Google Cloud outage disrupts banking and logistics services in London

OPA WIRE, Oct 20 (OPA) — Google confirmed that its engineering teams are investigating a technical failure affecting multiple services within the europe-west2 data center in London. The outage, which surfaced early Tuesday morning, has triggered widespread connectivity issues for major digital platforms and financial institutions.

Down Detector reports indicate that the disruption has hindered access to several prominent services, including Royal Mail, Rightmove, and major financial providers such as Halifax, Lloyds Bank, HSBC, and Revolut. Users have reported difficulties accessing mobile applications and completing financial transactions throughout the morning hours.

Revolut acknowledged the service disruption in a statement posted to X, confirming that customer funds and personal data remain secure. The company stated that its technical teams have been working to resolve the issue since it was identified earlier today, though it did not provide a specific timeline for a full restoration of services.

While Google’s status page confirms the regional data center issue, it remains unclear if every reported website failure is directly linked to the Google Cloud incident. The company continues to monitor the situation as it works to restore stability to the affected infrastructure.