Reported Start Time: 11:30 GMT 18 November 2025 Reported End Time: 16:55 GMT 18 November 2025
Next Update: No further updates as the issue is resolved.
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Posted Nov 18, 2025 - 18:59 EST
Monitoring
Visa is aware of a service disruption with a third party provider Cloudflare (https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/) that may have caused intermittent issues processing Visa Consumer Authentication Services - VCAS (3DS) transactions due to an external internet event.
The issue has since been mitigated however we are monitoring to confirm it has been fully resolved.
Reported Start Time: 11:30 GMT 18 November 2025 Reported End Time: 16:55 GMT 18 November 2025
Impact: Issuers may be experiencing downgraded performance when attempting to complete VCAS authentication. Depending on merchant logic post authentication, impacted transactions may not have been authorized or would have been authorized as Attempts or Standard Electronic Commerce transactions.
Next Update: As status changes
Please do not hesitate to contact your local VISA support team if you have any questions or concerns.
This incident affected: VCAS Issuer Services, The Real-time Data Exchange (RDX), File Processor, Authentication Data Exchange (ADX), Reporting Extract, and VCAS Portal.