Failed Payment Response Guide
Australia
American Express Payments
Successful Payments
Payment Response Code | 00, 08, 11, 16 | |
Payment Response | approved | |
Subscription Invoice Status** | Active | |
Invoice Status | Paid | |
Transaction Status | Success | |
Payment Provider Response | Approved | |
Payment Response Description | The transaction was successful. | |
Payment Method Status | Valid | |
What It Means | The transaction was successful. Payments will continue as scheduled. | |
Suggested Actions (For Integrators) | N/A | |
Suggested Actions (For Merchants) | N/A | |
Suggested Actions (For Customers) | N/A |
** Only available to integrators on subscription model.
Failed Payments - Fund and Card Issues
Payment Response Code | 51, P9 | 33, 54 | 04, 07, 41, 43 | 61, 65 | |
Payment Response | Insufficient_funds | expired_card | lost_or_stolen_card | limit_exceeded | |
Subscription Invoice Status** | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | |
Invoice Status | Past_Due | Past_Due | Past_Due | Past_Due | |
Transaction Status | Failed | Failed | Failed | Failed | |
Payment Provider Response (Description) | 51: Insufficient funds P9: Enter lesser amount | Expired card | 04, 07: Refer to card issuer 41, 43: Declined
| 61: Exceeds withdrawal limit 65: Exceeds withdrawal frequency limit | |
Payment Response Description | Payment method has insufficient funds at the time of the transaction. | The credit card has expired. Please use a different payment method. | Transaction rejected by customer's bank due to the card being reported lost or stolen. Please use a different payment method or contact your issuing bank | Transaction exceeded the customer's payment method daily withdrawal or activity limit. | |
Payment Method Status | Valid | Invalidated | Invalidated | Valid | |
What It Means | At the time of the transaction, the customer did not have enough funds to cover the transaction.
Sometimes, the bank will send us this reason code when they’ve identified fraudulent activity or transactions which are outside of the customer’s regular spend pattern.
The risk rules of the customer bank are outside of our control. Majority of transactions that generate this response code are due to genuine insufficient funds.
Payments will stop if maximum failed attempts have been reached. | Expired card.
Payment stops immediately until issue is resolved.
| The bank has advised that payment method provided has been reported as lost or stolen.
Payment stops immediately until issue is resolved. | The customer or customer’s bank has imposed spend limits. Payments will stop if maximum failed attempts have been reached. | |
Suggested Actions (For Integrators) | You can retry the transaction on a later date without having to recreate the payment method, but we would suggest not retrying on the same day. | Please confirm with the business or customer what the payment method should be.
Do not attempt to retry the transaction until the payment method token has been recreated.
Once the payment method token has been recreated, you can schedule a retry. | Please confirm with the business or customer what the payment method should be.
Do not attempt to retry the transaction until the payment method token has been recreated.
Once the payment method token has been recreated, you can schedule a retry. | You can retry the transaction on a later date without having to recreate the payment method, but we would suggest not retrying on the same day. | |
Suggested Actions (For Merchants) | You can retry the transaction on a later date, but we would suggest not retrying on the same day as it’s unlikely that the customer would have enough funds available within the same day. | Do not attempt to retry the payment.
You should ask the customer for an alternative payment method. | Do not attempt to retry the payment. You should ask the customer for an alternative payment method. | You can retry the transaction on a later date, but we would suggest not retrying on the same day. | |
Suggested Actions (For Customers) | Please ensure there are enough funds in your account before the due date of the next transaction. | Please check that the details of the credit card (expiry date and credit card number) provided to the business are correct. Or you can provide the business with an alternate payment method. | Please check with your banking institution on your account. Or you can provide the business with an alternate payment method. | Please increase the daily transaction limit on your account, or let the business know when another attempt can be made. |
** Only available to integrators on subscription model.
Failed Payments - Bank Issues
Payment Response Code | 01, 02, 05, 12, 13, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 62, 75, 87, 93, N0 | 10, 89 | |
Payment Response | customer_to_contact_bank | declined | |
Subscription Invoice Status** | Inactive | Inactive | |
Invoice Status | Past_Due | Past_Due | |
Transaction Status | Failed | Failed | |
Payment Provider Response (Description) | 01, 02, 05: Refer to card issuer 12: Invalid transaction 13: Invalid amount 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 75, 93: Declined 62: Restricted card 87: Bad track data N0: Unable to authorise | 10: Approved 89: Invalid Route Service | |
Payment Response Description | Transaction rejected by customer’s bank. Please use a different payment method or contact your issuing bank. | This transaction was declined by the bank. | |
Payment Method Status | Valid | Valid | |
What It Means | Due to some rules that the customer’s bank applies, the transaction is rejected.
