YouTrip faces ‘major outage’ across most services in Singapore and Thailand

SINGAPORE: Multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip reported a “major outage” affecting most of its services on Monday (Oct 19).According to its website, 19 of its 23 services in Singapore were affected, including wallet top-ups, currency exchange and payment authentication.Services in Thailand were also hit by a major outage, with only three of 14 services listed as operational.In response to a comment on Facebook, YouTrip acknowledged that its app was experiencing technical difficulties. Customers may experience “service degradation” when making card payments or using other services, including ATM withdrawals, the company said.YouTrip added that its teams are undergoing technical maintenance to resolve the issues.In February, YouTrip users were erroneously charged for attempted transactions after facing issues with their card payments. CNA has contacted YouTrip for more information on Monday's service outages. If you would like to send in information, photos or videos about something newsworthy, submit your news tips on CNA Eyewitness or on WhatsApp.