Revolut suffers global outage affecting 28 services
Revolut experienced a widespread service disruption starting Tuesday morning, affecting sign-ins, card payments, transfers, currency exchange, and live support for its app. The company said customer funds and data remain safe while it works to fix the issue, which reportedly stems from a power-related failure at a Google Cloud data center in London.
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The outage highlights how reliance on third-party cloud infrastructure can expose fintech firms to widespread service failures beyond their direct control. For Revolut, which serves over 80 million customers globally, repeated incidents—including past data breaches—could raise questions about the resilience of its systems and user trust in digital-only banking platforms.
- Revolut's outage disrupted 28 services including payments, transfers, and card use.
- The company says customer funds and data were not compromised during the incident.
- The disruption is reportedly linked to a power event at a Google Cloud data center in London.
Source: bleepingcomputer.com, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Revolut outage disrupts online banking operations worldwide”
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