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Real-time updates of Payfast issues and outages
Payfast status is Partially Degraded Service
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Payfast General
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Active Incidents
Standard Bank EFT payments
Started 17 Oct 2025 07:42:03 (2 months ago), still ongoing
Minor Incident
Monitoring
Standard Bank
Standard Bank
A problem with EFT payments for Standard Bank affecting both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD has been identified. For the moment, please use an alternative payment method such as Credit Card or QR Codes where possible.
Recently Resolved Incidents
Developer Documents for Aggregation
Started 9 Dec 2025 08:45:36 (2 days ago), resolved 9 Dec 2025 13:21:48 (2 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
Aggregation Developer Documents
A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently not loading.
We are attending to the issue.
Developer Documents for Aggregation
Started 9 Dec 2025 09:03:42 (2 days ago), resolved 9 Dec 2025 09:50:06 (2 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
Aggregation Developer Documents
A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently not loading.
We are attending to the issue.
Degraded 3D processing on Gateway earlier
Started 5 Dec 2025 10:57:07 (6 days ago), resolved 5 Dec 2025 10:57:07 (6 days ago)
Major Incident
Resolved
3D Secure
Between 10:48-11:10 this morning, users on the Gateway platform will have experienced 3D secure related problems for card processing.
This was due to a global Cloudflare outage that resolved at 11:10. Processing for 3D has fully recovered.
PayBill processing on Gateway
Started 4 Dec 2025 08:36:02 (7 days ago), resolved 4 Dec 2025 09:00:33 (7 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
Gateway PayBill
A problem with PayBill transactions on Gateway has been identified, this is having an impact on PayBill processing.
Teams are urgently looking into the problem for resolution of the issue.
Payfast Outage Survival Guide
A step-by-step guide to help you survive a Payfast outage
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Payfast Components
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Payfast Credit & Cheque cards
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Payfast General
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Help Desk
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Main Website (external host)
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Absa involved transactions
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Aggregation Callbacks/ITN
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Aggregation Developer Documents
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Developer Documents for Aggregation
Started 9 Dec 2025 09:03:42 (2 days ago), resolved 9 Dec 2025 09:50:06 (2 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
Aggregation Developer Documents
A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently not loading.
We are attending to the issue.
Developer Documents for Aggregation
Started 9 Dec 2025 08:45:36 (2 days ago), resolved 9 Dec 2025 13:21:48 (2 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
Aggregation Developer Documents
A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently not loading.
We are attending to the issue.
Aggregation Donation Page for NPO's
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Discovery involved transactions
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FNB involved transactions
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Aggregation Emails
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Nedbank involved transactions
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Aggregation Immediate Payouts
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Standard Bank involved transactions
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Aggregation Merchant Dashboard
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Aggregation New User payments
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Tyme Bank involved transactions
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Aggregation Payouts
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Aggregation Reconciliation Reports
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Aggregation Refunds
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Aggregation Sandbox (test platform)
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Gateway Developer Documents
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Gateway email processing
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Gateway MAP
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Gateway PCS Payouts
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Gateway Reconciliation Reports
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General Maintenance Aggregation (non Product specific)
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General Maintenance Gateway (non Product specific)
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Aggregation Processing (non Payment method specific)
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Gateway Processing (not Payment method specific)
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Payfast Integrations and APIs
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Aggregation Button/Link payments
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Momo Pay
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Aggregation Shopify
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Aggregation WooCommerce
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Aggregation Xero
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Gateway Core3
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Gateway PayBatch
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Gateway PayBill
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PayBill processing on Gateway
Started 4 Dec 2025 08:36:02 (7 days ago), resolved 4 Dec 2025 09:00:33 (7 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
Gateway PayBill
A problem with PayBill transactions on Gateway has been identified, this is having an impact on PayBill processing.
Teams are urgently looking into the problem for resolution of the issue.
Gateway PayHost
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Gateway Shopify
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Visa Checkout
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Payfast Aggregation: Alternative Payment Methods
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Apple Pay
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MoreTyme
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Original Debit card payment method
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Scan to Pay
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SCode
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Zapper
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Payfast Aggregation: Cards
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3D Secure
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Nedbank involved transactions
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Standard Bank involved transactions
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African Bank
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Recurring Payments
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Aggregation Card Updates
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Payfast Aggregation: Instant EFT
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Absa Pay
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Bidvest Bank
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Standard Bank
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Standard Bank EFT payments
Started 17 Oct 2025 07:42:03 (2 months ago), still ongoing
Minor Incident
Monitoring
Standard Bank
Standard Bank
A problem with EFT payments for Standard Bank affecting both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD has been identified. For the moment, please use an alternative payment method such as Credit Card or QR Codes where possible.
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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Scan to Pay
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Zapper
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Payfast Gateway: Cards
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3D Secure
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Degraded 3D processing on Gateway earlier
Started 5 Dec 2025 10:57:07 (6 days ago), resolved 5 Dec 2025 10:57:07 (6 days ago)
Major Incident
Resolved
3D Secure
Between 10:48-11:10 this morning, users on the Gateway platform will have experienced 3D secure related problems for card processing.
This was due to a global Cloudflare outage that resolved at 11:10. Processing for 3D has fully recovered.
Absa involved transactions
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Discovery involved transactions
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Nedbank involved transactions
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African Bank
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Standard Bank involved transactions
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Standard Bank
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Standard Bank EFT payments
Started 17 Oct 2025 07:42:03 (2 months ago), still ongoing
Minor Incident
Monitoring
Standard Bank
Standard Bank
A problem with EFT payments for Standard Bank affecting both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD has been identified. For the moment, please use an alternative payment method such as Credit Card or QR Codes where possible.
Tyme Bank
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