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Error number:
2000
Error message:
2000: Notauthed: The authorisation was declined by the bank.
Explanation:
When this error message is received/displayed it is due to the transaction having been declined by the bank.
This error can be caused due to a number of reasons and can also be issued by either the card Issuing bank (the shoppers bank) or the Merchant Bank (your own bank).
When this error message is displayed from the card issuing bank it is usually due to:
- Insufficient funds in the shoppers account.
- Spending limit has been reached by the card holder.
- Bank account has been closed for the shopper.
- Funds unavailable.
Also when encountered from the merchant bank the usual cause is - Issue with the merchant account. Authorisation could not be performed.
Solution:
If you get this error message, and you are using protocol minimum of 3.00 for your transactions we will return a 2 digit code that has been issued by the bank to explain the reason for the decline.
For businesses using older versions of the Opayo protocols you can perform a reporting and admin API command that will enable you to obtain the decline code and then raise this with the bank.
Although Opayo does not know the descriptions of these codes they can be taken to the bank who will be able to provide the reason for the transaction being declined. You may then be able to process another transaction for the shopper that will be authorised, and approved without issue.