The bank could have set up rules around duplicate detection, fraud or velocity that might have triggered the rejected transaction.
Some of these rules apply when the customer has reached their spend limit for the day.
Payment stops immediately until issue is resolved. | General decline by the bank, that could be for different reasons.
Payments will stop if maximum failed attempts have been reached.
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Suggested Actions (For Integrators) | Please confirm with the business or customer what the payment method should be.
Do not attempt to retry the transaction until the payment method token has been recreated.
Once the payment method token has been recreated, you can schedule a retry. | Please confirm with the business or customer what the payment method should be.
Do not attempt to retry the transaction until the payment method token has been recreated.
Once the payment method token has been recreated, you can schedule a retry. | |
Suggested Actions (For Merchants) | Ask the customer to contact their bank to ask why the transaction failed.
Until the matter is resolved between the customer and their bank, the transaction response will likely be the same, therefore we recommend that you request a different payment method. | Ask the customer to contact their bank to ask why the transaction failed. Until the matter is resolved between the customer and their bank, the transaction response will likely be the same, therefore we recommend that you request a different payment method. | |
Suggested Actions (For Customers) | The bank has rejected the transaction. Please contact your bank for the reason as to why the transaction had failed.
This will need to be resolved first before transactions can continue to be debited from this account. Or you can provide the business with an alternate payment method. | The bank has declined the transaction. Please contact your bank for the reason as to why the transaction had failed.
This will need to be resolved first before transactions can continue to be debited from this account. Or you can provide the business with an alternate payment method. |
** Only available to integrators on subscription model.
Failed Payments - Payment Method Issues
Payment Response Code | 14, 15, 82, T8 |
Payment Response | Invalid_payment_method |
Payment Response Description | Payment method details are invalid. Please use a different payment method. |
What It Means | The BSB or account number is incorrect and the bank is unable to match the details to any particular account. |
Suggested Actions | Please confirm with the business or customer what the payment method should be. Do not attempt to retry the transaction until the payment method token has been recreated. Once the payment method token has been recreated, you can schedule a retry. |
Suggested Actions | Do not attempt to retry the payment. You should ask the customer for an alternative payment method. Retrying a payment with the same payment details will yield the same failed payment response. |
Suggested Actions | Please check that all details of the account provided to the business are correct (E.g. Account Name, BSB Number, Account Number). Or you can provide the business with an alternate payment method. |
** Only available to integrators on subscription model.
Failed Payments - Suspected Fraud
Payment Response Code | 34, 59 | |
Payment Response | suspected_fraud | |
Subscription Invoice Status** | Inactive | |
Invoice Status | Past_Due | |
Transaction Status | Failed | |
Payment Provider Response (Description) | Declined
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Payment Response Description | Transaction rejected by customer's bank due to suspected fraud on the account. Please use a different payment method or contact your issuing bank | |
Payment Method Status | Invalidated | |
What It Means | The transaction is suspected to be fraudulent by the bank.
Payment stops immediately until issue is resolved. | |
Suggested Actions (For Integrators) | Please confirm with the business or customer what the payment method should be.
Do not attempt to retry the transaction until the payment method token has been recreated.
Once the payment method token has been recreated, you can schedule a retry. | |
Suggested Actions (For Merchants) | Do not attempt to retry the payment. You should ask the customer for an alternative payment method. | |
Suggested Actions (For Customers) | Please check with your banking institution on your account. Or you can provide the business with an alternate payment method. |
** Only available to integrators on subscription model.
Error Responses
Status | Error | |
Payment Response Code | 03, 06, 09, 19, 22, 23, 25, 30, 31, 58, 60, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 99 | |
Payment Response | bank_system_error | |
Subscription Invoice Status** | Inactive | |
Invoice Status | Past_Due | |
Transaction Status | Error | |
Payment Provider Response (Description) | 03: No merchant 06: Merchant/acquirer error 09: Acquirer busy 19, 22, 23, 25, 30, 58, 60, 91, 92, 94, 96: Declined 90: Declined - Please retry 99: System Error - Contact Gateway is error persists | |
Payment Response Description | An error occurred while processing the transaction. Please contact Ezypay support. | |
Payment Method Status | Valid | |
What It Means | An error has occurred while communicating with the payment provider. This could be due to a timeout issue that has caused the payment to be rejected. | |
Suggested Actions (For Integrators) | N/A | |
Suggested Actions (For Merchants) | N/A | |
Suggested Actions (For Customers) | N/A |
** Only available to integrators on subscription model.