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Lloyds Bank has confirmed its payments are now working as normal.

"Payments are now working as normal," the bank told one customer on X at 8:41pm. "We're sorry for any issues this may have caused, and thank you for bearing with us."

Lloyds Bank says it is still looking into a problem with its Faster Payments.

Responding to a customer on X at 7:42pm, the bank said: "We're aware of an issue affecting some Faster Payments and are investigating.

"Don't resend any payments, as this could result in a duplicate payment."

There has been a sharp decrease in the number of Lloyds, Barclays and Halifax customers reporting problems.

Earlier, more than 900 people had logged issues on Downdetector, with the majority struggling to make or receive payments.

As of 7:20pm, there are just 48 Barclays customers, 55 Lloyds users and 34 Halifax users reporting issues.

A loyal Halifax customer is "seriously thinking about switching" after being unable to make payments today.

The bank is still responding to several customer queries this evening, with users told some outgoing payments may not show immediately in their transactions.

It has now been almost four hours since Lloyds, Barclays and Halifax customers began experiencing issues with payments and transfers.

One fuming Lloyds customer said in a post on X that they had been on the phone to the bank for an hour and 20 minutes with "still no answers or resolution to the issue".

The user added: "My partner cant even access cash at the ATM (I haven't even tried yet)."

A Lloyds customer who accidentally sent "duplicate amounts" to their credit card after being shown several error messages said they were left waiting for 45 minutes to speak to someone at the bank.

Lloyds replied: "We're sorry some outgoing payments may not show immediately in your transactions. Please check they've gone through before retrying to avoid paying twice."

The number of issues reported with Barclays, Lloyds and Halifax apps have dropped to less than half.

According to Downdetector, 201 Barclays users, 140 Lloyds users and 76 Halifax customers are currently reporting problems.

Earlier, 420 Barclays customers were reporting problems with app - mainly with fund transfer - while 293 Lloyds customers and 193 Halifax users were also struggling to make or receieve payments.

Halifax is investigating an issue affecting payments and transfers.

The bank told a customer that "outgoing payments may not show immediately in your transactions" and advised to "check they've gone through before retrying".

More than 900 reports have been logged by Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds customers today.

As of 4:15pm, 420 Barclays customers are reporting problems with app - mainly fund transfer - while 293 Lloyds customers and 193 Halifax users are also struggling to make or receieve payments.

A statement posted to X in response to a customer query by Lloyds said: "Sorry for the inconvenience. We're investigating an issue affecting Faster Payments, which may cause delays.

"If you've already made a payment, please don't send it again. Check it has gone through first to avoid duplicate payments."

Some Lloyds and Halifax customers say they've made "multiple" unintentional transfers today after their banking apps repeatedly told them their payments had not gone through.

Halifax told one customer that their payment had been "successfully processed" but "there may be a slight delay before it appears in your transactions or leaves your account".

The user was warned: "Please do not resend the payment, as this could result in the transaction being processed twice".

Funds being transferred into Halifax accounts are not appearing, customers have claimed.

"I've just transferred money into my Halifax and It's not showing up? This is disgraceful," one user said.

Another added: "App always down and can't access my own money."

More than 400 Barclays customers have reported issues with the banking app this afternoon.

The majority of users (76%) are struggling with fund transfer, with many taking to social media saying they haven't been able to receive money into their accounts.

Barclays says some customers may be experiencing issues receiving external payments.

More than 400 customers have reported issues(Image: Downdetector)

Barclays says some customers may be having issues receiving external payments.

In an update on its service status page, the bank said: "We're sorry, we're aware some customers may be having issues receiving external payments at the moment. We're working to fix this."

Customers who have received warning messages that there was an "issue" with their payments have been asked not to re-send funds.

Replying to one customer, Lloyds Bank said: "Your payment has been successfully processed; however, there may be a slight delay before it appears in your transactions or leaves your account.

"Please do not resend the payment, as this could result in the transaction being processed twice. Thank you for your patience."

Lloyds Bank has apologised for the inconvenience as it investigates an issue affecting Faster Payments, which "may cause delays".

The bank has urged customers who have already attempted to send money not to send it again as this may result in duplicate payments.

A number of Lloyds and Barclays customers say they are unable to make payments or transfer money. "Unable to make payment," one customer said.

Another claimed users were receiving messaging warning them payment had failed but that the money was actually going through.

The user said: "BEWARE: Messages say payments have failed but are actually going through!"

A graph shows hundreds of Lloyds customers logging issues this afternoon. According to Downdetector, the app began experiencing problems from around 11:30am.

Hundreds of Lloyds customers have logged issues(Image: Downdetector)

A number of Lloyds and Barclays customers have expressed their frustration with this afternoon's outage.

One said: "Lloyds bank having issues sending and receiving payments yet again."

While another one added: "Is anyone else having any issues with Lloyds? I Can’t get money from the ATM nor make any bank transfers to pay etc.

"My partner is also having the same issues with her Lloyds account. Their helpline has a 40 minute delay - so something is definitely not right."

One Barclays user said: "Payments sent to Barclays accounts aren't arriving. Might wanna update that status page since it's been, you know, 3 hours now."

And another said: "Why am I not receiving payments ? I'm expecting a payment in which has been sent and it looks like it won’t be in my account in time to cover payments out ? What’s going on ? I’m a premier customer and this is not the first time! This is not on."

Barclay's customers are reportedly not receiving payments(Image: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock)

Both Lloyds and Barclays customers are experiencing the same issues this afternoon.

These are to do with funds transfers, the respective app for each bank and mobile banking.

It is unclear what caused the outage or when it will be resolved.

Good afternoon and thank you for joining our live coverage of the outage affecting Lloyds and Barclays.

We will bring you updates as soon as we get them.

The Mirror has contacted both banks for comment.