Failure of Denmark’s Nets Payment System Was Caused by ‘Technical Fault’

Politiken

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During the Nets outage, bank customers experienced card payments they did not make being reserved, preventing them from using their Dankort.

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At the payment company Flatpay, which is an alternative to Nets, there is a new interest in switching to new providers these days – "even among companies that have not wanted to switch previously". The interest comes after Nets' hours-long outage across the country. According to Dansk Erhverv, larger outages may be in store.

banett.no

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The extensive payment problems that hit Nordic countries last weekend were due to a rare technical error in Nets' systems, the company says.

borsen.dk

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Rare technical error was to blame for major Nets crashA technical error in Nets' own systems was to blame for Saturday's crash, which caused major problems with card payments for many Danes. It was reported

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The outage meant that it was not possible to pay by card in Denmark and the rest of the Nordic region.