Google Cloud London Data Center Outage Affects Banking Apps and Services

A major outage at Google Cloud's London data center has brought down several popular banking apps and services in the UK.

The issue appears to be centered on the europe-west2 region of Google Cloud, which is based in London, according to the company's status dashboard.

Banking apps such as Halifax and Revolut have reported issues on Tuesday that coincide with the Google Cloud disruptions. Users are unable to make card payments, log in to the app, or transfer money due to the outage.

Some companies affected by the outage have attributed it to a third-party provider, while others point directly to the Google Cloud issue.

Google Cloud's technical issues continue to impact various services in the UK, including banking apps and other platforms. Halifax has acknowledged the problem on social media, stating that they are working diligently to resolve it.

Emma, a popular budgeting app in the UK, is also experiencing outages due to the Google Cloud outage. According to the company's statement, this technical issue began affecting services in London at 7am local time. Emma assured users that this is not related to security concerns but rather a problem with their cloud infrastructure.

The scope of the outage has been reported by Google itself on its status page, which indicates that cloud services are currently unavailable in the London region. This has caused disruptions for several individuals who have shared their experiences on social media, including cancelled beauty appointments and declined card transactions at airports.

Downdetector, a platform tracking online service outages, suggests that non-finance companies may also be affected by this technical issue. As users continue to face difficulties due to the Google Cloud outage, they can expect updates from affected services once the problem is resolved.

The Google Cloud outage has had far-reaching consequences, impacting various UK-based services.

DPD, a delivery service, reported its website was affected by the outage in an X post from one of its accounts. Similarly, web-hosting platform SiteGround stated that its UK data center was impacted by the issue.

SiteGround's engineers are collaborating with Google Cloud engineers to resolve the problem, according to the company's post.

The UK's courts and tribunal service is also experiencing difficulties with its cloud-based video tools for remote hearings due to the outage.