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Is MasterCard Down?

FinTech & PaymentsLive status, outages, and incident history

Partly. Some of MasterCard is down.

MasterCard is in a partial outage as of August 25, 2026. Some components are down and others are still running, so check the list below to see whether your region or feature is affected.

Partial OutageChecked just nowLive, rechecked every 60s
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How we know: the official MasterCard status page, PulsAPI's own check every 60 seconds, and outage reports from engineers. How PulsAPI monitoring works

MasterCard Component Status

2 of 296 MasterCard components are impaired. Worst problems listed first.

2major outage294operational
MDES Customer Service — Sandbox
Major Outage
Merchant Match Tool — Sandbox
Major Outage
Account Catalog Services — Production
Operational

293 more components tracked

Their status is in the bar above. Free accounts see every component by name.

Also tracking Account Catalog Services — Sandbox, Account Information and Account Verification — Production, Account Information and Account Verification — Sandbox, Account to Account Commerce — Production, Account to Account Commerce — Sandbox, Aiia Enterprise — Production, Aiia Enterprise — Sandbox, Aiia Pay & Data — Production, Aiia Pay & Data — Sandbox, AML Account Risk API — Production, AML Account Risk API — Sandbox, Automatic Billing Updater — Production, and 281 more.

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Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent MasterCard Outages & Incidents

Incident history from the official MasterCard status page, including resolution updates.

No recent incidents reported by the vendor.

MasterCard Uptime History

Daily uptime recorded by PulsAPI over the last 90 days, with the days that carried a MasterCard incident marked. Each day is measured from our own checks, so the record continues even when the vendor publishes nothing.

Uptime history91 days observed
May 2717.76% average · 89 days with incidentsAug 25

Going further back: MasterCard uptime by month and every recorded MasterCard outage.

Live MasterCard Outage Reports

Problems reported by engineers using MasterCard. Reports often appear 10 to 20 minutes before the official status page moves, and stay on this page for 90 days.

Reports, last 24 hours0 total
24h agoNothing reportednow
7 most recent reports
Service DownSevereNew South Wales, Australiaabout 9 days ago

I Could not pay with several mastercad cads

Service DownSevereWestern Australia, Australiaabout 9 days ago

Unable to pay with Mastercard debit card

Service DownSevereVictoria, Australiaabout 9 days ago

Mastercard payments not processing

Service DownSevereNew South Wales, Australiaabout 9 days ago

Can't pay at JBHIFI with Mastercard as service is down

Service DownSevereWestern Australia, Australiaabout 9 days ago
Service DownSevereMichigan, United Statesabout 9 days ago

Payment processing down

Service DownSevereQueensland, Australiaabout 9 days ago

Mastercard payments not working

Are you seeing MasterCard problems too?

Reports are anonymous, take about ten seconds, and help the next engineer who checks.

About MasterCard

Mastercard is a global payment network processing billions of transactions across 210+ countries and territories. Track Mastercard status and outages here.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured MasterCard uptime at 98.44%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for MasterCard are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

MasterCard Status FAQ

Is MasterCard down right now?

PulsAPI checks MasterCard every 60 seconds. The verdict at the top of this page comes from the latest poll of the official MasterCard status feed and refreshes automatically, so you are not looking at a stale cached answer.

What should I do if MasterCard is not working?

Check the component list on this page first to see if your failure matches a known outage. If it does, you can report the issue for other engineers, follow the incident timeline for vendor updates, and run any fallback your app supports until MasterCard recovers.

How do I check MasterCard uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks MasterCard uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 98.44%. A free PulsAPI account unlocks the full 90-day SLA history and incident timeline for MasterCard.

How fast does PulsAPI detect MasterCard outages?

PulsAPI polls the official MasterCard status page every 60 seconds and usually delivers alerts to Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, or email in under 4 seconds after detection. That is often faster than someone on your team notices on their own.

Does PulsAPI track individual MasterCard components?

Yes. PulsAPI monitors 296 individual MasterCard components, so you can see which service or region is affected instead of a generic "service degraded" banner.

Can I get alerts when MasterCard goes down?

Yes. Create a PulsAPI account and subscribe to MasterCard. Email alerts are included on the free Starter plan. Paid plans add Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, and webhooks whenever MasterCard status changes.

How do I report an issue with MasterCard to the community?

Click "Report an issue" at the top of this page, pick the issue type and severity, and optionally add your region and a short note. Reports are anonymous and help other engineers spot MasterCard problems early. Official status pages often lag real incidents by 10 to 20 minutes.

Is there a free way to monitor MasterCard?

Yes. PulsAPI's Starter plan includes up to 25 monitored services with Slack and email alerts, and the 30-day free trial requires no credit card. You can monitor MasterCard alongside up to 24 other services at pulsapi.com/signup.

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