PayFast experienced a major incident on March 20, 2026 affecting Absa Pay and 3D Secure and 1 more component, lasting 2h 58m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Absa Pay3D SecureAbsa involved transactionsBidvest BankAggregation Card UpdatesCapitec PayAmerican Express involved transactionsFNBBidvest involved transactionsInvestec
Update timeline
- identified Mar 20, 2026, 07:26 PM UTC
A problem with Aggregation processing has been identified. Buyers will experience intermittent issues with processing. Teams are urgently attending to the issue.
- resolved Mar 20, 2026, 08:28 PM UTC
This problem has been resolved for Aggregation processing. We are continuing to keep close eyes on the system.