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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.


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
(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.


Retrying a payment with the same payment details will yield the same failed payment response. 

Suggested Actions
(For Customers)

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


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.

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