Resolved

Last updated: November 1, 2026 at 09:20 AM UTC

Bank transfers downtime in Nigeria resolved

Affected Components

Bank TransfersBank transfersCard transactionsCentral SwitchDedicated Virtual AccountsManaged AccountsNigeriaNigerian-issued cardsPay with Transfer

Updates

Resolved

November 1, 2026 at 09:20 AM UTC

Paystack reports that the Nigeria bank transfers downtime incident has been resolved.

Resolved

October 31, 2026 at 02:09 PM UTC

Paystack has resolved the incident affecting transactions with Nigerian-issued cards.

Monitoring

October 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM UTC

Issue has been rectified by the downstream provider and Paystack is monitoring the results.

Investigating

October 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM UTC

Paystack is investigating a higher than usual failure rate on transactions with Nigerian-issued cards caused by processor downtime.

Monitoring

October 31, 2026 at 09:43 AM UTC

Paystack reports transfers are succeeding again after Central Switch improvements, with monitoring ongoing until full recovery is confirmed.

Monitoring

October 31, 2026 at 09:40 AM UTC

Paystack reports transfers are succeeding again after Central Switch improvements, with monitoring ongoing until full recovery is confirmed.

Investigating

October 30, 2026 at 08:16 PM UTC

Paystack is investigating increased transfer failures caused by downtime with the Central Switch in Nigeria.