Google Cloud Outage Disrupts UK Banking Services Including Revolut and Lloyds
A Google Cloud outage in London disrupts services for major UK banks like Revolut, Lloyds, and Halifax.
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First reported by BBC Technology, 43 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
9 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 20 Oct 2026. BBC Technology published first, on 20 October at 08:46 UTC; Sifted followed 43 min later. The most recent article, from Protos, appeared on 20 October at 11:38 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian (major outlet), Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), BBC Technology, Sifted, Hacker News, All Content from Business Insider, Quartz, Protos.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- BBC TechnologyRevolut outage hits 'multiple services' as thousands of users report app issues
- SiftedRevolut app down in widespread outage
- The GuardianMillions unable to use Revolut app or cards as company suffers ‘service disruption’
- Hacker NewsRevolut down as users report app not working
- Hacker NewsGoogle cloud outage takes down banks
- Bloomberg TechnologyGoogle Cloud Outage Takes Down Revolut and Other Banks in UK
- All Content from Business InsiderRevolut and other banking apps go down as Google Cloud suffers UK outage
- News FeedUK banks hit by Google Cloud outage
- QuartzRevolut is facing a service outage as Google Cloud reports issues in London
- QuartzRevolut hat mit einem Dienstausfall zu kämpfen, da Google Cloud Probleme in London meldet.
- ProtosGoogle Cloud outage takes down Revolut, Lloyds, and HSBC
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- UK banks hit by Google Cloud outage News Feed ·
- Google Cloud Outage Takes Down Revolut and Other Banks in UK Bloomberg Technology ·
- Millions unable to use Revolut app or cards as company suffers ‘service disruption’ The Guardian ·
- Google Cloud outage takes down Revolut, Lloyds, and HSBC Protos
- Revolut is facing a service outage as Google Cloud reports issues in London Quartz
- Revolut hat mit einem Dienstausfall zu kämpfen, da Google Cloud Probleme in London meldet. Quartz
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- Revolut and other banking apps go down as Google Cloud suffers UK outage All Content from Business Insider
- Revolut app down in widespread outage Sifted
- Revolut outage hits 'multiple services' as thousands of users report app issues BBC Technology
- Google cloud outage takes down banks Hacker News
- Revolut down as users report app not working Hacker News
In this story
- Google Cloud
- Revolut
- Lloyds Banking Group
- HSBC
- Halifax