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Google Cloud services face outage in London, Revolut services down too
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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
A Google Cloud outage in London disrupted services for several banks, financial firms, and public services including Revolut, highlighting the critical dependency of the UK and Ireland region on cloud infrastructure. The outage follows UK and EU regulatory moves designating cloud providers as critical third-party suppliers to the financial sector to enhance oversight.
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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Cloud outages in major financial hubs expose how reliant fintech services like Revolut are on single providers. You need to diversify cloud dependencies now or risk service interruptions that customers cannot forgive.
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35 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026
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