In plain English
This status means the attempt to make the payment was turned down. The payment was not accepted.
In context
In that result banner, "payment declined" reports that the payment attempt was refused and not accepted.
- Situation
- Reading card, bank, wallet, authorization, decline, pending, and settlement states
- What it communicates
- reports a rejected payment attempt in the result banner.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say why the payment was refused.
Examples
“Her first checkout attempt returned payment declined, but the next one was accepted.”
“The result banner flashed payment declined while the customer waited at the counter.”