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Outage in Square

Service Disruption

Resolved Minor
August 15, 2026 - Started 3 days ago - Lasted about 1 hour

Incident Report

Summary AI Generated

Square experienced intermittent disruptions with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale lasting approximately one hour. Merchants were unable to reliably process Mastercard transactions, with Square recommending alternative payment methods as a workaround. The Engineering team investigated the issue while processing continued with non-Mastercard payment forms.

We are currently experiencing intermittent disruptions with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale. As a workaround, we recommend customers use a non-Mastercard form of payment if available. Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is investigating this issue. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
INVESTIGATING 3 days ago - at 08/15/2026 04:49AM

We are currently experiencing intermittent disruptions with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale. As a workaround, we recommend customers use a non-Mastercard form of payment if available.

Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is investigating this issue. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.

INVESTIGATING 3 days ago - at 08/15/2026 04:35AM

We are currently experiencing intermittent disruptions with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale. As a workaround, we recommend customers use a non-Mastercard form of payment if available.

Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is investigating this issue. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.

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