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Google Cloud power failure blamed as major European outage continues to disrupt Revolut ...
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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
A power failure at Google Cloud's main London data centre caused widespread service outages impacting Revolut, major banks, logistics companies, and public services across the UK and Europe. Recovery efforts are ongoing with partial disruptions persisting in fintech and other sectors reliant on the cloud infrastructure.
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 single data centre failure at Google Cloud triggered a cascade of outages across critical fintech and banking services in Europe. You must assess your reliance on single cloud providers and plan for multi-region redundancy now.
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35 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026
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