Australian Bank's System Outage Leaves 9 Million Customers Without Cash (reuters.com)

An anonymous reader quotes Reuters: National Australia Bank on Saturday suffered what it described as a "nationwide outage" to some of its technology systems, leaving customers unable to access banking services or withdraw money. Customers took to social media to vent their frustrations, with some saying they were left unable to pay for groceries or refuel their cars...

National Australia Bank is one of Australia's four largest retail banks with a customer base of 9 million, according to its website... The Bank of New Zealand, a NAB subsidiary, also experienced outages on Saturday across New Zealand, but the spokesman was unable to confirm a connection between the two incidents.

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and when you go to an store that does not take cas

[Joe_Dragon]

and when you go to an store that does not take cash>

Re:Always carry cash

[arglebargle_xiv]

Always carry cash, and two different types of credit cards. I have a visa, mastercard and $200 cash on me, plus bank cards

I always carry a Smith and Wesson. With one of those, I find I can get as much cash, credit cards, and jewellery and watches as I want.