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Revolut says money is safe as Google Cloud outage halts payments

Published

20 October 2026

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technology

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Fintech

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United Kingdom

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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Revolut's app, card payments, and transfers went down due to a Google Cloud outage affecting multiple services in Europe and the US, but the company assures customers that their money and data remain safe.

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

Cloud outages are an active threat to fintech payment reliability. You must diversify critical cloud dependencies or risk sudden service blackouts that halt customer transactions.

◆ Coverage

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

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