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Lloyds IT Glitch Disrupts Services, Raises Digital Banking Concerns Lloyds Banking Group faced an IT glitch that left thousands of customers unable to make payments or access accounts for over three hours. The outage affected Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows, and MBNA. The issue began shortly after 11am and was resolved by 3pm. This incident follows a March glitch that exposed the personal data of nearly 500,000 customers. Lloyds apologized for the inconvenience and is working to address the issue. The recurring problems raise concerns about customer protections amid the shift to digital banking.