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Active Incidents
RCS Payments
Started 25 Jun 2025 10:10:39 (20 days ago), still ongoing
Minor Incident
Identified
Store Cards (RCS)
Store Cards (RCS)
A problem with RCS payments processing on both Aggregation and Gateway has been identified and is being looked into currently.
African Bank on EFT Systems
Started 3 Jun 2025 09:53:12 (1 month ago), still ongoing
Incident without Impact
Identified
African Bank
African Bank
A problem with African Bank payments for both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD has been identified. Where possible, please use an alternative payment method available on our payment pages.
African Bank on SiD
Started 28 May 2025 18:25:11 (2 months ago), still ongoing
Critical Incident
Investigating
African Bank
We are currently investigating this issue.
NPO donation page under maintenance
Started 29 Apr 2025 09:58:44 (3 months ago), still ongoing
Incident without Impact
Monitoring
Aggregation Donation Page for NPO's
The charity donation page has been temporarily disabled for maintenance. Donations to NPO's are still available via the relevant merchant integrations
Nedbank EFT payments
Started 12 Sep 2024 20:39:20 (10 months ago), still ongoing
Major Incident
Identified
Nedbank
Nedbank
A problem with Nedbank Payments on both Gateway SiD and Aggregation Instant EFT has been identified. Kindly opt to pay using an alternative payment method where available for the moment.
Recently Resolved Incidents
Nedbank degraded on GW
Started 14 Jul 2025 07:26:51 (1 day ago), resolved 14 Jul 2025 07:26:51 (1 day ago)
Major Incident
Resolved
Nedbank involved transactions
Card Payments for Merchants with Nedbank accounts encountered issues between 08:05 and 08:33 this morning on the Gateway Platform. The problem has been mitigated with External Partners, transactions are processing normally since.
Samsung Pay on Aggregation
Started 9 Jul 2025 06:47:54 (6 days ago), resolved 9 Jul 2025 07:56:36 (6 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
Samsung Pay
A problem with Samsung Pay transactions on the Aggregation platform has been identified. Teams are currently looking into the matter.
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Payfast Components
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Payfast Credit & Cheque cards
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Help Desk
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Aggregation Developer Documents
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Aggregation Donation Page for NPO's
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NPO donation page under maintenance
Started 29 Apr 2025 09:58:44 (3 months ago), still ongoing
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Aggregation Donation Page for NPO's
The charity donation page has been temporarily disabled for maintenance. Donations to NPO's are still available via the relevant merchant integrations
Discovery involved transactions
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Aggregation Immediate Payouts
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Aggregation Payouts
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Tyme Bank involved transactions
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Aggregation Reconciliation Reports
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Gateway Developer Documents
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Gateway MAP
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Gateway PCS Payouts
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Gateway email processing
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Payfast Integrations and APIs
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Aggregation Button/Link payments
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Payfast Aggregation: Alternative Payment Methods
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Samsung Pay on Aggregation
Started 9 Jul 2025 06:47:54 (6 days ago), resolved 9 Jul 2025 07:56:36 (6 days ago)
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Resolved
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A problem with Samsung Pay transactions on the Aggregation platform has been identified. Teams are currently looking into the matter.
Scan to Pay
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SCode
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RCS Payments
Started 25 Jun 2025 10:10:39 (20 days ago), still ongoing
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Identified
Store Cards (RCS)
Store Cards (RCS)
A problem with RCS payments processing on both Aggregation and Gateway has been identified and is being looked into currently.
Zapper
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Payfast Aggregation: Cards
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FNB involved transactions
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Recurring Payments
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Payfast Aggregation: Instant EFT
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Absa
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African Bank
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African Bank on EFT Systems
Started 3 Jun 2025 09:53:12 (1 month ago), still ongoing
Incident without Impact
Identified
African Bank
African Bank
A problem with African Bank payments for both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD has been identified. Where possible, please use an alternative payment method available on our payment pages.
Bidvest Bank
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Capitec Pay
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FNB
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Nedbank
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Nedbank EFT payments
Started 12 Sep 2024 20:39:20 (10 months ago), still ongoing
Major Incident
Identified
Nedbank
Nedbank
A problem with Nedbank Payments on both Gateway SiD and Aggregation Instant EFT has been identified. Kindly opt to pay using an alternative payment method where available for the moment.
Standard Bank
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Tyme Bank
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Payfast Aggregation: Point of Sale
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Payfast Gateway: Alternative Payment Methods
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Apple Pay
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Mobicred
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PayPal
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Scan to Pay
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Store Cards (RCS)
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RCS Payments
Started 25 Jun 2025 10:10:39 (20 days ago), still ongoing
Minor Incident
Identified
Store Cards (RCS)
Store Cards (RCS)
A problem with RCS payments processing on both Aggregation and Gateway has been identified and is being looked into currently.
Visa Checkout
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Zapper
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Payfast Gateway: Cards
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Nedbank involved transactions
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Nedbank degraded on GW
Started 14 Jul 2025 07:26:51 (1 day ago), resolved 14 Jul 2025 07:26:51 (1 day ago)
Major Incident
Resolved
Nedbank involved transactions
Card Payments for Merchants with Nedbank accounts encountered issues between 08:05 and 08:33 this morning on the Gateway Platform. The problem has been mitigated with External Partners, transactions are processing normally since.
Standard Bank involved transactions
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American Express involved transactions
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Payfast Gateway: SiD
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African Bank
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African Bank on SiD
Started 28 May 2025 18:25:11 (2 months ago), still ongoing
Critical Incident
Investigating
African Bank
We are currently investigating this issue.
African Bank on EFT Systems
Started 3 Jun 2025 09:53:12 (1 month ago), still ongoing
Incident without Impact
Identified
African Bank
African Bank
A problem with African Bank payments for both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD has been identified. Where possible, please use an alternative payment method available on our payment pages.
Bidvest Bank
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Capitec Pay
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Investec Bank
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Nedbank
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Nedbank EFT payments
Started 12 Sep 2024 20:39:20 (10 months ago), still ongoing
Major Incident
Identified
Nedbank
Nedbank
A problem with Nedbank Payments on both Gateway SiD and Aggregation Instant EFT has been identified. Kindly opt to pay using an alternative payment method where available for the moment.
Standard Bank
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