DECLINE CODES · 61

61 · Exceeds amount limit

SOFT · RETRYABLE
WHAT THE ISSUER IS SAYING

Over the card's per-transaction or daily spending limit. The money may exist; the limit doesn't allow it.

WHAT TO DO

Retry tomorrow, split the payment, or have the cardholder raise the limit in their app (instant in most modern banks).

THE CATEGORY

A soft decline: the condition is temporary. A retry — later, or with a different method — can legitimately succeed.