The popular peer-to-peer payment platform Venmo went down on Monday, October 20, one of several apps taken offline amid widespread Amazon's AWS service outages.

One of the many online services impacted by the October 20, 2025, internet outage was Venmo. Get a restoration update on the payment app here.

At about 4:30PM ET on October 20, things seemed to be returning back to normal. Apps like Venmo and Lyft, which were either slow to respond or completely nonresponsive before, were appearing to behave smoothly.

Payment apps PayPal and Venmo hit with outages on Thursday, Oct. 16. Thousands of users reported issues to Downdetector.com

Venmo does charge a fee in three main ways, but they are relatively easy to avoid. Here's what you need to know about fees on Venmo.

Outage reports peaked for Venmo around 11:50 a.m. EDT with over 8,300 users on Downdetector noting issues, but outage reports dropped sharply in the early afternoon. Users reported issues accessing the app and logging in, according to the site.

Facebook is finally paying eligible users money as part of a data privacy settlement that began in 2023. If you’re eligible, and have not yet gotten paid, you will receive money over the next several weeks.

It's easy to find someone on Venmo if you need to send money, or a payment request. Here's how to do it in three ways.

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