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Adyen 25

Restricted Card

Hard Decline
Permanent failures that should not be retried
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed

Description

The card is restricted or invalid in this country.

Recommended Action

Ask the customer to use a different card.

Common Causes

  • Card restricted to domestic use only
  • Geographic restrictions on card
  • Card type not accepted in this region

Recovery Tips

  • Request an alternative payment method
  • Customer should verify card restrictions with their bank

Quick Reference

Code
25
Category
Hard Decline
Retryable
No
Source
Adyen
Recoverability verdict

Retrying 25 will not work

This is a hard decline. Retrying code 25 will not recover the payment. But most merchants seeing this code also have soft declines they are not recovering. Check what your retry strategy is leaving behind.

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