IceBear
IceBear

Release Readiness Review

Northstar Pay

Release 2.14
18 July 2026

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Critical

Payment confirmation cannot be completed by keyboard.

The final confirmation action is not reachable in the expected focus order. Keyboard users may be unable to complete the payment journey.

Location
Payment / Review / Confirmation
Why it matters
This blocks completion of a critical user journey and creates an accessibility failure.
Recommended fix
Move the action into the logical DOM and focus order. Verify the complete journey using keyboard-only navigation.

Evidence

Confirmation screen

Mobile payment review step, focus indicator absent on the primary action.

Focus order trace

Tab sequence skips from amount field directly to footer navigation.

DOM observation

Confirm button rendered outside the form's tab sequence via a portal.

Reviewed by Martin Puškáč, a senior product designer with experience across banking, investment and insurance. About IceBear

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