Google Restores Cloud Services in London After Power Disruption Affects UK Financial Apps

Google has fully restored cloud operations across its London region following an outage caused by an unspecified power event on Tuesday. The disruption at the europe-west2 data center temporarily brought down several major financial platforms, including fintech app Revolut, lender Halifax, and budgeting service Emma. Revolut experienced widespread disruptions that caused failures in card payment processing and ATM withdrawals, though affected firms confirmed customer funds and data remained secure throughout the incident. Google investigated and resolved the downtime, mitigating extended operational fallout for parent company Alphabet Inc.