Google Cloud London Outage Hits Revolut, Halifax and Others
A Google Cloud network failure in the London region took down Revolut's app and cards across Europe, along with Halifax and other financial services. Revolut says money and data are safe.
What we know
Google Cloud's London region suffered a major network failure, causing Revolut's app and cards to stop working across Europe. The FT confirmed Halifax and Revolut were among UK businesses hit by the disruption. Revolut stated that money and data are safe but has not publicly named the root cause. The incident highlights concentration risk among fintech firms relying on shared cloud infrastructure.
How the story developed
A Google Cloud network failure in the London region took down Revolut's app and cards across Europe, along with Halifax and other financial services. Revolut says money and data are safe.
Google Cloud reported issues in its western Europe region, causing widespread outages at Revolut, Royal Mail, HSBC, and dozens of other services, with UK banks specifically highlighted.
Sources
“Halifax and Revolut were among a string of UK businesses hit by a disruption to Google Cloud on Tuesday.”
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