Visa claims "rare" failure in networking switch caused payments meltdown

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Letter to House of Commons Treasure Committee explains cause of payments glitch earlier this month

The Visa payments system meltdown at the beginning of the month was due to a "rare" failure in a key networking switch.  The admission was made in a letter to Nicky Morgan MP, chair of the House...

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