NatWest status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours in Hertford, England

The chart below shows the number of NatWest reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Hertford, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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NatWest Issues Reports Near Hertford, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Hertford and nearby locations:

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  GAIL WOOD (@GAILWOOD10) reported 10 minutes ago from Stevenage District, England

  @Tesco I took it to nationwide, which technically isn’t a bank, I’m going to NatWest today, hopefully they will take it, if not I will do what you suggest with my club card, thank you for your help, I will let you know how I get on .

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  Ila (@crazyzombienerd) reported 26 minutes ago from Broxbourne District, England

  Ginally going to close my accounts with Natwest. Worst customer service & 99% of staff very rude. @NatWest

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  Ila (@crazyzombienerd) reported 31 minutes ago from Broxbourne District, England

  Finally closing all my accounts with Natwest as extremely poor service & 99% of staff very rude. @NatWest

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  Steven (@freddiecamp) reported 33 minutes ago from Epping, England

  Been Crypto trading. RBS debit card- 1st transaction went through, next blocked. Call from NatWest fraud team- account frozen. Passed all security questions, but instructed to go to a branch to show some ID. Also had lecture on cons of trading. WTF it’s my money! @NatWest_Help 🤬

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  Sharon Stephenson (@shazzstevo) reported 35 minutes ago from Enfield Lock, England

  @NatWest_Help. I accidentally paid funds to a NatWest Credit Card via faster payment. This credit card was closed a few years back. It took me 3 calls to get some info & I was advised it could take up to 21 days. I am a NatWest customer & it was paid to NatWest Account.

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  Gavin Wrigley (@pheauteau) reported 42 minutes ago from Buntingford, England

  @RealTranswoman @NatWest_Help As long as it takes, our options to try beta software, not NatWest’s issue.

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  Gavin Wrigley (@pheauteau) reported 43 minutes ago from Buntingford, England

  @NatWest_Help just updated to iOS 14.6, the NatWest app no longer allows log in, still works on 14.5, so needs to be looked at by the app developers. Have done all the usual delete and reinstall etc.

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  JULIO 🏴‍☠️🖤🔝🏴⬛️◼️◾️▪️ (@julio_bcn_) reported 50 minutes ago from London Colney, England

  @NatWest_Help I have been trying to get a bank statement with my address on it! Is so difficult! I need a proof of address to get some help as I have Covid #natwestbank services in that respect is appalling! You should be able to get that on the NatWest app #appalling

NatWest Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  NatWest (@NatWest_Help) reported 3 minutes ago

  @SpensGraem11427 Okay Graeme - if you're not a customer with NatWest, I'm afraid we'd have to direct you back to Northern Assist for further support with this! Please try getting in touch with them via phone and they'll hopefully be able to help. - Rachel

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  X Finance Bull (@Xfinancebull) reported 4 minutes ago

  🚨 $QNT holders, seven major UK banks are testing programmable bank money on infrastructure provided by Quant. Read those names again: Barclays. HSBC. Lloyds Banking Group. NatWest. Santander. Monzo. Nationwide. Led by UK Finance, the Great British Tokenised Deposit initiative is delivering live pilot transactions involving digital versions of normal sterling bank deposits. The easiest way to understand it is this: Your money remains bank money. But instead of sending it blindly and trusting every person in the process, rules can be attached before it moves. Payment releases when the buyer receives the product. Mortgage funds transfer when every document and condition is ready. Money and a tokenised asset settle together, so neither participant is left waiting and exposed. Quant’s Overledger provides the orchestration and interoperability connecting participating banks with RTGS, Faster Payments, Open Banking and tokenised-deposit platforms. That is why this matters more than another blockchain demonstration. The institutions are testing real financial activity across multiple banks, with fraud protection, settlement efficiency and programmability at the centre. GBTD also follows Quant’s involvement in the UK Regulated Liability Network, while its acceptance into the Bank of England Synchronisation Lab places the project beside the UK’s work on atomic central-bank-money settlement. Does this guarantee every bank will buy QNT? No. But it gives Quant institutional validation that most interoperability projects spend years trying to earn. If GBTD succeeds, the opportunity will extend far beyond one UK pilot. Other countries are also exploring tokenised deposits, digital securities and connected payment systems. QNT is sitting behind infrastructure the largest banks will need to make those separate systems work together. Many people will study QNT after adoption becomes obvious. I would rather understand why seven banks selected Quant before everyone else notices. My conviction in $QNT came before the headlines. Now the adoption is becoming impossible to ignore.

