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By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 00:59 EDT, 20 October 2025 | Updated: 01:59 EDT, 20 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Buy now, pay later giant Afterpay has experienced a major international outage, leaving millions of users unable to make payments.<\/p>\n

The outage began around 2pm on Monday and affected services across Australia, New Zealand<\/a>, Canada<\/a>, and the United States.<\/p>\n

According to its website, every part of the platform was impacted \u2014 including the consumer portal, mobile app, and in-store API.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the payment service told Daily Mail that the issue was resolved shortly after 4pm, though investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n

Shoppers have taken to social media to express their frustration, with several Australian users reporting they were unable to make important payments.<\/p>\n

‘Does anyone know when Afterpay will be back up? Having issues logging in and I have payments due,’ one woman posted on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Australia has recorded around 3,000 incident reports related to the outage, with nearly 1,500 reported in the United States, according to the tracking service StatusGator.<\/p>\n

Afterpay is a popular buy now, pay later provider that allows customers to purchase items immediately and pay them off over four interest-free instalments.<\/p>\n

\"Buy <\/p>\n

Buy Now Pay Later giant Afterpay has suffered a major outage<\/p>\n

\"Users <\/p>\n

Users reported service disruptions across Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US<\/p>\n

Last month, Amazon Australia announced it would allow shoppers to use the service, joining other major brands including eBay, Kogan, Big W and Kmart<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

About 3.5million Australians use the service, among its 24million global users.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was purchased by Jack Dorsey-led point-of-sale giant Block in 2021 and processes about USD$27billion in annual payments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shoppers and consumer experts have raised concerns with the service, claiming it allows people to overextend their budgets on unnecessary purchases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the service does not charge interest on purchases, users can incur hefty fees for late repayments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since June, buy now, pay later products have been subject to similar rules to credit cards, requiring providers like Afterpay to hold a credit license<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It also means customers who pay late will see that appear on their credit reports, affecting their ability to take out a loan or mortgage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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