Resolved after 1 hour 16 minutes, affecting Acquirers and payment methods, on February 21, 2026.
Between 06:00 - 12:47 UTC, we observed elevated failures for transactions on cards issued by a French issuing bank due to 3DS authentication errors on the Cartes Bancaires network. This issue was external to Stripe and is now resolved.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Feb 21, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC
We're currently investigating a service disruption impacting transactions with a French issuing bank starting at 06:00 UTC. We will provide an update as soon as it becomes available.
- resolved Feb 21, 2026, 01:31 PM UTC
Between 06:00 - 12:47 UTC, we observed elevated failures for transactions on cards issued by a French issuing bank due to 3DS authentication errors on the Cartes Bancaires network. This issue was external to Stripe and is now resolved.
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