SASKATCHEWAN — Update: Interac service has now been restored.
According to Interac's Twitter account. there is a nationwide outage that encompasses all their business and consumer network services. This is impacting Interac Debit and Interac eTransfer. Interac Debit is currently unavailable online and at checkout.
The Canadian Press is reporting a widespread network outage from Rogers Communications Inc. That has left many customers without mobile and internet service Friday morning and is causing problems for police, courthouses and Service Canada passport offices as well as Interac.
A notice on the Toronto-based telecommunications company's website said the outage is impacting both its wireless and home service customers and is also affecting phone and chat support.
Many retailers and businesses were also facing trouble when trying to accept payments because Interac, which processes electronic financial transactions, said it's online and checkout debit offerings and e-transfer services were impacted.
— with files from The Canadian Press
