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Google Cloud outage disrupts Revolut, banking apps and UK websites as London data centre hit

20 October 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

20 October 2026

Topic

technology

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

United Kingdom

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

A Google Cloud outage in its London data centre disrupted services of several UK financial and digital businesses on 20 October 2026, including Revolut and Emma, affecting key financial operations and causing wider digital service interruptions.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 35 sources have reported it between 20 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Google's London cloud outage reveals the risk of centralised data centres for UK fintechs. You need to plan for multi-region redundancy or find ways to shift workloads rapidly to avoid service blackouts.

◆ Coverage

35 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026

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