Technology · London, UK · United Kingdom · October 20, 2026

Google Cloud outage disrupts UK banks before services recover

Reported by 2 outlets · first reported Oct 20, 2:01 PM ET

Google Cloud said services had mostly recovered after an outage caused widespread disruption to UK financial institutions and websites. Revolut was among the hardest hit, with banking services down for many customers.

Why it matters

The outage shows how dependent financial services are on a few cloud providers.

Background

Many banks and businesses run critical systems on cloud platforms from Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Previous outages have caused similar disruptions.

Sources

• BBC Business ↗Oct 20, 2:03 PM ET
• UPI ↗Oct 20, 2:01 PM ET

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