Critical incident
Brex: Mastercard Network Outage
Aug 15, 2026, 04:49 UTC
started
05:53 UTC
resolved
1 h 04 min
duration
Affected: Money movement: card authorization
Current status of Brex: Operational — live Brex status
Timeline
- Aug 15, 2026, 04:49 UTCidentifiedWe have identified that transactions may be declined incorrectly due to a Mastercard Network outage.
- Aug 15, 2026, 05:53 UTCresolvedMastercard Network Outage has been resolved, and transactions should now be correctly processed.
Updates as published by Brex (original).
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- Bitvavo 05:30 UTC · Technical Difficulties Affecting FIX API
- Authorize.net 05:25 UTC · API Connection/Endpoint Service Disruption - Sandbox Environment
- SumUp 05:14 UTC · Elevated card payment failures (Mastercard / Maestro)
- Toast System 05:11 UTC · (08/15/2026)Mastercard Payment Degradation
- CM.com 04:44 UTC · Mastercard issues on In person payments
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