Stripe Status · History · Incident #148974

RESOLVED

Elevated declines on Mastercard

Minor · Started Oct 15, 2026 · 6:35 PM

  • Duration

    2h 18m

  • Severity

    Minor

  • Detection lead

    —

  • User reports

    —

Summary

Elevated declines on Mastercard

From 16:50 to 18:27 UTC on October 15, 2026, Mastercard payment processing experienced elevated error rates and response times, resulting in increased authorization declines. Failures were highly concentrated in wallet and tokenized transactions. The issue is resolved.


  • Started

    Oct 15, 2026 · 6:35 PM

  • Resolved

    Oct 15, 2026 · 8:53 PM

  • Duration

    2h 18m

  • Severity

    None

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • ◆

    Identified

    Oct 15 · 6:35 PM Stripe

    We're currently investigating elevated error rates and response times affecting MasterCard payment processing.

  • ◉

    Monitoring

    Oct 15 · 7:51 PM Stripe

    As of 18:27 UTC, elevated Mastercard authorization errors have recovered. We're continuing to validate that this issue is fully resolved.

  • ✓

    Resolved

    Oct 15 · 8:53 PM Stripe

    From 16:50 to 18:27 UTC on October 15, 2026, Mastercard payment processing experienced elevated error rates and response times, resulting in increased authorization declines. Failures were highly concentrated in wallet and tokenized transactions. The issue is resolved.

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