Santander Customers Face Widespread Banking Outages in the UK

Mobile banking, card payments, and branch services disrupted, with online banking and ATMs unaffected.

Santander UK experienced a major outage beginning Thursday afternoon, affecting mobile banking, telephone banking, card payments, and branch services.
Customers reported being unable to make payments, transfer funds, or log into their accounts, with over 600 issues flagged on Downdetector by midday.
The bank confirmed the disruptions and apologized, assuring customers that online banking and ATMs were still operational.
Social media users expressed frustration, with some citing significant personal inconveniences such as being unable to access funds for transportation.
The incident is part of a broader trend of outages across UK banks, with recent Treasury Committee data highlighting over 33 days of unplanned disruptions in the past two years.