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HSBC UK customers unable to access online banking | HSBC UK customers unable to access online banking |
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HSBC customers in the UK have reported problems accessing online banking services. | HSBC customers in the UK have reported problems accessing online banking services. |
Customers took to Twitter to complain that the HSBC app had gone down - some said they were unable to pay for their shopping as their card was declined. | Customers took to Twitter to complain that the HSBC app had gone down - some said they were unable to pay for their shopping as their card was declined. |
"Some customers may experience issues accessing our mobile and online banking services," HSBC said on its website. | |
It apologised for "those impacted for the inconvenience" and said it was "working hard to fix this". | |
In a tweet to customers, it added: "We're investigating, and ask that you please try again in a bit. | |
"We'll share an update as soon as possible." | "We'll share an update as soon as possible." |
We understand that some customers aren’t able to access banking services as usual at the moment. We're investigating, and ask that you please try again in a bit. We'll share an update as soon as possible. | We understand that some customers aren’t able to access banking services as usual at the moment. We're investigating, and ask that you please try again in a bit. We'll share an update as soon as possible. |
About two hours after the bank issued a statement, some customers reported being able to access their accounts again. | |
One customer had earlier tweeted that he had to leave his watch in a restaurant as collateral because he was unable to pay. Another that they had to walk out of the supermarket because their card was declined - and it did not work at a cash machine. | |
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