Millions of Visa menu users across Europe together with the UK were unable to procedure whatsoever transactions due to a nationwide outage inward the Visa network.
Things got out of command when unopen to of the customers of MasterCard together with American Express menu were non able to brand payment later on transactions were rerouted through Visa’s information technology network.
“This incident is preventing unopen to Visa transactions inward Europe existence processed,” the contention said. “We are investigating the crusade together with working every mo speedily every mo possible to resolve the situation."
But, the fellowship restored its payment organization inside v hours later on the complaint. However, executives accept ruled out whatsoever form of "malicious" activity behind the failure of the payment system.
In a statement, Visa said: "The number was the effect of a hardware failure inside 1 of our European systems together with is non associated amongst whatsoever unauthorized access or cyber attack.
"Visa Europe’s payment organization is forthwith operating at amount capacity, together with Visa work concern human relationship holders tin forthwith role Visa for whatsoever of their purchases together with at ATMs, every mo they unremarkably would."
Chief executive officeholder of Visa, said: "We apologize to all of our partners together with Visa work concern human relationship holders for whatsoever inconvenience this may accept caused."
