Santander ATM cash machine
British bank Santander said its ATM services were impacted by the global IT outage
  • Banks worldwide are fixing issues from a global IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike update.
  • British banks like Santander and Metro Bank faced ATM service disruptions on Friday.
  • CrowdStrike said the issue was not caused by a cyberattack or security incident. 

Major banks worldwide are scrambling to fix issues resulting from a global IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update.

British banks Santander and Metro Bank said they were impacted by Friday's outage, which affected their ATM services.