Afterpay incident

[Australia] Degraded performance - Afterpay Card

Resolved after 9 hours 15 minutes, affecting In-Store API, on May 8, 2026.

resolved May 08, 2026, 01:32 PM UTC

Following monitoring we can confirm that transactions have recovered to normal levels and the issue resolved.

Started
May 08, 2026, 04:17 AM UTC
Resolved
May 08, 2026, 01:32 PM UTC
Duration
9h 15m
Detected by Pingoru
May 08, 2026, 04:17 AM UTC

Affected components

In-Store API

Update timeline

  1. identified May 08, 2026, 04:17 AM UTC

    We are experiencing an elevated rate of Afterpay In-Store declined transactions. Please request customers try tapping their Afterpay card again, as this may help the payment go through.

  2. identified May 08, 2026, 05:37 AM UTC

    In-store decline rates for AU, NZ transactions have recovered to normal levels. We are continuing to monitor US, CA regions.

  3. monitoring May 08, 2026, 06:37 AM UTC

    Decline rates have returned to normal levels. We are continuing to monitor US, CA with our downstream provider.

  4. resolved May 08, 2026, 01:32 PM UTC

    Following monitoring we can confirm that transactions have recovered to normal levels and the issue resolved.

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