Stripe Status · History · Incident #6450

RESOLVED

Elevated Bancontact errors

Minor · Started Aug 16, 2026 · 10:39 PM

Duration

7h 49m
Severity

Minor
Detection lead

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User reports

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Summary

Elevated Bancontact errors

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
Resolved

Aug 17, 2026 · 6:29 AM
Duration

7h 49m
Severity

None

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

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Investigating
Aug 16 · 10:39 PM Stripe

We're currently investigating elevated errors on Bancontact payments. We'll post an update soon.
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Investigating
Aug 16 · 11:05 PM Stripe

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.
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Resolved
Aug 17 · 6:29 AM Stripe

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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