It depends on the case. Honey browser extension users and creators, Venmo users whose data was allegedly tracked, and shoppers who paid with other methods at stores that accept PayPal are all named in different suits. Investors in PayPal stock are covered by separate securities cases.
PayPal faces several lawsuits at the same time. Creators say Honey diverted their affiliate commissions. Shoppers say Honey did not find the best deals. A September 2026 suit says tracking tools collected Venmo users' payment details. PayPal denies wrongdoing where it has responded.
Nothing right now. As of October 30, 2026, no PayPal consumer case has a settlement, claim form or deadline. Any email or ad promising a PayPal payout is likely a scam.
You do not need to file anything to be a possible class member. If you used Honey or Venmo, keep your account history. You can also talk to a consumer protection lawyer about your own claim.
Class action lawyers usually work on contingency, so class members pay nothing up front. If a case settles or wins, the court approves the fee, which comes out of the recovery.
Many pages on this topic mix consumer cases with investor suits and old news. This page covers the consumer cases against PayPal and its Honey and Venmo businesses. Creators say Honey diverted their affiliate commissions, shoppers say it did not find the best deals, and a September 2026 suit says tracking tools collected Venmo users’ payment details.
The case tracker Settlement Insight, last updated October 27, 2026, lists the active cases and confirms that no consumer claim form exists. For earlier Venmo cases, see our Venmo class action lawsuit page.
None of the claims has been proven in court. PayPal denies wrongdoing where it has responded.
Important PayPal lawsuit update
As of October 30, 2026, there is no PayPal consumer settlement, no claim form and no payout. Any email or text asking you to “claim” money from these cases or pay a fee to join is a scam. Learn the warning signs in our guide to class action settlement scams.
The defendants are PayPal Holdings, Inc., PayPal, Inc., which operates Venmo, and Honey Science, LLC. Most cases are in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
The cases define their classes differently, so whether you could be covered depends on whether you used Honey, Venmo or PayPal and how. No consumer class has been certified.
You do not need to sign up or file anything to stay in a proposed class. If a court certifies a class or a settlement is reached, official notice will explain your options. Our guide on what to do when you get a class action notice explains that step.
In the Honey creators’ case, affiliate marketers say Honey swapped their affiliate IDs for PayPal’s, diverting commissions. A judge denied PayPal’s motion to dismiss on June 22, 2026, and a class certification motion was filed October 27, 2026. A UK shoppers’ case, Campbell v. Honey Science, says Honey misrepresented that it finds the best deals. It was dismissed in June 2026 and is on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
The Venmo case, Borquez v. PayPal, was filed September 1, 2026. It alleges tracking tools from mParticle and Kochava received Venmo users’ names, contact details, payment amounts, notes and recipients, including for Private payments.
The PayPal fees case, Sabol v. PayPal Holdings, alleges that PayPal’s merchant rules stop stores from offering discounts for other payment methods, which raises prices for everyone. Settlement Insight reports that a related consumer anti steering case was dismissed in 2026, so check the docket before relying on it. Shareholder suits are a separate matter for people who owned PayPal stock.
| Case | Filed | Main claim | What it asks for |
|---|---|---|---|
| In re PayPal Honey Browser Extension Litigation, No. 5:24-cv-09470 | December 29, 2024, N.D. California | Honey diverted creators’ affiliate commissions | Damages for creators; class certification pending |
| Borquez v. PayPal d/b/a Venmo, No. 5:26-cv-09340 | September 1, 2026, N.D. California | Tracking tools received Venmo payment details | Damages for a proposed class |
| Sabol v. PayPal Holdings, No. 5:23-cv-05100 | 2023, N.D. California | Merchant rules inflate prices for other payment methods | Repayment of fees and an end to the rules |
The consumer cases rely on antitrust law and on state consumer protection and privacy laws. Investor suits rely on federal securities law.
Payment app cases often take years. For other active consumer cases, see our Costco class action lawsuit and Starbucks class action lawsuit pages.
Those results are not a prediction for PayPal. See how class action settlements work for the usual path from complaint to payment.
Use Honey or Venmo?
You can act today without waiting for the court. Open your Venmo privacy settings, set past transactions to Private and review which apps can access your account. Then save your account history in case a claims process opens.
Because there is no settlement, the most useful steps limit what is shared and preserve evidence in case a class is certified.
The Honey creators’ case turns on the class certification ruling. The Venmo case is at the earliest stage, and PayPal will likely move to dismiss it. If claims survive, plaintiffs must win class certification before any classwide money is possible. That process usually takes a year or more.
Cases filed in the same federal district are sometimes combined. Follow other active cases in our list of open class action lawsuits.
No. There is no claim deadline because there is no consumer settlement. The April 20, 2026 date in many ads was a lead plaintiff deadline in an investor case, not a claim deadline. These are the dates that matter so far:
If you want to bring your own case instead of waiting, time limits under state consumer protection laws can be short. A lawyer can tell you which deadline applies. Our guide on how to sue a company covers the basics.
Case: In re PayPal Honey Browser Extension Litigation, No. 5:24-cv-09470 (N.D. Cal.)
Newest case: Borquez v. PayPal, Inc. d/b/a Venmo, filed September 1, 2026
Status: Pending. No consumer settlement or claim form
Tracker: Settlement Insight PayPal case list
No. As of October 30, 2026, no PayPal consumer settlement has a claim form or deadline. An older $3.2 million account hold settlement from 2017 is closed.
Be careful. Real notices come from a court approved administrator and name a case and a claim deadline. See our guide to class action settlement scams.
Creators allege it did. PayPal has not been found liable, and the case is still pending.
No one knows yet. Payments depend on a settlement or verdict. See class action settlement payouts.