Revolut customers in the UK and Europe could not use the app or pay by card on Tuesday after a service disruption hit multiple features.
Software⏱ 1 min read · Source: The Next Web
⚡ Key Takeaways
- It added that its engineers were working to restore full service as quickly as possible, and apologised to customers.
- Moreover, Revolut also said customers’ money and data were safe.
- The outage extended beyond the app, as several customers said their cards were declined in shops, which is rare during a bank outage.
The Next Web reports: Revolut customers across Europe were unable to open the fintech’s app or pay with their cards on Tuesday morning, after a service disruption hit several of its features. Outage tracker Downdetector logged more than 1,500 reports at that point, and users in the UK, France, Romania and Spain said they could not move money, while Irish broadcaster RTÉ also reported disruption for customers in Ireland.
Key Points
- It added that its engineers were working to restore full service as quickly as possible, and apologised to customers.
- Moreover, Revolut also said customers’ money and data were safe.
- The outage extended beyond the app, as several customers said their cards were declined in shops, which is rare during a bank outage.
The Details
In Ireland, where Revolut is widely used, some customers were unable to pay by card. Revolut says it has more than 80 million personal customers and over 800,000 business customers worldwide, including about 13 million in the UK.
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