A major British bank has issued a warning to its customers that "payments will be delayed" as it prepares to update its carry out work on improving services.
Earlier today, Barclays updates customers that said work will be carried out from midnight to 7am on Sunday, June 22, 2025, which will see some payments "rejected".
This comes following a series of bank app outages, which have impacted the online banking services of multiple high street financial institutions, including Barclays.
In its statement, the bank confirmed that customers will still be able to move money between different accounts while work is being carried out.
A major bank has issued an update that payments will be "delayed"
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The bank stated: "On Sunday June 22, from midnight until 7am, any payments or transfers made from your account to non-Barclays accounts will be delayed until we finish our work.
"You'll still be able to move money between your own accounts and to other Barclays accounts.
"Any payments you're expecting in will be rejected – please ask the person sending them to make the payments after 7am.
"For updates on all our services, and to request a text when we've finished our work, go to 'Help' and then 'Our service status' in your app."
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Multiple banks have been hit by outages in recent months
GETTY / PAWhile Barclays customers will not be able to make payments due to the bank's "work", customers have been unable to complete transactions in the past due to IT errors.
Analysts have called on high street banks and retailers to improve their digital security to protect consumers' money and regain public trust.
Shilpa Mysore Doreswamy, the retail banking Sector director at GFT, previously sounded the alarm over "eroding consumer trust" in Britain.
She explained: "IT outages highlight a critical problem: many high street banks are hampered by complex legacy tech estate and legacy processes.
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Barclays has issued an update to its customersGETTY"Even minor disruptions can lead to far reaching impact including customer trust. Over a third of Brits are worried about bank IT failures – and they have good reason.
"Aging systems struggle to meet modern digital demands, eroding customer trust. In contrast, neobanks built on advanced cloud native technologies rarely face such disruptions.
"Business resilience is becoming increasingly critical, and it is imperative for incumbent banks to modernise or risk losing customer confidence."
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