Banking apps and ATMs simultaneously unavailable blocking access to funds

Users of major bank apps like BPI experience total downtime where online banking, ATMs, and debit transactions all fail at once, leaving people unable to access their money during maintenance.

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A tool to prevent simultaneous downtime of banking apps, ATMs, and debit transactions to ensure uninterrupted access to funds.

The pain

Users lose access to their money entirely during bank maintenance or outages, causing frustration and potential financial harm.

The gap

Banks currently do not have robust systems to stagger or isolate downtime across channels, leading to total service blackouts.

Build angle

Develop a solution that enables banks to maintain partial service availability during maintenance or outages by decoupling app, ATM, and debit transaction systems or providing fallback mechanisms.

Strengths

  • Addresses a critical pain point affecting millions of banking customers.
  • Potential to improve customer trust and reduce complaints during outages.
  • Could be integrated as a value-added service for banks.

Risks

  • High dependency on banks’ willingness to adopt and integrate the solution.
  • Complexity of banking infrastructure and regulatory compliance.
  • Potentially limited market if banks prefer internal solutions or see this as a low priority.

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