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Breaking: Mastercard reportedly down due to 'global issue'

Breaking: Mastercard reportedly down due to 'global issue'
ABC Australia Saturday 15 August 2026, 05:44 UTC 1 min read
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Mastercard card payments are being declined for Australian clients due to a global Mastercard issue, Commbank says. Downdetector, a website where users are able to report service outages, had more than 1,700 reports of Mastercard issues at 3pm on Saturday. "If customers experience a decline, please insert your card and select 'savings' to make payments via eftpos," CommBank said in a statement on its website.

Mastercard card payments are being declined for Australian clients due to a global Mastercard issue, Commbank says. Downdetector, a website where users are able to report service outages, had more than 1,700 reports of Mastercard issues at 3pm on Saturday. "If customers experience a decline, please insert your card and select 'savings' to make payments via eftpos," CommBank said in a statement on its website. "All other CommBank services, including ATMs, remain available." Loading
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