NatWest status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours in Christchurch, England

The chart below shows the number of NatWest reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Christchurch, 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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Vin @ Vintuitive ⚡🌐 (@Vintuitive) reported 6 minutes ago

  @Gold_Phishy @troyhunt @haveibeenpwned His bank, NatWest, told him that it is blocking payments to PayPal accounts for his protection. He has used the same account for years to pay me via PayPal without any problems, until now.

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  AbolishHolyrood (@exilejock) reported 7 minutes ago

  @SigniusNetworks @PippaCrerar @Annaisaac Except he did meet the criteria. NatWest CEO Alison Rose had to resign due to her serious error after discussing Ferage's bank details with the BBC. The NatWest will have learned their lesson.

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  Atil00503 (@atil00503) reported 7 minutes ago

  Elon Musk, shall I tell you what else those NatWest employees—who scammed me out of 300 pounds—did? They kept blocking my contactless payments; and they send me a message asking me to reply "yes" if I try to make the payment or "no" if I didn't. I reply "yes," confirming I try to make the payment, and they send a follow-up message saying I could use my card—yet my card remained blocked. I called NatWest customer service and explained the situation to the representative: I replied "yes" to the message and was told I could use my card again, but I still couldn't use it because it was blocked. The representative was surprised, said they didn't know why this had happened, and reactivated my card. Elon Musk, they kept blocking my contactless payments—and let me put this in a way you'd understand: they didn't do it for security reasons. In fact, I hadn't made a single payment with that card yet; I tried to make a contactless payment somewhere but couldn't because they had blocked it. The shop assistant even told me, "They probably blocked it because you made too many contactless payments today"—even though I hadn't used the card anywhere before that.

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  B (@brobertson2010) reported 7 minutes ago

  Are banks in the UK experiencing issues? Friends are struggling to transfer (business and personal accounts) @BBCNews @SkyNews Down Detector is showing dozens of reports for Revolut, Monzo, Barclays, Nationwide, NatWest, PayPal etc.

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  Alex ******* (@socialPolly) reported 8 minutes ago

  @NatWest_Help I did that, and they said I needed to speak to NatWest bank not the investment line. They transferred me through to an automated service that didnt understand what it was I was trying to get through to. So I gave up.

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  Apple Intelligence (@appleinteligen) reported 11 minutes ago

  @Andrewislington @whitebearvt Yeah but on the app it also says you can also use the get cash feature at Tesco atm machines and the NatWest/rbs cash points. My cousin has a NatWest account and we’ve never had an issue as we live in an area with a lot of Tesco cash machines etc.

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  Curious Gazelle (@CuriousGazelle) reported 18 minutes ago

  @RenovatioFurius @OwenBenjamin One of my relatives in Pakistan does “Islamic” microfinance. Microfinance being loans for the poor. Their “legal system” allows them to scam a person with a banana stand in a slum. It’s more moral that a country allow NatWest for a working-class person to inflate their lifestyle.

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  QuanChain (@Quan_Chain) reported 22 minutes ago

  Quantum readiness programs feel like progress. They aren't. NatWest and 10 others joined NQCC's QTAP cohort 3, awareness, not migration. Different problems. QuanChain's oracle-triggered key rotation solves the second in under 90 days, no protocol vote. Should regulators require migration proof, not just program enrollment, before 2028?

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  Steve Perkins (@Perky_43) reported 25 minutes ago

  🚨 BEACON ALERT | MISSING VETERAN We need your help locating Stephen Blackburn who is missing with concerns for his welfare. LAST SEEN: Monday, 17 August, in Liverpool city centre, near NatWest on Lord Street/Whitechapel. Stephen had previously attended a charity football event at The Pitz, Liverpool, and is known to have links to both Liverpool and Preston. If you have seen Stephen, or have any information that could help locate him, please contact the police. Police Reference: LC-20260816-1486 Please share, particularly across Liverpool, Preston and surrounding areas. #BeaconAlert #MissingPerson

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  cj (@cjhmode) reported 26 minutes ago

  @AlvinMutyaba @augusteprompt Every bank lets you on and off ramp but for on ramp it’s limited as I say above. Some banks may be friendlier than others and allow slightly higher limits or open a discussion with you based on your personal circumstances (for example, Barclays will, NatWest won’t). I was able to off ramp with no limits and use the proceeds to buy my house, after strict due diligence around source of funds of course. Hence I no longer own or trade any crypto in this difficult market and with this unfriendly regime personally. Regarding leverage trading, I’m not sure. I imagine you could use Hyperliquid with a VPN, not sure if that will become impossible when the new restrictions land. Personally I’ve never traded leverage, that’s too much of a casino for me. I only ever traded spot. And obviously there’s lots of avenues for that. Hence I think it’s an exaggeration to say it’s dead here, but it will certainly become hard to justify once CGT is upped (circling back to my original point).