HSBC just promised to waiver all charges as millions of customers are still being crippled by a technical glitch

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HSBC just promised to waiver all charges customers may be incurring as a result of a two-day online banking outage due to a technical glitch.

John Hackett, HSBC’s UK Chief Operating Officer, told Business Insider in an emailed statement (emphasis ours):

“Our customers continue to have issues with HSBC online and mobile banking. We profoundly apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

“We will ensure customers do not lose out as a result of this issue. Any fees customers incur as a result of this outage will be waived.

“There is a complex technical issue with our internet banking systems, and our IT team has been working non-stop since yesterday morning to find a solution. This has involved many tests, diagnostics and trial runs. We are getting closer to solving the problem, but are not there yet. We can, however, confirm this is not a cyber-attack or any other malicious act.

“We have mobilised all our available resources to cope with the increased customer demand in our call centres and branches, and they are doing their best; however, due to very heavy volumes we ask for your patience.

“We will continue to provide regular updates.”

Since Monday, HSBC customers are unable to access their online banking accounts and many are reporting they are able to get to their accounts via mobile banking.

On top of that, customers going on social media to ask HSBC for help after incorrectly being charged fees for going into or over their overdrafts, even though they have the funds in their accounts:

Some can’t even transfer cash because of the online and mobile banking outage:

Some people are even reporting being stuck abroad without access to their accounts: