Nike is an American multinational association which designs, develops, manufactures and sells apparel, footwear, accessories, equipment and services. The headquarters of Nike are situated at Beaverton, Oregon in Portland metropolitan area. Nike produces sports equipment and is the world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel. The brand employs more than 44,000 people and was valued at $19 billion in the year 2014 and was considered as the most valuable brand in sports business. The brand was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight on 25th January 1964. It was initially named Blue Ribbon Sports and later renamed as Nike on 30th May 1971.
Along with its own brand, Nike also markets products under Nike Pro, Nike+, Nike Golf, Nike Blazers, Air Jordan, Air Max and other subsidiaries like Jordan, Hurley Int. and Converse. The brand sponsors popular athletes and sports teams from all around the world and with the recognized trademark of “Just Do It” and the Swoosh logo. The brand has acquired many apparel and footwear companies since the time of its establishment and a few of them have been sold. Nike also started to sell a few of its own subsidiaries during 2000s and since 2013, Nike is the owner of two subsidiaries – Hurley Int. and Converse, Inc.
But users have recently complained about an issue which is being experienced by the website and the app of Nike. Users have reported a problem where they get an error saying ‘third party payment failed’ on SNKRS. A user said that he received a confirmation email of Nike saying that the payment is successful but he didn’t receive the notification about the same. A user has mentioned that he is using a VISA that has been issued by the bank for his payment but still the payment fails. Users said that they get this error for different cards as well as PayPal and in the beginning, the error was appearing only for desktop users but now, it has been confirmed that the error is being experienced by mobile users as well. Well, here are a few things you can try to fix the issue by yourself –
- Make sure that you have enough balance in your account to make the purchase.
- Ensure that your credit/debit card has not been deactivated for some reason.
- Log out of your account, log in again and try to make the purchase.
- Open Nike website or app on another device.
- Contact Nike customer care at 18001026453.