PayFast experienced a minor incident on August 13, 2026 affecting Store Cards (RCS), lasting 5h 5m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Store Cards (RCS)
Update timeline
- identified Aug 13, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC
A problem with Store-card payments on the Gateway system has been identified. We are in conteact with External Providers to resolve the issue.
- resolved Aug 13, 2026, 04:18 PM UTC
This problem has been resolved for Gateway Store card payments.