Credit card outage hits convenience stores, other merchants across Japan

Visa's network suffered a multi-hour outage in Japan on 16 July, blocking card payments at convenience stores and other merchants, and disrupting credit card functions in transit apps like Mobile Suica and Mobile Pasmo. Major issuers Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos and Sumitomo Mitsui Card were affected.

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