Live status / Payments

PayU Africa is operating normally.

Signal updated 2d ago · Sep 15, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC

OperationalOfficial signal: none

Affected surface

Components

63 components

PayU Merchant Portal - South AfricaPayU / PayU Merchant Portal - South AfricaOperational

Fraud ChecksAnti-Fraud / Fraud ChecksOperational

South Africa Card Acquiring ABSAAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Card Acquiring ABSAOperational

Nigeria Card Acquiring ZenithAcquiring Links - Nigeria / Nigeria Card Acquiring ZenithOperational

Kenya Card Acquiring KCBAcquiring Links - Kenya / Kenya Card Acquiring KCBOperational

Uganda Card Acquiring KCBAcquiring Links - Uganda / Uganda Card Acquiring KCBOperational

Tanzania Card Acquiring KCBAcquiring Links - Tanzania / Tanzania Card Acquiring KCBOperational

Ethiopia Card Acquiring MCBAcquiring Links - Ethiopia / Ethiopia Card Acquiring MCBOperational

Zimbabwe Card Acquiring MCBAcquiring Links - Zimbabwe / Zimbabwe Card Acquiring MCBOperational

Treasury Settlement serviceTreasury Settlement / Treasury Settlement serviceOperational

ABSA IssuingIssuing Links PayU South Africa / ABSA IssuingOperational

South Africa - 3DSecureAnti-Fraud / South Africa - 3DSecureOperational

PayU Merchant Portal - NigeriaPayU / PayU Merchant Portal - NigeriaOperational

South Africa Card Acquiring NedbankAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Card Acquiring NedbankOperational

Nigeria Card Acquiring DiamondAcquiring Links - Nigeria / Nigeria Card Acquiring DiamondOperational

Kenya Card Acquiring EquityAcquiring Links - Kenya / Kenya Card Acquiring EquityOperational

Uganda MTN Mobile MoneyAcquiring Links - Uganda / Uganda MTN Mobile MoneyOperational

Tanzania Tigo Pesa MoneyAcquiring Links - Tanzania / Tanzania Tigo Pesa MoneyOperational

Nedbank IssuingIssuing Links PayU South Africa / Nedbank IssuingOperational

PayU Payments APIPayU / PayU Payments APIOperational

Nigeria - 3DSecureAnti-Fraud / Nigeria - 3DSecureOperational

South Africa Card Acquiring SBSAAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Card Acquiring SBSAOperational

Nigeria Card Acquiring AccessAcquiring Links - Nigeria / Nigeria Card Acquiring AccessOperational

Kenya mPesaAcquiring Links - Kenya / Kenya mPesaOperational

Uganda Airtel MoneyAcquiring Links - Uganda / Uganda Airtel MoneyOperational

Tanzania Airtel MoneyAcquiring Links - Tanzania / Tanzania Airtel MoneyOperational

Capitec IssuingIssuing Links PayU South Africa / Capitec IssuingOperational

PayU Redirect Payment PagePayU / PayU Redirect Payment PageOperational

Premium 3DSecure ProviderAnti-Fraud / Premium 3DSecure ProviderOperational

South Africa Card Acquiring FNBAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Card Acquiring FNBOperational

Nigeria Card Acquiring GTAcquiring Links - Nigeria / Nigeria Card Acquiring GTOperational

Kenya Airtel MoneyAcquiring Links - Kenya / Kenya Airtel MoneyOperational

PayULinkPayU / PayULinkOperational

South Africa DiscoveryMilesAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa DiscoveryMilesOperational

Nigeria Bank TransfersAcquiring Links - Nigeria / Nigeria Bank TransfersOperational

Kenya EquitelAcquiring Links - Kenya / Kenya EquitelOperational

PayU6 componentsOperational

Nigeria Verve Card AcquiringAcquiring Links - Nigeria / Nigeria Verve Card AcquiringOperational

Kenya Mobile BankingAcquiring Links - Kenya / Kenya Mobile BankingOperational

PayU South Africa ReportingPayU / PayU South Africa ReportingOperational

South Africa Capitec PayAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Capitec PayOperational

Anti-Fraud4 componentsOperational

South Africa Stitch EFTAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Stitch EFTOperational

Acquiring Links - South Africa17 componentsOperational

South Africa RCSAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa RCSOperational

South Africa Visa CheckoutAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Visa CheckoutOperational

Acquiring Links - Nigeria6 componentsOperational

South Africa EBucksAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa EBucksOperational

Acquiring Links - Kenya6 componentsOperational

South Africa PayPalAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa PayPalOperational

Acquiring Links - Uganda3 componentsOperational

South Africa Smart EFTAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa Smart EFTOperational

Acquiring Links - Tanzania3 componentsOperational

South Africa MobicredAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa MobicredOperational

Acquiring Links - Ethiopia1 componentsOperational

South Africa MasterPassAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa MasterPassOperational

Acquiring Links - Zimbabwe1 componentsOperational

South Africa ABSA LendingAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa ABSA LendingOperational

PayU Staging (Sandbox) environmentOfficial componentOperational

South Africa - PayU ReceiveAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa - PayU ReceiveOperational

Treasury Settlement1 componentsOperational

Issuing Links PayU South Africa3 componentsOperational

South Africa PayflexAcquiring Links - South Africa / South Africa PayflexOperational

0 of 52 affected

Last 30 days · Status timeline

What changed

05 updates

Status changed from maintenance to operationalAug 25, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC
Maintenance → Operational
PayU South Africa Sandbox / Staging environment service unavailableSep 8, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC
Operational → Degraded
Status changed from degraded to operationalSep 8, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Degraded → Operational
PayU South Africa Planned Maintenance: CapitecSep 11, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC
Operational → Maintenance
Status changed from maintenance to operationalSep 13, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC
Maintenance → Operational

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OutageOnly a source-declared service-wide outage.
DegradedAny active scoped component incident, including a component outage.
MaintenancePlanned work, unless a degradation or outage is active.
UnknownThe source has no fresh, usable signal.

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