Payfast Status. Is Payfast Down?

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Payfast is having a minor outage

IsDown checked Payfast status on at , and appears to be having issues. We've received 0 user reports in the past 24 hours. IsDown collects in real-time Payfast status data from official sources and user reports.

Standard Bank EFT payments

started 2 months ago
A problem with EFT payments for Standard Bank affecting both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD has been identified. For the moment, please use an alternative payment method such as Credit Ca...
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Payfast service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

Check the number of user-reported issues over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

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Payfast recent outages and downtime history

IsDown has tracked 230 incidents since started monitoring Payfast status in April 2024. We collect data from 4670+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage. It will show official Payfast outages and also issues that we're started by a spike in crowdsource reports.

Date Incident Duration
Dec 11, 2025
02:01 AM EST
Major
Degraded Processing on Gateway
A problem with processing via Gateway platform has been identified. Teams are urgently attending...
about 1 hour
Dec 09, 2025
05:07 AM EST
Minor
Developer Documents for Aggregation
A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently n...
about 4 hours
Dec 09, 2025
04:03 AM EST
Minor
Developer Documents for Aggregation
A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently n...
about 1 hour
Dec 04, 2025
03:36 AM EST
Minor
PayBill processing on Gateway
A problem with PayBill transactions on Gateway has been identified, this is having an impact on P...
about 1 hour
Nov 30, 2025
11:26 PM EST
Minor
EFT payments for FnB
Payments using FnB for both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD are currently degraded. The ...
1 day
Nov 28, 2025
07:37 AM EST
Major
FnB Payments
We are seeing intermittent issues with FnB processing across both Aggregation and Gateway Platfor...
about 1 hour
Nov 28, 2025
04:46 AM EST
Minor
FnB payments
Note that we are seeing intermittent issues with FnB processing across both Aggregation and Gatew...
about 2 hours
Nov 28, 2025
04:02 AM EST
Minor
Shopify integration on Gateway
A problem affecting merchants with Shopify integrations into Gateway has been identified. The iss...
about 2 hours
Nov 26, 2025
11:36 PM EST
Major
Zapper payments
A problem with Zapper payments (QR codes) has been identified on both the Aggregation and Gateway...
about 9 hours
Nov 19, 2025
05:33 AM EST
Major
Aggregation card processing degradation
An External partner was having an issue with card processing earlier, this had a knock on affect ...
about 1 hour
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User comments about Payfast status

See what users are saying about Payfast issues that impacted them and how they are affected by the outage. You can see if other users are experiencing the same issues and if there are any workarounds or solutions.

  • Deon - Not working taking payments.

    Zapper

  • Michelle - Unable to donate to charity.

  • Jenny - 3D Secure for Standard Bank Credit Card Payments crashes out.

  • Simon - I tried to create an account and it would not allow me to do so.

  • Patricia - Payment not going through .

  • Ridwaan - We do not see it on our online store.

    Capitec

  • Lelanie - I'm trying to buy credits through a website. However I keep getting a 400 bad request error.

  • Nawaaz - I integrated Payfast to my shopify store, but everytime I click "pay now" to go to the payment portal it crashes and I get this error "There was an issue processing your payment. Try again or use a different payment method.". I even tried to sign up for another payfast account and try that one bu....

  • Marco - There was an issue processing your payment. Try again or use a different payment method..

  • Frederick - There was an issue processing your payment. Try again or use a different payment method..

  • eric - Hi Eric, Please investigate and provide feedback to the customer. Kind Regards, Taryn McMurray McMac Pet SA Mobile +27 83 369 2655 Office +27 11 708 0228 Unit D7, Northlands Deco Park, New Market Road, 2116, Gauteng, SA www.mcmac.co.za https://www.facebook.com/McMacPetSA https:....

  • Althea - Unable to transact online due to payfast .

  • Mericke - Not my bidvest card or my mom's bidvest card works when we try to swipe and pay. Every time it says declined! What's going on? .

    Bidvest Bank

  • Terri - The payment has not been loaded onto Courier Guy.

  • Jeanne - Not working on The Courier Guy's site.

  • D - Not loading the log in page.

  • Manuela - Cannot log into my account. .

Payfast components or services current status

Component Status
General MAINTENANCE
Credit & Cheque cards OK
Instant EFT OK
Integrations OK
Other payment methods OK

Payment processing service that supports credit and cheque card transactions, recurring payments, and integrates with major South African banks like Absa, FNB, and Capitec.

Monitoring Payfast since April 2024

Tracking 37 Payfast services and regions

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88 incidents in 2025

How to monitor the status of Payfast and all your dependencies?

IsDown is a status page aggregator that monitors if Payfast and all your dependencies are experiencing issues. We combine the status of all the services you dependent and provide a clear view of all your vendors health in one place. We not only monitor official information but also crowdsourced reports. That means that even when Payfast, per example, doesn't report an outage, you will still be notified if other users are experiencing issues.

