Next Sunday, January 5th, PKO clients of the Bank of Poland must prepare for respective hours of difficulties in accessing banking services. The bank planned method work to take place from 00:30 to 03:00. During this time, key electronic banking services will be unavailable, which may affect the comfort and safety of transactions.
Several major banking services will not be available
In the course of the work carried out, the net and telephone service of iPKO and iPKO business will be unavailable. Open banking functions and the anticipation of net payments being made by the “IPO Payment” will besides be excluded. The mobile iPKO business application will be completely unavailable, and the popular IKO application will operate to a limited extent.
Impact on mobile application users
During difficulties, customers will not be able to usage the full functionality of mobile applications. The IKO app will have limited opportunities, allowing only withdrawals from ATMs and payments in fixed and online stores utilizing BLICK. In turn the iPKO business mobile application will be completely unavailable.
Payment cards will work normally
Fortunately, payment cards will operate usually at ATMs and payment terminals in fixed stores. The only exception will be the multicurrency card function that will be temporarily disabled. In the case of 3D-Secure 2 online payments, the authorization will only be possible with SMS or PIN codes.
It is worth planning transactions in advance
Due to the planned difficulties, PKO Bank Polski recommends to its customers the erstwhile execution of all crucial transactions. It is worth planning urgent transfers before the weekend to avoid problems during the night method break.
Standard maintenance procedure
Although the work was planned during the smallest traffic hours, it could affect any customers, especially those making transactions on the night of Saturday to Sunday. PKO Bank Polski apologizes for any inconvenience related to the method work carried out. It is simply a standard procedure for maintaining and updating banking systems, aimed at ensuring the safety and efficiency of services offered by PKO Bank Polski. specified method breaks are essential for the appropriate functioning of banking infrastructure.
PKO Bank Polski – leader in the Polish banking market
PKO Bank Polski is 1 of the largest banks in the Polish market, serving over 9 million customers. The bank offers a wide scope of services, including electronic banking, mobile applications, payment cards and online payments. In 2022 PKO Bank Polski achieved evidence revenues of PLN 13.3 billion.
Source:
* PKO Bank Polski – Press Release
* Bankier.pl – PKO BP: method work at night from 4 to 5 January
* Enter.pl – PKO BP: difficulties in accessing banking services at night from 4 to 5 January
