Mercado Pago incident

[Argentina] - Point : Increase in Rejected Payments

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Mercado Pago experienced a major incident on May 31, 2026 affecting Point and Argentina, lasting 8m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
May 31, 2026, 06:15 AM UTC
Resolved
May 31, 2026, 06:24 AM UTC
Duration
8m
Detected by Pingoru
May 31, 2026, 06:15 AM UTC

Affected components

PointArgentina

Update timeline

  1. identified May 31, 2026, 06:15 AM UTC

    We are investigating an increase in rejected payments for Point in-person transactions. Until we find the root cause, you might experience a higher-than-usual rejection rate when processing payments. We will update as soon as possible.

  2. resolved May 31, 2026, 06:24 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved. Point payment processing is operating normally.