It turns out that PayPal was unable to receive hundreds of billions of yen from banks, and security issues have occurred
German banks have reportedly stopped payments to PayPal, leaving billions of euros (hundreds of billions of yen) in funds withheld.
Paypal-Sicherheitsproblem: Deutsche Banken stoppen Zahlungen in Milliardenhöhe - Wirtschaft - SZ.de
Paypal: German banks apparently blocked payments of billions of euros | heise online
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Paypal-German-banks-apparently-blocked-payments-of-billions-of-euros-10622936.html
According to a report from the Süddeutsche Zeitung, PayPal's security features malfunctioned in mid-August 2025, making it impossible to check for fraudulent payments. PayPal continued to provide services even after the security features were stopped, which may have allowed fraudulent attempts to slip through the checks.
After the PayPal issue occurred, some German banks detected fraudulent transactions requested through PayPal. In response, some banks stopped all payments to PayPal. The banks that stopped payments include the Bayerische Landesbank, the Hessen Landesbank, and the DZ Bank. The impact is estimated to reach hundreds of billions of yen.
PayPal sends a warning when a user's account balance is insufficient, but even when a transfer from a bank was stopped, the system determined that the user's account balance was insufficient, and the user received the following warning.
A PayPal spokesperson told German media outlet Heise Online that their security system had been technically disabled, but that everything has been restored successfully. However, there are still reports of PayPal payments failing in Germany.
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