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Google Cloud outage knocks out Revolut and other UK banking services

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First reported on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 06:29 EDT by Bloomberg·Latest article on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 07:40 EDT

Summary

An outage at Google Cloud knocked out banking services in the UK including Revolut early on Tuesday 20 October, Bloomberg reported, and The Philadelphia Inquirer said online services for a number of U.K. banks in and around London were being disrupted by the outage. Google reported cloud disruptions in its Europe region that began around 7 a.m. in London, The NY Times reported, adding that the cause of the outage was not immediately clear.

Latest: An outage at Google Cloud knocked out banking services in the UK including Revolut, Bloomberg reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer saying online services for a number of U.K. banks in and around London were disrupted, and The NY Times said the disruptions began around 7 a.m. in London, according to Google, with the cause not immediately clear.

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How it unfolded

  1. Tuesday 20 October

    An outage at Google Cloud knocked out banking services in the UK including Revolut, Bloomberg reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer saying online services for a number of U.K. banks in and around London were disrupted, and The NY Times said the disruptions began around 7 a.m. in London, according to Google, with the cause not immediately clear.