Yoco incident

Merchants unable to complete biometric verification

Resolved after 35 minutes, affecting Yoco App, on September 18, 2026.

resolved Sep 18, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC

Signup verification on the Yoco App has been restored and is processing normally. We apologise for the inconvenience

Started
Sep 18, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 18, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC
Duration
35m
Detected by Pingoru
Sep 18, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC

Affected components

Yoco App

Update timeline

  1. investigating Sep 18, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC

    We’ve picked up an issue impacting our biometric identify verification service that may be causing Merchants to fail vetting. Our investigation is ongoing - we’ll keep you posted here.

  2. investigating Sep 18, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC

    We've picked up an issue affecting our merchant onboarding verification process that may be causing delays completing signup. Our investigation is ongoing, we'll keep you posted here.

  3. resolved Sep 18, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC

    Signup verification on the Yoco App has been restored and is processing normally. We apologise for the inconvenience

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