Bank of Spain seeks details on pre-Black Friday payment network crash


FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows Bank of Spain amid a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Guillermo Martinez/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - The Bank of Spain has asked for detailed information after recent disruptions to the country's payments network, a source close to the central bank said.

Spain's largest payments platform Redsys crashed last weekend and again on Nov. 23, ahead of Black Friday, which is one of the busiest periods of commercial activity.

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