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Global Financial Service Disruptions

Bancontact (as seen by Mollie)

payment network · BE · Europe

UnexplainedStatus: resolvedTier 2Severity 1 of 5Evidence confidence: lowAnalyst-verified

Mollie reported a partial external Bancontact disruption on 5 Nov 2026 for 52 minutes in which some consumers could not pay.

First disruption
Nov 5 09:59 UTC
First public signal
unknown
Acknowledged
unknown
Restored
Nov 5 10:51 UTC
Duration
0.87 hours
DFX first recorded
Nov 5 14:58 UTC

What was restricted

card authScope: single service

Some consumers unable to pay with Bancontact.

Cause, kept in separate layers

What the institution said
'External - Bancontact: partial disruption'
DFX classification
Unexplained (cyber: unconfirmed)

Evidence

Other restrictions at Bancontact (as seen by Mollie)