Card declined

The bank said no to the charge. Usually an expired card, a bank limit, or a bank that wants you to confirm the payment yourself.

What you saw

Pay now came back with the bank's own words under the button, or the invoice stayed open after its due date and turned Overdue.

What to do

  1. 1

    Read what the bank said

    The reason comes from Stripe as the bank gave it: expired card, insufficient funds, authentication required…

  2. 2

    Add another card or fix this one

    Billing & plan › Payment › + Add a card, keep Make it the default on. Or ask your bank to let the payment through.

    Open Billing & plan ↗

  3. 3

    Pay the open invoice

    Pay now on the strip, on Overview or in Invoices. Without waiting, a declined card is also retried on day 3 and day 5.

Cards and payment · Unpaid invoices

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