Thu Feb 27 20:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Venmo Outage Leaves Millions Locked Out of Accounts

**New York, NY – February 27, 2025** – A widespread outage affecting popular payment app Venmo has left thousands of users unable to access their accounts. The disruption, which began Thursday around 11am ET, is impacting users across the US, with reports concentrated on the East Coast but also affecting some West Coast cities.

Venmo, owned by PayPal, acknowledged the issue on its status page, citing problems with the app’s login and Friend Feed functions. The company’s technical teams are reportedly working to resolve the problem, though no firm timeline for restoration has been given.

Downdetector, a website that tracks online service outages, shows a significant spike in reported issues with Venmo. The majority of reports (69%) concern problems with the app itself, while login issues account for 23% and website issues for 8%.

The outage is causing significant disruption, as Venmo has become a widely used platform for peer-to-peer payments, with over 83 million users. Many businesses also rely on Venmo as a payment method. Frustrated users have taken to social media, reporting error messages like a “spinning wheel of death” and a “502 Bad Gateway error,” suggesting a server-side issue.

Venmo has yet to provide a concrete explanation for the cause of the outage or an estimated time of restoration. This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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