Paysafe incident
Third-Party Federal Reserve ACH Transaction Processing Delay Incident
Paysafe experienced a minor incident on March 3, 2026 affecting Fiserv First Data, lasting 23h 50m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Mar 03, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC
We have been made aware of an internal issue at the US Federal Reserve that is impacting the processing of ACH transactions. As a result, US merchants may experience delays in receiving settlement funding to their accounts. Customers may also experience delays in receiving acknowledgements for files transmitted for the March 3rd business day, as well as delays affecting the same day ACH window and the first ACH window for future dated items. We will continue to provide updates as information becomes available and apologize for any inconvenience. Reference ID: INC0299030
- resolved Mar 04, 2026, 04:20 PM UTC
The incident has been resolved successfully and the impacted services are fully restored. We apologize for the impact this issue had on your business. We value your partnership and appreciate your understanding while the situation was being remediated. MIM Paysafe Reference ID:INC0299030