Major incident

Mercado Pago: InStore QR – Rejected Payments (MLA)

Oct 19, 2026, 10:02 UTC
started
11:50 UTC
resolved
1 h 48 min
duration

Affected: QR MLA

Current status of Mercado Pago: Operational — live Mercado Pago status

Timeline

  1. Oct 19, 2026, 10:02 UTC
    identified
    We are investigating an increase in payment declines affecting in-store QR transactions in Argentina (MLA).
  2. Oct 19, 2026, 11:50 UTC
    resolved
    This incident has been resolved.

Updates as published by Mercado Pago (original).

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