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ICYMI: Google Cloud outage disrupts UK banks, businesses operations
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Fusion42 · 22 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
A power event at Google Cloud's London data centres caused outages affecting major UK banks, delivery services, the courts, and NHS appointment bookings. The incident highlights the critical dependency of UK financial institutions and public services on cloud infrastructure under recent regulatory 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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Google Cloud’s London failure shows your fintech or service startup must build resilience beyond a single cloud provider. You need to rethink dependency on dominant clouds as outages can block your core service access.
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35 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026
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