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Answer: "Payment failed / declined" is the top India Post Payments Bank issue among 4 reports in the last 24 hours. India Post Payments Bank responded normally at our last check on 24 Oct 2026, 6:58 AM IST.
Our automated check runs from one or more locations and may miss in-app problems; reports come from users across India. We only call something "down" when users confirm it too. Here's how we check.
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Last 24 hours: 4 reports.
About India Post Payments Bank
India Post Payments Bank, or IPPB, is the post office's bank. It reaches people three ways: the app, the counter at a post office, and a postman carrying a biometric device to the door.
Aadhaar-based withdrawal is the heart of it, so a failure at one counter is separate from the app on your phone.
Live reports
across 3 states
showing 8 of 92
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13h ago
IndoreAirtel
Payment failed / declined
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21h ago
BengaluruAirtel
Payment failed / declined
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21h ago
BengaluruAirtel
Money debited, not received
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22h ago
LucknowJio
Payment failed / declined
What people are reporting
- Payment failed / declined · 3
- Money debited, not received · 1
Where reports come from — 3 states
- Karnataka · 2
- Madhya Pradesh · 1
- Uttar Pradesh · 1
Which networks — 2 networks
- Airtel · 3
- Jio · 1
Reports about India Post Payments Bank in the last 24 hours, up to 24 Oct 2026, 9:18 AM IST, are coming from users across Airtel and Jio, so this does not look specific to one network.
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23 Oct
IndoreAirtel
Payment failed / declined
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23 Oct
BengaluruAirtel
Payment failed / declined
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23 Oct
BengaluruAirtel
Money debited, not received
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23 Oct
LucknowJio
Payment failed / declined
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23 Oct
LucknowJio
Payment failed / declined
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21 Oct
MumbaiAirtel
App not opening
“App not opening” — Guest
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21 Oct
MumbaiAirtel
Payment failed / declined
“Upi is not working properly” — Guest
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21 Oct
AhmedabadAirtel
Payment failed / declined
What people are reporting
92
reports
Where reports come from — 17 states
92
reports
Which networks — 12 networks
92
reports
Reports about India Post Payments Bank in the last 90 days, up to 23 Oct 2026, 5:30 AM IST, are coming from users across Jio, Airtel and Vi, so this does not look specific to one network.
Last 24 hours
India Post Payments Bank has had 4 reports in the last 24 hours, peaking at 3 around 11 am.
69-day history
We checked 326 times over the last 69 days — healthy on 62 days, minor issues on 5 days. It typically responds in about 0.5s.
Dashed line is its usual 0.5s, measured over the last 14 days. Gaps are days with no timing data.
Recent reports & outages
Reported problems minor
Peaked at 3 reports in an hour on 23 Oct. Reported over about 12m. Reported from Karnataka.
Reported problems minor
Peaked at 18 reports in an hour on 21 Oct. Reported over about 11h 38m. Reported from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 13 more states.
Reported problems minor
Peaked at 2 reports in an hour on 14 Oct.
Reported problems minor
Peaked at 3 reports in an hour on 07 Oct. Reported over about 28m. Reported from Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Reachability issue minor
Our checks could not reach India Post Payments Bank for about 2h 46m.
If India Post Payments Bank isn't working
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AePS failing at the counter? Ask the operator to try once more, then try another post office. A failed AePS cash debit is reversed; RBI rules give the bank five working days (T+5).
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App not opening? Update the IPPB app, switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, then sign in again.
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Card lost, or a debit you did not make? Call 1800 8899 860. That is the free line for blocking a card and reporting an unauthorised transaction.
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Check the live status above If many people across India are reporting India Post Payments Bank right now, it is a wider problem and not just you.
Other ways to access India Post Payments Bank
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Use the post office counter A post office offering IPPB services handles deposits, withdrawals and transfers without your phone.
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Ask for doorstep banking Phone banking on 155299 schedules a postman visit for cash and the basic services.
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Pay from a UPI app An IPPB account works in a UPI app for a payment while the bank's own app is down.
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Verified contacts The verified IPPB contacts carry the phone banking and card-blocking lines.
Official channels during an outage: X · Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · YouTube · Website
Questions
Check the reports on this page. IPPB reaches people through the app, the post office counter and a postman at the door. One of the three can fail while the others carry on; when the app, counters and postmen all draw reports together, IPPB itself has a technical issue.
Benefit and pension credit days bring everyone in together. Aadhaar withdrawal at a counter also needs a live link to the bank, so it stops for reasons the app never sees.
It comes back to your account; RBI rules give the bank five working days (T+5) for a failed AePS cash debit. Keep the slip from the counter and do not repeat the same withdrawal straight away.
It can. Doorstep banking is booked through phone banking on 155299, and the postman's device does not depend on your phone at all.
Nazdeeki post office ya postman se Aadhaar aur biometric par paise nikal sakte hain. App ki dikkat alag hoti hai. Zaroorat ho to 155299 par phone banking se baat karein.
Haan, jab bahut saare shaharon ke log ek hi samay par shikayat karein. Theek hone tak paise dobara na bhejein; post office counter ya postman Aadhaar par kaam kar sakta hai, aur doorstep banking 155299 par book hoti hai.
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Money stuck or payment failed on India Post Payments Bank? See the verified India Post Payments Bank customer care and helpline numbers, with support timings.
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