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Google outage disrupts payments at online banks, including in Luxembourg
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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
A power outage at a Google data centre in London disrupted payments and digital services at several online banks including Revolut, impacting customers in Luxembourg and the wider western Europe region.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 35 sources have reported it between 20 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026.
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A Google cloud outage showed how dependent online banks are on a single provider’s data centre. You need to explore backup plans and diversify your cloud deployments to avoid becoming collateral damage in similar outages.
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35 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026
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