Users of the Blik mobile payment system and customers of some banks report problems with the operation of services. We receive reports on this matter at Kontakt 24. “Large Blik failure” – Internet users report.
According to the information available on the Downdetector website, which collects information about difficulties, Blik users have problems with payments. They started around 11.20. That's when the number of reports started to increase.
The problems, as entries on the Downdetector website indicate, also concern customers of banks such as PKO BP, Bank Millennium, mBank, Bank Santander, Pekao and ING Bank Śląski.
“Problem with contactless payments, using the Blik code, it is impossible to withdraw money from an ATM (via) Blik” – wrote Mr. Krzysztof on Kontakt 24. “Major Blik failure, you can't pay or make a Blik transfer. It hasn't been working for me for an hour,” said Mrs. Patrycja.
We can find similar reports on the PKO BP Facebook profile. “Blik and contactless payments do not work,” says one of the Internet users. “When the application works, I cannot withdraw or pay anything,” wrote another bank client.
Until the material was published, neither representatives of PSP (Blik's operator) nor any of the banks had published an official statement on this matter.
Some financial institutions had service works planned for this weekend, in most cases they were to take place on the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Blik payment – what is it?
Blik is a mobile payment system in short. It enables, among other things, making payments in stationary and online stores using six-digit codes. To do this, launch the bank's application on your phone, display the code, enter it on the terminal or on the website when making a transaction, and then confirm the payment with the PIN in the bank's application. The generated Blik code is valid for a maximum of two minutes.
Blik payments can be made online – e.g. in online stores. You can also pay at the checkout in stationary stores or ticket machines. You can also deposit and withdraw money with Blik – using ATMs and cash deposit machines. Blik also enables interbank transfers to the phone – instead of entering the 26-digit account number, only the recipient's phone number is entered.
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