PayFast experienced a critical incident on August 26, 2026 affecting Aggregation Immediate Payouts, lasting 29m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Aggregation Immediate Payouts
Update timeline
- identified Aug 26, 2026, 06:27 AM UTC
An issue with Immediate Payouts processing on Aggregation has been identified. We are in contact with External partners on the matter. For the moment, kindly use the other payout method if needed on the Aggregation Platform.
- resolved Aug 26, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC
This incident has been resolved.