Customers of Bank Hapoalim report that their credit cards are being declined at merchants. The bank says it is aware of the issue and expects a fix within about two hours.
A payment processing disruption at Bank Hapoalim, one of Israel's largest banks, is causing credit card transactions to be declined at point-of-sale terminals across the country. According to customer reports on Israeli social media and messaging platforms, cards are not going through at merchants. The bank acknowledged the problem and stated that repair work is underway, with an estimated resolution time of approximately two hours. There is no immediate indication of a cyberattack or external cause, and the bank has not attributed the failure to any specific issue. The Zioneer has no prior reporting on this specific incident. The failure is limited to Bank Hapoalim; other banks' systems appear unaffected for now. The situation is developing, and the desk will update as more information becomes available.
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