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15 August 2026

Payment outage hits Australia: Customers unable to use Mastercard, Apple Pay and Android Pay

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Payment outage hits Australia: Customers unable to use Mastercard, Apple Pay and Android Pay

Customers claimed they had been unable to complete transactions using bank cards, Apple Pay, Android Pay and MasterCard on Saturday.

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