Berlin -
The chaos to incorrect debit and credit cards is increasing. Many more bank customers in Germany are affected than previously known.
Banks and savings associations acknowledged that about 30 million debit and credit cards can not handle because of an incorrectly programmed software, the year 2010 correctly.
The result: In many transactions may be with these cards are not currently paid. And at ATMs, there are problems, especially abroad, customers no cash. Travelers were advised to take traveler's checks.
According to the Savings Banks and Giro Association (DSGV) are indeed with savings banks and regional banks around 20 million debit cards and around 3.5 million credit for the Year 2010 bug only limited use.
In elementary and banks around 4 million are debit cards, but affected no credit cards. Among the private banks are around 2.5 million debit and credit cards incorrectly.
According DSGV, the savings within a few hours after the first 25 700 incidents their ATMs Sun changed, that they process all credit cards and can ensure the supply of cash.
The use of credit cards at ATMs, but there could be problems. Until Monday, are also regularly again, all debit cards work 100%. Cause of failure is, according to the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger "a production error of the French card manufacturer Gemalto.
