Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland app users report outage
Users of Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland have reported issues accessing their online banking services. The problems began around 11:15 BST, according to Downdetector, an online outage tracker. This follows a previous incident in March where a significant number of customers experienced data sharing issues due to an IT glitch.
- ▪Thousands of customers reported problems accessing online banking services.
- ▪The outage began around 11:15 BST according to Downdetector.
- ▪Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's largest retail and commercial banking provider.
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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland app users report outageJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleImran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterEPA/ShutterstockThousands of customers of Lloyds Banking Group have reported problems with accessing online banking.According to online outage tracker Downdetector, users started reporting problems at around 1115 BST. Lloyds Banking Groups says it is the UK's largest retail and commercial banking provider, with 26 million customers.The banking giant, which owns Lloyds Bank as well as Halifax and Bank of Scotland, has been contacted for comment.In March, almost half a million of its customers saw other people's transactions or had their own data shared after an IT glitch.Sign up for our Tech Decoded newsletter to follow the world's top tech stories and…
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