The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has confirmed some credit transactions have been declined country-wide on Tuesday morning.
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The issue is affecting those using Visa credit cards, a spokesperson told ZDNet.
"We are aware some Visa credit cards are declining this morning. Customers may be able to use Visa Debit by inserting their card and using 'Chip and PIN' by selecting savings or cheque," bank said.
"Eftpos, MasterCard, AMEX, and Diners are working as normal."
The bank took to Twitter on Tuesday morning following reports from customers unable to use their CBA-issued Visa card.
"We're aware of an issue affecting some Visa cards. We're working on this as a priority and apologise for any inconvenience. We'll continue to give you updates here," CBA posted[3].
Two and a half hours later, the bank posted another update that told customers they may be able to use[4] the chip function on their Visa card instead.
"We apologise to our customers and we're working to restore services as soon as possible," the spokesperson added.
In early April the bank issued an apology[5] for the "intermittent issues" its systems experienced, after