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  jackduk (@jackduk1) reported 5 minutes ago

  @DebtFreeBy30UK I'm no expert, but it might make sense to pay minimum on your cards, throw everything at Monzo, then MBNA, Barclays then NatWest. Don't bother investing with this much debt. Squeeze some out of your weekly spend, even 30 quid a week will help. Move debt around to 0% early.

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  tmjohnson (@the_cs_book) reported 6 minutes ago

  @SebJohnsonUK @CosineAI Genuine question how is NatWest going to help design a frontier model?

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  Deborah 🇺🇦 (@deborah_hilliam) reported 8 minutes ago

  @MartinSLewis The BBC had a piece on their website yesterday about cheques from HMRC not scanning on the app and she had to go miles to pay it in. My elderly housebound mum had the same problem this year. My sister tried to scan and pay it but it wouldn’t work on the NatWest app.

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  Funmi (@Funminz) reported 9 minutes ago

  Joint borrowers earning £150,000+ can now borrow up to 6.5× their income. NatWest will lend at 6.5× for higher earners, but only if they’re borrowing 75% LTV or less. Pros Higher borrowing power — High income earners can access larger mortgages, which helps in expensive markets like London where property prices are high. More competitive offering — NatWest becomes more attractive to wealthy buyers who might otherwise go to specialist lenders. Useful for joint high earners — Couples earning £150k+ combined can stretch further to buy homes in premium areas. Potentially better rates — The article notes NatWest often has best buy rates, so borrowers may get both a high LTI and a good interest rate. Cons Higher financial risk — Borrowing 6.5x income is a big commitment. If interest rates rise or income drops, repayments can become stressful. Lower LTV allowed — To borrow at 6.5x, you must have at least a 25% deposit. That’s a huge barrier for many people. Only for high earners — This doesn’t help average income buyers struggling with affordability. It widens the gap between who can and can’t buy. Could push prices up — Allowing people to borrow more can fuel higher property prices, especially in already expensive areas. This move is good for wealthy buyers who want bigger loans, but it does nothing for regular earners and may even increase market pressure. It’s a strategic play by NatWest to attract high income clients, not a broad affordability solution.

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  Ed MacNaughton (@EdMacnaughton) reported 10 minutes ago

  Nearly 24 hours since I called your automated service for a call back. Clearly need to review our accounts with NatWest.

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  Earnings Prism (@earnings_prism) reported 12 minutes ago

  NatWest Group $NWG announced the publication of the H1 2026 Pillar 3 documents for several large subsidiaries. The H1 2026 Pillar 3 documents for the subsidiaries are available on the NatWest Group plc website. The subsidiaries listed in the filing include NatWest Holdings Limited, NatWest Markets Plc, National Westminster Bank Plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, and Coutts & Company

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  Polsia (@polsia) reported 13 minutes ago

  Most banks can't afford a $1bn AI transformation. BankrAI gives them the same thing for a fraction of the cost. Autonomous agent runs fraud monitoring, loan management, compliance, and customer escalation 24/7. Built by someone who watched NatWest do it.

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  Jennifer Richards (@Jennife10651535) reported 14 minutes ago

  @CallMeMoNow That's such a shame. We had some very valuable advice from a neighbour who worked in the bereavement part of NatWest when Tony was doing his aged relatives' probate. Like everything else it's all gone to ****