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Aggregation Donation Page for NPO's
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3D Secure
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Active Incidents

Nedbank EFT payments
Started 12 Sep 2024 20:39:20 (7 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

NPO donation page under maintenance
Started 10 Apr 2025 13:30:22 (11 days ago), resolved 16 Apr 2025 10:46:00 (5 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
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.

3D Secure degradation
Started 15 Apr 2025 05:31:53 (7 days ago), resolved 15 Apr 2025 05:55:28 (7 days ago)
Minor Incident
Resolved
3D Secure
3D Secure
Nedbank involved transactions
Nedbank involved transactions

A problem on the 3D Secure leg of card transactions affecting Nedbank card holders has been identified, We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.

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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    Recurring payments
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    Help Desk
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    Absa involved transactions
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    Main Website (external host)
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    Bidvest involved transactions
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    Aggregation Callbacks/ITN
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    Aggregation Developer Documents
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    Capitec involved transactions
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    Discovery involved transactions
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    Aggregation Donation Page for NPO's
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    NPO donation page under maintenance
    Started 10 Apr 2025 13:30:22 (11 days ago), resolved 16 Apr 2025 10:46:00 (5 days ago)
    Minor Incident
    Resolved
    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.

    FNB involved transactions
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    Aggregation Immediate Payouts
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    Aggregation Merchant Dashboard
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    Nedbank involved transactions
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    Standard Bank involved transactions
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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 MAP
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    Gateway PCS Payouts
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    Gateway Reconciliation Reports
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    Gateway email processing
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    General Maintenance Aggregation (non Product specific)
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    General Maintenance Gateway (non Product specific)
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    Payfast Integrations and APIs

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    Aggregation Button/Link payments
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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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    Momo Pay
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    Gateway PayBatch
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    Gateway PayHost
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    Gateway PayWeb3
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    PayPal
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    Gateway Shopify
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    Gateway WooCommerce
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    Payfast Aggregation: Alternative Payment Methods

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    Apple Pay
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    Mobicred
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    Visa Checkout
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    MoreTyme
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    Original Debit card payment method
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    Mukuru Cash
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    Samsung Pay
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    Scan to Pay
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    SCode
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    SnapScan
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    Store Cards (RCS)
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    Zapper
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    Payfast Aggregation: Cards

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    3D Secure
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    3D Secure degradation
    Started 15 Apr 2025 05:31:53 (7 days ago), resolved 15 Apr 2025 05:55:28 (7 days ago)
    Minor Incident
    Resolved
    3D Secure
    3D Secure
    Nedbank involved transactions
    Nedbank involved transactions

    A problem on the 3D Secure leg of card transactions affecting Nedbank card holders has been identified, We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.

    Absa involved transactions
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    American Express involved transactions
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    Bidvest involved transactions
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    Capitec involved transactions
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    Discovery involved transactions
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    FNB involved transactions
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    Investec involved transactions
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    Multi-Currency Pricing
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    Nedbank involved transactions
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    3D Secure degradation
    Started 15 Apr 2025 05:31:53 (7 days ago), resolved 15 Apr 2025 05:55:28 (7 days ago)
    Minor Incident
    Resolved
    3D Secure
    3D Secure
    Nedbank involved transactions
    Nedbank involved transactions

    A problem on the 3D Secure leg of card transactions affecting Nedbank card holders has been identified, We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.

    Recurring Payments
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    Standard Bank involved transactions
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    Payfast Aggregation: Instant EFT

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    Absa
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    African Bank
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    Bidvest Bank
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    Capitec Pay
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    FNB
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    Investec
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    Nedbank
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    Nedbank EFT payments
    Started 12 Sep 2024 20:39:20 (7 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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    In-store payments
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    Payfast Gateway: Alternative Payment Methods

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    Apple Pay
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    Mobicred
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    Momopay
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    PayPal
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    Samsung Pay
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    Scan to Pay
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    Store Cards (RCS)
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    Visa Checkout
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    Zapper
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    Payfast Gateway: Cards

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    3D Secure
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    3D Secure degradation
    Started 15 Apr 2025 05:31:53 (7 days ago), resolved 15 Apr 2025 05:55:28 (7 days ago)
    Minor Incident
    Resolved
    3D Secure
    3D Secure
    Nedbank involved transactions
    Nedbank involved transactions

    A problem on the 3D Secure leg of card transactions affecting Nedbank card holders has been identified, We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.

    Absa involved transactions
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    Bidvest involved transactions
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    Capitec involved transactions
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    Discovery involved transactions
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    FNB involved transactions
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    Investec involved transactions
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    Nedbank involved transactions
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    3D Secure degradation
    Started 15 Apr 2025 05:31:53 (7 days ago), resolved 15 Apr 2025 05:55:28 (7 days ago)
    Minor Incident
    Resolved
    3D Secure
    3D Secure
    Nedbank involved transactions
    Nedbank involved transactions

    A problem on the 3D Secure leg of card transactions affecting Nedbank card holders has been identified, We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.

    Standard Bank involved transactions
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    Payfast Gateway: SiD

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    Absa
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    African Bank
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    Bidvest Bank
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    Capitec Pay
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    Discovery Bank
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    FNB
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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 (7 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 Gateway: Point of Sale

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    In-store payments
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