The Barclays banking app is down leaving customers unable to withdraw money or make payments.
According to Down Detector, more than 600 people have reported online outages for both payments and refunds.
Card, contactless and bank transfers are impacted by the outages which were first reported at around 8.30am on Saturday.
One user of Down Detector wrote: Surprise, surprise, Barclays online banking is down again…..this is not the first time, nor will it be the last.
‘I do not understand how a bank of such size and calibre is allowed to have such a useless online banking system.’
Another added: ‘Sort it out Barclays, people haven’t got time for this, so much for online banking being the most convenient way to utilise your money.’
While a third said: ‘My app says I have no bank cards?
‘Just tried to pay for something at Tescos and my card is not only not working, but my app says it doesn’t exist! What’s happening?’
The Barclays banking app is down leaving customers unable to withdraw money or make payments
According to Down Detector, more than 600 people have reported online outages for both payments and refunds
Barclays customers have also taken to social media to vent their frustration over the bank’s app outage.
One wrote: ‘Barclays being down again & can’t pay for any food or withdraw cash.. absolute joke, can’t even buy my son’s food.’
Another said: ‘Barclays why are you giving me this inaccurate error code when it is you that is down. My details are correct.
‘It’s misleading and confusing for people who don’t have time to waste investigating ‘your’ status when all they want to do is access their own money. ‘
A third angry customer wrote: ‘Surprise surprise Barclays is down AGAIN
‘I can’t access MY MONEY can’t transfer MY MONEY withdraw MY MONEY or make payments with MY MONEY nothing
‘Think it’s time to change banks as this is becoming a way to frequent thing absolutely hocking.’
While a fourth wrote: ”Is Barclays bank down again?
‘Tried to get money out and also pay with my card and it won’t let me get my money.
‘Trying to pay for my Daughter’s 40th birthday party tonight and unable to access my own cash.
‘Not good enough. This happened in February too when we were going away!’
Another customer replied by saying ‘mines been declined in the supermarket despite ample funds’.
Barclays’ online banking services are used by more than 10 million people around the UK and approximately one third of customers only use mobile services to manage their finances.
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