What is Payfast current status?

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

How to monitor or check Payfast status?

You can use IsDown service or go to Payfast official status page. Some accounts also use Twitter to communicate the status.

How can I be notified when Payfast is having issues?

You can create an account in IsDown and monitor multiple services or subscribe for updates on the official status page. IsDown will send you a notification in real-time when Payfast has issues. Payfast official status page might also offer notification options such as email, SMS, or Slack.

Is Payfast Down? Check Payfast status and current outages

Q: Is Payfast down today?

Payfast was not down today according to the official status page. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported. IsDown continuously monitors the Payfast status page, looking for the latest outages and issues affecting customers. Check all recent outages in the section 'Latest Payfast outages, issues and problems' at the top of the page.

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Payfast issues reported by users in the last 24 hours

This chart displays 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.

Payfast outage history

IsDown has tracked 185 incidents since started monitoring Payfast status in April 2024. We collect data from 4200+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage.

May 16 2025

In store payments

3 days ago · lasted about 1 hour

A problem with Point of sale transactions has been identified and is being looked into with External Partners
May 14 2025

Standard Bank Auths

5 days ago · lasted about 3 hours

A problem affecting Standard Bank card-holders has been identified. This is impacting credit card payments on both Aggregation and Gateway currently. We are in contact with External Partners on the matter.
May 13 2025

MCP payments

6 days ago · lasted about 1 hour

A problem with Multi-Currency Pricing payments has been identified and is being looked into currently. This will affect non-South African Rand payments.
Apr 2024 ...

IsDown started monitoring Payfast status

We've tracked and collected 185 incidents since started monitoring Payfast status

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Latest user comments about Payfast problems

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Patricia

3 months ago

Payment not going through
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Ridwaan

Capitec 3 months ago

We do not see it on our online store
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Lelanie

4 months ago

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

5 months ago

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...
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Marco

6 months ago

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

6 months ago

There was an issue processing your payment. Try again or use a different payment method.
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eric

7 months ago

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Althea

8 months ago

Unable to transact online due to payfast
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Mericke

Bidvest Bank 10 months ago

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?
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Terri

11 months ago

The payment has not been loaded onto Courier Guy
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Jeanne

11 months ago

Not working on The Courier Guy's site
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D

about 1 year ago

Not loading the log in page
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Manuela

about 1 year ago

Cannot log into my account.

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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 slow today?

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.

When was the last Payfast outage?

Payfast last outage was on May 16, 2025 with the title "In store payments"

Payfast not working for you? How do I know if Payfast is down?

Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
Reach out to their Twitter account.
Find their support at their official website.
Find their support contact at their official status page.

How can I check Payfast status and outages?

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?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if a service 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. The integration allows us to provide more details about the outage, 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.

Want to be informed about Payfast status changes?

IsDown offers an easy way to monitor Payfast with maximum flexibility

Major Outages Notifications

IsDown monitors Payfast for major outages. A major outage is when Payfast experiences a critical issue that severely affects one or more services/regions. When Payfast marks an incident as a major outage, IsDown updates its internal status, the customer status page and dashboard. Depending on the customer settings, IsDown will also send notifications.

Minor Outages Notifications

IsDown monitors Payfast status page for minor outages. A minor outage 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. When a minor outage occurs, IsDown updates its internal status and shares that information on the customer status page. Depending on the customer settings, IsDown will also send notifications.

Outage Details

IsDown collects all information from the outages published in Payfast status page to provide the most accurate information. 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.

Maintenance Feed

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.

Component Filtering

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.

Early Outage Indicators

Payfast and other vendors don’t always report outages on time. Our crowdsourced status platform helps you stay ahead of outages. Users report issues and outages, sharing details on what problems they are facing. We use that info to provide early signs of outages. This way, even without an official update, you can stay ahead of possible problems.

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