NETIZENS SHARE THEIR HORROR STORIES DURING DBS OUTAGE, MANY STUCK AT SHOPS & CAN’T PAY

Any horror stories following yesterday’s DBS outage?

Asking this because I normally have less than $40 (sometimes just $10+) in my wallet and do not have any non-DBS/POSB bank cards.

I was lucky to evade yesterday’s banking disaster because I basically stayed at home and didn’t need to spend. But I would imagine the horror if I ate a $50 lunch and have absolutely no other means to pay.

So did anyone face such situation and how did you get out of it? If i understand correctly, the ATM service was resumed last night but at a very late time.

And for those who are only with DBS/POSB, are you already thinking to open another bank account elsewhere?

Netizens’ comments

1. Was grocery shopping at sheng siong. The long queue suddenly disappeared when we grabbed our milk and came back. Thankfully we were using a non posb card.
2. I have 4 other mobile wallets with money inside and 2 credit cards so I just switched to another one when I couldn’t pay for my groceries using PayNow. Didn’t have to touch my secondary bank account.
3. Not on a horror level. I had to get formal pants and couldn’t pay for it. Which meant that I couldn’t get it altered in time for a dinner on Monday.
   Then, went on a date and couldn’t pay for anything at all. Both of us laughed it off because I told her I only had $20 to my name right then. She was great and covered everything.
4. Stuck in a restaurant for slightly more than an hour because both my cards (coincidentally from DBS and Citibank) failed to work..
5. Already ordered my salad for dinner and wasn’t able to pay with my card. The shop auntie was pissed af
6. was at cotton on trying to pay for a pair of shorts i looked forward to buying – dbs failed, citibank failed, and wanted to use my ocbc to paynow but also failed. also happened to be the day i left my wallet at home
7. Had late lunch / cake at a cashless cafe. My Grabpay was below 10 bucks after the last trip. Didn’t bring my OCBC physical card and didn’t have it added on my phone (the OCBC account is an insurance in case my wallet and/or phone are hacked/stolen, so that I will always have money in case of emergency). I had cash but the place was cashless. I was stuck there for 10 mins or so, not sure how I could get on with schedule. Luckily, a couple who paid for their meal accepted my cash to pay with their non DBS card.
8. Was buying lights for renovation. Citibank card was getting declined which was odd (first time I’ve seen it). Just tried a different card and it worked. Then saw the news a few mins after.
9. DBS Paylah wasn’t working… luckily OCBC app can still pay by NetsQR.
10. I used Amex instead and ended up having dinner at a more expensive restaurant
11. Driving and running out of fuel. No cash on hand.