Full list of supermarkets, shops and pubs hit by Microsoft payment outage as shoppers asked to pay cash at tills

A MAJOR global tech outage has left shoppers unable to make card payments across the UK.

The Microsoft outage has sparked chaos around the world with flights grounded and TV channels and banks knocked offline.

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It comes as television channels, banks, GPs and supermarkets around the world have been rocketed by the issues.

Cybersecurity software firm Crowdstrike say they have identified the issue behind the global outage as a flawed anti-viral update.

Retailers and card providers are said to be experiencing problems in some stores.

Big supermarkets such as Morrisons and Co-op, and pub chains like Wetherspoons are experiencing issues.

Some major banks have also confirmed that they're having trouble communicating with customers.

Here's the full list of retailers, pubs and banks affected in the UK:

• Morrisons
• Metro Bank
• Wetherspoons
• Waitrose
• Sainsbury's
• Co-op
• Visa

Visa

Visa customers have reported more than 700 issues in the past 24 hours.

Purchases and payments are the main source of the reports.

A spokesperson for Visa told The Sun: "There is no indication of any impact on Visa's ability to process payments from this issue. Our systems are operating normally.

"We are aware of reports of people being unable to make payments and are working with our financial institution clients to understand any impact on their services to cardholders and merchants."

Morrisons

Elsewhere, Morrisons shoppers have also been asked to pay using chip and pin this morning, with contactless not working at some sites.

One said: "No contactless payment in Morrisons this morning -- cash or chip and pin only."

Another wrote: "Morrisons, contactless payment is down, chip and pin is working so please remember your card! Cheers ta!"

A spokesperson said: "We are experiencing some issues with payment in some stores this morning. We are working hard with our partners to resolve this issue."

Wetherspoons

Pub giant Wetherspoons is also reporting that it's app, which can be used to make orders and payments, is currently not working.

Wetherspoons, which has over 800 branches across the UK, has confirmed to Sun Money that its app is currently down.

Customers are only able to use cash to pay for their food and booze this morning.

One punter wrote: "This is bl***y serious, the Wetherspoons app is down."

Another commented: "Wetherspoons is only taking cash (sign on the door as I walked past)."

A third said: "I hope no one was planning on going to Wetherspoons tonight, Microsoft has crippled them."

Co-op

Some Co-op stores have also urged shoppers to pay using cash only, posting signs around the shops.

Staff members have reportedly told customers that the issues are affecting all Co-op sites in the UK.

The Heart of England Co-op Food account Tweeted: "We are experiencing issues with our card payments.

"This is affecting many other retailers and we are working with our card payment provider to resolve this as soon as possible.

"We apologise for any inconvenience."

Metro Bank

It's not just retailers and pubs affected, banks are also having trouble connecting to customers this morning.

A Metro Bank spokesperson said: "Along with many other organisations we have been affected by the reported global IT outage.

"Currently we are having problems with our phone lines, which means customers may have trouble getting through and we have issues with some faster payment options."

"Customers can still transact via their app or online banking or visit us in-store if they are close by."

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