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  "id": 15733761,
  "title": "Revolut and other banking apps go down as Google Cloud suffers UK outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/revolut-and-other-banking-apps-go-down-as-google-cloud-suffers-uk",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T10:56:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/google-cloud-outage-revolut-halifax-emma-uk-london-2026-10"
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  "account": "Multiple banking applications in London, such as Revolut and Halifax, experienced disruptions on Tuesday morning. Google Cloud is also facing outages in London, which seem to have affected numerous banking services. Revolut assured customers that their money and data remain secure while they investigate the issue. Google Cloud's status dashboard indicates ongoing service problems in the europe-west2 region, which covers London.\n\nCustomers of Halifax and Emma, a popular UK budgeting app, also reported difficulties on Tuesday, coinciding with Google Cloud's disruptions. Some companies directly attributed the outage to Google Cloud, while others pointed to an unnamed third-party provider. Revolut stated that they are working to resolve the issue and apologized for any inconvenience caused. Emma confirmed it was a technical outage, not a security issue, and is actively working to restore services. Google Cloud has acknowledged the problem and is investigating the cause of the outage.",
  "summary": "Google Cloud is experiencing service disruptions in London, along with multiple banking apps including Revolut.",
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        "title": "Google Cloud services face outage in London, Revolut services down too",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T09:11:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "Google Cloud outage: Revolut suffers service disruption as bank customers report problems – business live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-cloud-outage-revolut-suffers-service-disruption-as-bank",
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        "title": "Google says ‘multiple’ Cloud services suffer network failures in Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-says-multiple-cloud-services-suffer-network-failures-in-europe",
        "published": "2026-10-20T10:41:29.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-10-20T11:35:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Google Cloud outage hits UK banks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-cloud-outage-hits-uk-banks",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:41:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Google says multiple cloud services suffer network failures in Europe",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T11:57:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "Revolut services affected in fresh Google Cloud outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/revolut-services-affected-in-fresh-google-cloud-outage",
        "published": "2026-10-20T12:27:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Finextra",
        "title": "Google Cloud outage disrupts multiple bank sites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-cloud-outage-disrupts-multiple-bank-sites",
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