Card payments outage hits pubs and shops during England match (opens original article in a new tab)

A power outage disrupted card payments in the UK, affecting pubs and shops during an England World Cup match, leading to long queues and cash-only payments.

• Power outage affected Worldpay, causing card payment issues in UK pubs and shops
• Customers faced long queues at cash machines and some venues accepted only cash
• Tesco and other businesses reported payment problems during England's World Cup match