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Westpac service disruption leaves customers unable to pay or transfer money
Westpac, Australia’s second-largest bank, confirmed that some banking services were unavailable on Tuesday afternoon. Customers reported being unable to pay for essentials or transfer money, highlighting the disruption the outage caused.
Reports began at 3.32pm and peaked at 5.02pm, according to Down Detector. The bank said it was working to restore services as a priority, but gave no estimated recovery time; Bank of Melbourne and St.George Bank, both owned by Westpac, were also affected.
In short
- Westpac confirmed some banking services were down on Tuesday afternoon.
- Reports peaked at 5.02pm, according to Down Detector.
- Bank of Melbourne and St.George Bank were also affected.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Westpac banking goes down – customers complain they are left high and dry after trying to pay for shopping”.