Flutterwave incident

[KES] Service Restored: Payments Unavailable

Resolved after 7 hours 49 minutes, affecting Payouts APIs and Collections APIs, on October 19, 2026.

resolved Oct 19, 2026, 04:59 PM UTC

Normal service has resumed for KES payments after the earlier disruption. Payments are processing as expected, and we will keep monitoring to ensure continued stability. We apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Started
Oct 19, 2026, 09:10 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 19, 2026, 04:59 PM UTC
Duration
7h 49m
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 19, 2026, 09:10 AM UTC

Affected components

Payouts APIsCollections APIs

Update timeline

  1. identified Oct 19, 2026, 09:10 AM UTC

    Dear Valued Merchant, You may be unable to receive some KES payments at the moment due to a service downtime affecting one of our providers. Our team is working to resolve the issue, and we will share further updates as more information becomes available. We apologize for the disruption and appreciate your understanding. Affected Services: Affected Markets: Kenya

  2. resolved Oct 19, 2026, 04:59 PM UTC

    Normal service has resumed for KES payments after the earlier disruption. Payments are processing as expected, and we will keep monitoring to ensure continued stability. We apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding.

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