Payfast Outage History
Uptime record, past incidents, and downtime history for Payfast.
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90-Day Trend
Monthly Uptime
| Month | Uptime | Days Tracked | Days with Issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 0% | 27 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 9.7% | 31 | 28 |
| April 2026 | 23.3% | 30 | 23 |
| March 2026 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
Uptime is calculated from daily worst-status snapshots. A day with any non-operational status counts as a day with issues.
Daily Status (Last 91 Days)
Mar 29
Today
Operational
Degraded
Partial Outage
Major Outage
Maintenance
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Incident History
June 2026
Mobile App issues
Started: Jun 24, 10:28 AM
identified
A problem with the Mobile/Cellphone App and Payout requests has been identified.
For those that do encounter the issue, please use your Merchant dashboard (not the App) for both scheduled and Immediate Payout requests.
Jun 24, 10:28 AM
POS Processing issues
Started: Jun 19, 10:39 AM
identified
A problem with POS Transactions has been identified.
We are urgently in contact with External Partners on the matter.
Jun 19, 10:39 AM
Degraded Processing on Gateway
Started: Jun 15, 11:58 AM
identified
A problem with processing via Gateway platform has been identified.
Teams are urgently attending to the issue.
Jun 15, 11:58 AM
Immediate Payouts disabled
Started: Jun 10, 7:30 AM
identified
Immediate Payouts have been disabled for the moment on Aggregation. We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.
In the meantime, please go ahead with the normal payouts.
Jun 10, 7:30 AM
Mobicred issues
Started: Jun 4, 7:16 AM
identified
Mobicred is currently experiencing processing problems on both the Aggregation and Gateway Platforms.
We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.
Jun 4, 7:16 AM
May 2026
Capitec Pay Outage
Started: May 15, 9:26 AM
identified
A problem with Capitec Pay transactions on both the Aggregation and Gateway Platforms has been identified.
We are in contact with External Partners on the problem.
May 15, 9:26 AM
Standard Bank EFT payments
Started: May 4, 2:44 PM
identified
Standard Bank EFT payments are currently disabled, the payment option is under maintenance.
May 4, 2:44 PM
April 2026
POS processing problems
Started: Apr 23, 11:54 AM
identified
An issue with Point-of-Sale (POS) transactions has been identified.
Team are in contact with External Partners on the matter.
Apr 23, 11:54 AM
Absa Pay failures
Started: Apr 18, 6:32 AM
monitoring
Absa Pay is currently disabled as the problem is being attended to.
Apr 18, 9:08 AM
identified
A problem with Absa Pay transactions on the Aggregation and Gateway platforms has been identified.
We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.
Apr 18, 6:32 AM
March 2026
Phishing email
Started: Mar 27, 7:58 AM
identified
We’re aware of a fraudulent email currently being sent to consumers, requesting confirmation of card details and urging recipients to click a link.
This email is not from Payfast. It is a phishing scam and should be deleted immediately.
This matter has been escalated to our internal security teams and reported to the relevant authorities.
To learn more about how to spot suspicious emails and keep your account safe, read this article:
https://support.payfast.help/portal/en/kb/articles/su...
Mar 27, 7:58 AM
April 2025
NPO donation page under maintenance
Started: Apr 29, 9:58 AM
monitoring
The charity donation page has been disabled. Donations to NPO's are still available via the relevant merchant integrations.
Apr 29, 9:58 AM