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⚪ PayPal's Venmo decided transactions were just suggestions for a bit. The good news: they remembered how money works. The bad news: your heart probably didn't recover from the palpitations. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)

⏰ Sep 10, 2026 Fixed (for now) spotted via status_rss

// The official story

Resolved: Impact to Venmo Payments (PP-LIVE-108344)

// Status page says

Resolved: The issue affecting Venmo transactions has been resolved, and services have returned to normal. Our team continues to monitor the environment to ensure stability. We apologize for any inconvenience. Initial Notification: Venmo is currently experiencing service degradation affecting some transactions and account-related functionality. Our technical teams are actively investigating and working to restore normal service.

🔗 Official status page (for the PR-approved version)

https://www.paypal-status.com/history/eventdetails/108344

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