Mastercard outage: Australians left scrambling as major payment provider suffers sudden failure on Saturday
5 sources·Updated August 15, 2026
Mastercard outage
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- The West Australian·17h agoMastercard payments declined due to 'global' issue
Customers have had their Mastercard declined as part of a global issue, with an Australian bank sending an alert to users.
Read at The West Australian → - Bloomberg Technology·18h agoMastercard Says Brief Australia Payment Disruption Is Resolved
Mastercard card payments were temporarily declined for some Australian customers on Saturday afternoon because of a global issue that has since been resolved, according to the company.
Read at Bloomberg Technology → - Daily Mail News·19h agoPayment outage hits Australia: Customers stranded at the checkout and unable to use Mastercard, Apple Pay and Android Pay
Customers claimed they had been unable to complete transactions using bank cards, Apple Pay, Android Pay and MasterCard on Saturday.
Read at Daily Mail News → - 7NEWS Australia·19h agoMastercard payments being ‘restored’ after ‘global outage’ hit Aussie shoppers
Tap-and-go methods including digital wallet payments had been declining.
Read at 7NEWS Australia → - The West Australia·20h agoMastercard outage: Australians left scrambling as major payment provider suffers sudden failure on Saturday
A major payments outage has blindsided Australians, with most of the country’s major banks and digital payment providers suffering an unexplained failure on Saturday afternoon.
Read at The West Australia →
