UK Banks Experience Widespread Digital Banking Disruptions on Payday

Customers of HSBC, Nationwide, and Virgin Money report issues accessing online services and delays in salary payments.

Thousands of customers faced difficulties accessing their accounts and making transactions.
HSBC, Nationwide, and Virgin Money acknowledged the outages and worked to restore services.
The disruptions coincided with the end-of-month payday, exacerbating customer frustrations.
Technical issues affected the faster payment system used by multiple banks in the UK.
Experts suggest the outages highlight the banking sector's heavy reliance on IT infrastructure.