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Failed payment reasons

Common payment failure reasons and how to resolve them.

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Common failure reasons

Failure Reason

Description

Payment failed due to card requiring authentication

The card was declined as the transaction requires authentication. The customer should try again and authenticate their card when prompted during the transaction.

Payment failed due to failed authorization

The payment can't be authorized. The customer needs to try again, and if it's still not processing, contact their card issuer.

Payment failed due to the issuer requiring contact

The customer needs to contact their card issuer for more information.

Payment failed due to the card not supporting this type of purchase

The card does not support this type of purchase. The customer needs to contact their card issuer to make sure their card can be used to make this type of purchase.

Payment failed due to the card exceeding the available limit

The customer has exceeded the balance, credit limit, or transaction amount limit available on their card and needs to contact their card issuer for more information.

Payment failed due to unsupported currency

The card does not support the specified currency. The customer needs to check with the issuer whether the card can be used for the type of currency being processed.

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