Stripe incident

Elevated Bancontact errors

Resolved after 7 hours 49 minutes, affecting Acquirers and payment methods, on August 16, 2026.

resolved Aug 17, 2026, 06:29 AM UTC

From 21:00 on Aug 16 to 01:50 on Aug 17 UTC, some Bancontact payments experienced elevated processing errors. This issue has now been resolved.

Started
Aug 16, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 17, 2026, 06:29 AM UTC
Duration
7h 49m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 16, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC

Affected components

Acquirers and payment methods

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 16, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC

    We're currently investigating elevated errors on Bancontact payments. We'll post an update soon.

  2. investigating Aug 16, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC

    We continue seeing elevated errors on Bancontact payments. We've identified the cause as external to the Stripe infrastructure. We will continue to monitor and will post an update as soon as possible.

  3. resolved Aug 17, 2026, 06:29 AM UTC

    From 21:00 on Aug 16 to 01:50 on Aug 17 UTC, some Bancontact payments experienced elevated processing errors. This issue has now been resolved.

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