TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - Japanese regional lenders have
experienced system glitches at their automatic teller machines
(ATMs) and internet banking on Saturday and their services have
been suspended, Kyodo news service reported, citing the affected
banks.
Institutions affected are Hyakujushi Bank 8386.T , Joyo
Bank, which is part of Mebuki Financial Group 7167.T and
Yamaguchi Bank under Yamaguchi Financial Group 8418.T , the
report said.
Separately, Lawson Bank - operated by convenience store chain
Lawson 2651.T - tweeted the bank is experiencing system
failures and their services have been suspended.
Mizuho Financial Group's main banking unit Mizuho Bank has
had major system failures several times, prompting the group to
name new chief executive earlier this year. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2TX1QZ
(Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
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