Stripe experienced a minor incident on August 16, 2026, lasting 7h 50m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 16, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC
We're currently investigating elevated errors on Bancontact payments. We'll post an update soon.
- monitoring Aug 16, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC
We continue seeing elevated errors on Bancontact payments. We've identified the cause as external to the Stripe infrastructure. We will continue to monitor and will post an update as soon as possible.
- resolved Aug 17, 2026, 06:29 AM UTC
From 21:00 on Aug 16 to 01:50 on Aug 17 UTC, some Bancontact payments experienced elevated processing errors. This issue has now been resolved.