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Global Financial Service Disruptions

GoCardless (Bacs Direct Debit collections)

payment processor · GB · UK · GoCardless Ltd

UnexplainedStatus: resolvedTier 2Severity 2 of 5Evidence confidence: mediumAnalyst-verified

GoCardless reported a Bacs processing issue that affected a batch of submissions from 30 Sept 2026; payments due for collection on 2 Oct were resubmitted and collected on 5 Oct.

First disruption
Sep 30
First public signal
unknown
Acknowledged
unknown
Restored
Oct 5
Duration
not established
DFX first recorded
Nov 5 14:58 UTC

What was restricted

achpayoutsScope: single service

Direct Debit collections due 2 Oct were resubmitted and collected on 5 Oct, delaying merchant funds about three days.

Cause, kept in separate layers

What the institution said
'Bacs processing issue' affecting a batch of submissions made on 30 Sept
DFX classification
Unexplained (cyber: unconfirmed)
Conflicting reports
Whether the fault was at GoCardless, its sponsor bank or Bacs is not stated.

Evidence