Westpac banking goes down - customers complain they are left high and dry after trying to pay for shopping

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Westpac, Australia's second-largest bank, confirmed its systems were down on Tuesday afternoon.

Published: 08:27 GMT, 10 November 2026 | Updated: 12:35 GMT, 10 November 2026

The bank, Australia's second-largest, confirmed its systems were down on Tuesday afternoon.

'We're aware some customers are experiencing issues accessing some of our banking services,' Westpac wrote online.

'Our teams are working to restore these services as quickly as possible.

'Couldn't pay for my medications or food. Time to start having emergency cash on me at all times, good reminder that cash is king!' one wrote.

Westpac customers weren't able to load their banking app (above) to transfer money

'Hurry up, for goodness sakes, you've got a planned upgrade at midnight as well. Allow us to at least transfer money before that happens,' another said.

'Urgently need to transfer money and can't get a hold of anyone on the phone,' another wrote.

An alert on the Westpac app confirmed the bank was 'working to fix the issue as a priority'.

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