today, OpenAI users are increasingly becoming the target of these scams. Despite ChatGPT’s debut in the rankings, Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand, accounting for 23% of all phishing campaigns. It is followed by LinkedIn, Google, Apple, and Amazon. Together, these five brands are used in more than half of all brand phishing attacks, highlighting how heavily cybercriminals concentrate on the world’s most popular digital services. One of the most common campaigns involves fake ChatGPT Plus payment emails. Victims receive messages claiming that their subscription payment has failed, with emails carefully designed to mimic OpenAI’s branding and legitimate payment notifications. Users who click the embedded link are redirected to a fraudulent payment page, where they are prompted to re-enter their credit card details. Any information submitted is immediately captured by the attackers. “As AI tools evolve from a novelty into an everyday habit, they become just as attractive a target as any bank or major technology company.” Researchers note that these attacks rely heavily on psychological pressure. Fraudsters attempt to create a sense of urgency through fake payment failures, security alerts, or account suspension warnings, pushing victims to click links without thinking. Security experts recommend never accessing OpenAI through links included in emails. Instead, users should manually type the official website address into their browser and verify their account directly. They also advise watching for common warning signs, including distorted logos, broken buttons, suspicious domain names, fake social media links, and unusual sender addresses. Even if an email looks convincing, it should never be assumed to be genuine. Researchers further recommend enabling multi-factor authentication. Even if a password is stolen, it can provide an additional layer of protection that prevents attackers from gaining access to an account. Ironically, artificial intelligence itself is now helping cybercriminals produce increasingly polished and convincing phishing emails at scale, making fraudulent messages harder than ever to distinguish from legitimate ones. If an email or message raises even the slightest suspicion, the safest approach is to visit OpenAI’s official website directly rather than following any links included in the message.
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🎄🏚️😽Kingdom of mercy (@Yara_and_cats) reported• I have no other GoFundMe link besides this one throughout the war. • I cannot use any other method to collect donations because all banks are closed in Gaza, and services like PayPal and others have been down since the first days of the war.
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Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) reportedLike these AI can do whatever you can do with a computer, so if you can go buy server space it can too if it has a way to pay for it, many ways to pay can be accessed online (Crypto, etc). If the AI is already attacking outside websites why wouldn’t it steal a paypal acccount?
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Lisa Perreault (@CrowsRoots) reported@OldSteenaIsDead @antonisanchezx As discussed multiple times, it was working fine until it was somehow flagged. Trying to fix it, but I have posted PayPal and Cash app.