No impact incident

Stripe: Elevated Bancontact errors

Affected: Acquirers and payment methods

Current status of Stripe: Operational — live Stripe status

Timeline

1. Oct 22, 2026, 14:18 UTC
   identified
   We're currently investigating a Partial Service disruption of the Bancontact payment method that began at 14:08 UTC. This issue is external to Stripe and is causing increased error rates for transactions processed through the Bancontact payment method. We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
2. Oct 22, 2026, 16:44 UTC
   resolved
   From 14:08 - 16:26 UTC there was a partial service disruption of the Bancontact payment method. Users may have experienced increased error rates for transactions processed through the Bancontact payment method. This issue was external to Stripe and is now resolved.

Updates as published by Stripe (original).