Is Payfast Down?
Payfast status updated a few minutes ago
What is Payfast status right now?
Payfast is having a minor outage
IsDown is reporting that Payfast is having issues.
IsDown last checked Payfast status on at . We've received 0 user reports in the past 24 hours.
Ongoing Incident
started 4 months ago
Standard Bank EFT payments
Monitoring since Apr 2024
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235 incidents caught
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37 components tracked in real-time
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Payfast service health over the last 24 hours
This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Payfast service health 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.
Payfast Outage Map
See where users report Payfast is down. The map shows recent Payfast outages from around the world.
Payfast Outage Map
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Payfast Downtime Health — Last 90 Days
In the last 90 days, Payfast had 15 incidents (8 major outages and 7 minor incidents) with a median duration of 1 hour 36 minutes.
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Latest Payfast outages detected by IsDown
Check Payfast status history below. IsDown detects when Payfast is down, tracking both official outages and user-reported issues.
| Title | Started At | Duration |
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We are currenctly experiencing technical issues with upstream service providers. Issue is urgentl...
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Feb 10, 2026 at 07:57 PM UTC
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39 minutes |
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We have identified an issue affecting card transactions on Aggregation.
Teams are busy engaging ...
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Feb 02, 2026 at 03:30 PM UTC
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about 7 hours |
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Calls to our Helpdesk are currently offline, we are in contact with External Partners on this mat...
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Feb 02, 2026 at 02:13 PM UTC
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about 8 hours |
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A problem affecting Bidvest Acquiring merchants has been identified on Gateway.
Teams are busy e...
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Feb 02, 2026 at 02:09 PM UTC
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about 11 hours |
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Immediate Payouts have been disabled for the moment on Aggregation. We are in contact with Extern...
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Jan 28, 2026 at 07:53 AM UTC
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23 minutes |
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A problem with processing via Gateway platform has been identified.
Teams are urgently attending...
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Dec 11, 2025 at 07:01 AM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently n...
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Dec 09, 2025 at 10:07 AM UTC
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about 4 hours |
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A problem with the Aggregation Developer documents has been identified, the links are currently n...
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Dec 09, 2025 at 09:03 AM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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A problem with PayBill transactions on Gateway has been identified, this is having an impact on P...
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Dec 04, 2025 at 08:36 AM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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Payments using FnB for both Aggregation Instant EFT and Gateway SiD are currently degraded. The ...
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Dec 01, 2025 at 04:26 AM UTC
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1 day |
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Payfast Scheduled Maintenances
Check upcoming Payfast maintenance windows. 1 scheduled maintenances may affect Payfast status.
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Feb 15 2026Aggregation System Maintenance
Scheduled for February 15, 2026 at 07:00 PM EST · until 10:00 PM EST
The Aggregation Platform will be undergoing maintenance on Monday the 16th February 2026 from 2am-5am. During this window we do expect some interruption to processing and system availability.
Payfast Components Status
Check if any Payfast component is down. View the current status of 5 services and regions.
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| General | MAINTENANCE |
| Credit & Cheque cards | OK |
| Instant EFT | OK |
| Integrations | OK |
| Other payment methods | OK |
About Payfast Status and Outage Monitoring
IsDown has monitored Payfast continuously since April 2024, tracking this Payment Processing for 1 year. Over that time, we've documented 235 outages and incidents, averaging 10.7 per month. When Payfast goes down, incidents typically resolve within 286 minutes based on historical data.
We monitor Payfast's official status page across 37 components organized into 5 groups. IsDown interprets Payfast statuses (operational, degraded performance, partial outage, and major outage) to deliver precise health metrics and filter alerts by the components you actually use.
To check if Payfast is down, IsDown combines official status data with user reports for early detection. Vendors often delay acknowledging problems, so user reports help us alert you before the official announcement.
Engineering and operations teams rely on IsDown to track Payfast status and receive verified outage alerts through Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, or 20+ other integrations.
How IsDown Monitors Payfast
IsDown checks Payfast's status page every few minutes, across all 37 components. We combine official status data with user reports to detect when Payfast is down, often before the vendor announces it.
When Payfast status changes, IsDown sends alerts to your preferred channels. Filter by severity to skip noise and focus on outages that affect your business.
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 report 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.
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Payfast Downdetector vs IsDown
Looking for Payfast outage alerts like Downdetector? IsDown monitors Payfast's official status page for verified incident data, not just user reports. Know exactly when Payfast is down, which components are affected, and when service health is restored. Here's why official Payfast status monitoring beats crowdsourced detection:
| Features | IsDown | Downdetector |
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| Official Payfast status page monitoring. Know when Payfast is down with real time incident details. | ||
| Monitor 5,850+ services including Payfast in a single dashboard. | ||
| Instant Payfast outage alerts sent to Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and more. | ||
| Combined monitoring: Payfast official status plus user reports for early outage detection. | ||
| 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 as 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 February 10, 2026 with the title "Aggregation payments"
How often does Payfast go down?
IsDown has tracked 235 Payfast incidents since April 2024. When Payfast goes down, incidents typically resolve within 286 minutes.
Is Payfast down for everyone or just me?
Check the Payfast status at the top of this page. IsDown combines official status page data with user reports to show whether Payfast is down for everyone or if the issue is on your end.
What Payfast components does IsDown monitor?
IsDown monitors 37 Payfast components in real-time, tracking the official status page for outages, degraded performance, and scheduled maintenance.
How to check if Payfast is down?
- Subscribe (if possible) to updates on the official status page.
- Create an account in IsDown. Start monitoring Payfast and get alerts in real-time when Payfast has outages.
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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