Venmo, the free peer-to-peer mobile banking app, suffered an outage after the NFL Super Bowl 50 on Sunday 7 February 2016, which caused users to experience difficulty sending and receiving payments. Venmo’s customer service team immediately acknowledged the processing issues via Twitter, and the app was functional two hours after the game. The company has since confirmed that it is working with Visa and MasterCard to resolve the issue.
Venmo, the free peer-to-peer mobile banking app, suffered an outage after the NFL Super Bowl 50 on Sunday 7 February 2016, which caused users to experience difficulty sending and receiving payments. Venmo’s customer service team immediately acknowledged the processing issues via Twitter, and the app was functional two hours after the game. Although Venmo declined to state what caused the crash, social media speculation among fans suggested that Venmo’s systems were temporarily overloaded by a rush to pay off sporting bets on the game.