Credit Card Outage Hits Convenience Stores, Other Merchants Across Japan
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The Straits TimesCredit card outage hits convenience stores, other merchants across Japan
Credit cards could not be used at convenience stores and other merchants across Japan for hours on Thursday following a system outage that also affected some transportation companies' credit card-linked electronic money apps.
A credit card processing system outage in Japan disrupted payments at stores and on public transport nationwide. The cause of the technical malfunction is yet to be determined, but major card companies and authorities are working to restore the systems.
Credit card outage disrupts payments at stores across Japan
TOKYO, July 16 — Credit cards failed to work at convenience stores and other merchants across Japan on Thursday following a system outage, with major credit card companies rushing to restore services, Kyodo News reported.Major credit card issuer Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co said the trouble began around 8am when card payments could not be processed at some merchants, while Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co reported a similar problem. The companies are investig…
A problem where credit card payments could not be used occurred on the morning of the 16th. Each card company sees that some kind of failure has occurred and is proceeding with the investigation. According to Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Mitsubishi UFJ Nikos, from around 8 a.m. on the same day, some member stores...
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