How IsDown monitors Payfast?

IsDown monitors Payfast health in almost real-time

Every few minutes we go to the status page of Payfast (and 4,670+ other services) and check if they are experiencing issues. We collect the status and outage information of Payfast's 37 components. Also, we not only monitor official sources but also user reports. Sometimes or a lot of times vendors take some time to report an incident, so by monitoring user reports we're able to alert you early.

The moment an issue is detected in Payfast, IsDown sends an alert and updates your status page

Not only you will get notified, but IsDown offers notification filters, so you can choose which issues you want to be notified about. This way you avoid getting all the incidents from Payfast and other services.

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What you get when monitoring Payfast with IsDown

Track Payfast incidents and downtimes by severity

IsDown checks Payfast official status page for major/minor outages or downtimes. A major outage is when Payfast experiences a critical issue that severely affects one or more services/regions. A minor incident is when Payfast experiences a small issue affecting a small percentage of its customer's applications. An example is the performance degradation of an application. The moment we detect a Payfast outage, we send you an alert and update your dashboard and status page.

Get alerted as soon as users reports problems with Payfast

Payfast and other vendors don't always report outages on time. IsDown collects user reports to provide early detection of outages. This way, even without an official status update, you can stay ahead of possible problems.

All the details of Payfast outages and downtimes

IsDown collects all information from the outages published in Payfast status page to provide the context of the outage. If available, we gather the title, description, time of the outage, status, and outage updates. Another important piece of information is the affected services/regions which we use to filter the notifications that impact your business.

Prepare for upcoming Payfast maintenance events

Payfast publishes scheduled maintenance events on their status page. IsDown collects all the information for each event and creates a feed that people can follow to ensure they are not surprised by unexpected downtime or problems. We also send the feed in our weekly report, alerting the next maintenances that will take place.

Only get alerted on the Payfast outages that impact your business

IsDown monitors Payfast and all their 37 components that can be affected by an outage. IsDown allows you to filter the notifications and status page alerts based on the components you care about. For example, you can choose which components or regions affect your business and filter out all other outages. This way you avoid alert fatigue in your team.

One platform to monitor all your external dependencies

Our tool was build to be the best way to monitor all your external dependencies in one place. IsDown not only will help you monitor Payfast but also 4,670 other services. Your team and customers will have a clear view of all your dependencies and their status, making it easier to identify and resolve issues.

Monitor Payfast and all your external dependencies in real-time

Add all your dependencies to your dashboard. IsDown will monitor them in real-time and send you alerts when there is an issue. You can also create a status page for a bird-eye view and share it with your team.

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Get notified imediatelly when there's an issue with Payfast or other services

Not only you will get notified, but IsDown offers notification filters, so you can choose which issues you want to be notified about. This way you avoid getting all the incidents from Payfast and other services.

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Get notified imediatelly when there's an issue with Payfast or other services

Send outage information from Payfast and other services to your tools

IsDown integrates with 20+ tools. Connect the status of Payfast and 4,670 other vendors to your tools to receive vendor outage alerts exactly where your team needs them.

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Share Payfast status in your status page

Create a status page that can easily be access by your team and customers. You can make it public or private, and customize it to your needs. This will be your first line of communication when there's the question 'Is Payfast down?'

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Payfast Downdetector vs IsDown

Need similar to Downdetector Payfast alerts? IsDown might be the solution for you. While Downdetector relies on user-submitted reports to detect Payfast outages, IsDown monitors Payfast's status page for verified, detailed incident information. Here's why official monitoring provides better reliability for your business:

Features
Downdetector
Official Payfast status page monitoring with real-time incident details.
Monitor 4,670+ services including Payfast in a single dashboard.
Instant Payfast outage alerts sent to Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and more.
Combined monitoring of Payfast official status and user-reported issues.
Maintenance feed for Payfast
Granular alerts filtering by Payfast components and regions.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Payfast down today?

Payfast is down. You can check Payfast status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Payfast official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

What is the current Payfast status?

Payfast seems to be having problems. You can check Payfast status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.

Is there a Payfast outage now?

Yes, there is an ongoing outage. You can check the details on the top of the page.

Is Payfast down today or just slow?

Yes, Payfast might be slow has there's an ongoing outage. You can check the details on the top of the page.

How are Payfast outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Payfast official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.

Is Payfast having an outage right now?

Payfast last outage was on December 11, 2025 with the title "Degraded Processing on Gateway"

How to check if Payfast is down?

Why use IsDown to monitor Payfast instead of the official status page?

Because IsDown is a status page aggregator, which means that we aggregate the status of multiple cloud services. You can monitor Payfast and all the services that impact your business. Get a dashboard with the health of all services and status updates. Set up notifications via Slack, Datadog, PagerDuty, and more, when a service you monitor has issues or when maintenances are scheduled.

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Payfast?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Payfast is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Payfast's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.

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