The bank confirmed that all branches have reopened and have resumed trading as normal.

Earlier

SOME Bendigo Bank branches may open late on Friday, as the business faces "an operational issue".

The bank tweeted about 10.30am saying some branches were closed due to the issue, affecting parts of the network.

A spokesperson said ATMs were available to access cash, while online and mobile banking were operating as normal.

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They said the delay was "due to an operational issue", but did not specify the nature of the problem.

The spokesperson thanked customers for their patience while the bank worked to open affected branches.

They said customers could find their local branch phone number to call to see whether their branch was opened using the bank's website.

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