Payment services from PayPal and Venmo experienced issues for many users, with reports flooding online platforms such as Down Detector.
A service outage at both companies was reported on October 16, with the problem causing difficulties for some users.
However, by around 12:30 p.m., PayPal confirmed that its status page indicated all services were operational.
Despite this confirmation, some users continued to report issues with the services.
The situation appeared to be under control as the number of reported issues on Down Detector began to drop by mid-afternoon.
Both companies are owned by the same parent company, which may explain why they experienced similar disruptions.
To confirm the status of these services, users can check the status pages provided by PayPal and Venmo.
Source: https://mashable.com/article/venmo-paypal-down-october-16-outage