On Thursday morning, reports began flooding social media from users experiencing problems with Visa card payments primarily at retailers like Lidl and Rossmann, as well as at Orlen gas stations. Both debit and credit card users are affected. The issues are not limited to Poland, as the severity of the failure suggests it could be a global outage, as indicated by monitoring service Downdetector.

A spokesperson from mBank confirmed the ongoing outage, stating that Visa card transactions are not functioning and advised customers to use alternative payment methods such as BLIK or Mastercard for their transactions. This incident raises concerns about the reliability of payment networks and the immediate impact on consumers who rely heavily on these services for daily transactions.

As this situation unfolds, further updates are expected concerning the nature of the failure and the expected timeline for resolution. This incident underscores the vulnerabilities inherent in global payment systems, which can have widespread implications for businesses and consumers alike, especially during peak shopping times.