Markets·October 20, 2026 at 6:29 AM EDT·5 sources
Google Cloud Outage Takes Down Revolut and Other Banks in UK
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What happened
- A Google Cloud outage disrupted banking services in the UK, including Revolut, early Tuesday.
- Google Cloud reported service disruptions in London alongside outages affecting multiple banking apps.
Why it matters
The incident highlights operational and concentration risks for financial institutions that rely on major cloud providers. Technology and financial-services professionals will be focused on service resilience and potential customer impact.
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Timeline
- First reported by BloombergOct 20Google Cloud Outage Takes Down Revolut and Other Banks in UK
- Business Insider reportsOct 20Revolut and other banking apps go down as Google Cloud suffers UK outage
- Financial Times reportsOct 20UK banks hit by Google Cloud outage
- Techmeme reportsOct 20Google says Cloud in its London region is "experiencing issues" starting on Monday at 23:08 PDT; a source says a major Revolut outage is due to Google Cloud (Bloomberg)
- Insurance Journal reportsOct 20Google Cloud Outage in UK Eases After Affecting Digital Banks, Public Sector Websites
Who is involved
Google Cloud Outage Takes Down Revolut and Other Banks in UKGoogle CloudRevolut Ltd.
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Sources (5)
- BloombergOct 20Google Cloud Outage Takes Down Revolut and Other Banks in UK
- Business InsiderOct 20Revolut and other banking apps go down as Google Cloud suffers UK outage
- Financial TimesOct 20UK banks hit by Google Cloud outage
- TechmemeOct 20Google says Cloud in its London region is "experiencing issues" starting on Monday at 23:08 PDT; a source says a major Revolut outage is due to Google Cloud (Bloomberg)
- Insurance JournalOct 20Google Cloud Outage in UK Eases After Affecting Digital Banks, Public Sector Websites
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