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Managing Failed Payments

What causes payments to fail and how to retry them

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Written by Dani from Anchor
Updated over 2 years ago

When a payment fails, a relevant badge will appear on the invoice as follows:

Why might payments be rejected?

Common reasons for a payment to not be processed are listed below, along with the relevant note that will be presented on the invoice.

Failure reason

Presented message on the invoice

Card declined

Card was declined for an unknown reason. Have your client change the payment method.

Card declined due to invalid account

The card, or account the card is connected to, is invalid. Have your client change the payment method or resolve this issue.

Unauthorized payment

The customer has notified their bank that this payment was unauthorized.

Insufficient funds

Payment was declined due to insufficient funds.

Account closed

Bank account has been closed. Have your client change the payment method.

Account frozen

Bank account is frozen. Have your client change the payment method or resolve this issue with the bank.

Weekly ACH limit exceeded

This payment could not be processed since the charge exceeds the weekly limit. Contact [email protected] for assistance.

Credit card expired

Card has expired. Have your client change the payment method.

Unknown

Unknown. Contact [email protected] for assistance.

Is it possible for me or my client to retry a payment?

You can retry the payment on your end, via a dedicated button on the invoice:

When a payment fails, we will email your client to let them know, including a ‘Failure reason’ on their email and invoice. The ‘Retry charge’ button is currently available for you only.

An example of what the client will receive is shown below:

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