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Revolut down: app outage blocks payments for thousands

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Revolut is down

Revolut's banking app stopped working on the morning of 20 October 2026.

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Reports spike

More than 1,500 users had reported problems by 8:09am, according to Downdetector.

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The error message

The app showed one message: "Something went wrong, please try again later."

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Cards declined

Users could not pay with their Revolut cards at shops and tills.

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Transfers failed

Money transfers between accounts also failed during the outage.

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Not just the UK

Users in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, Japan, and more reported the same problems.

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The breakdown

65 percent of reports were app problems. 20 percent were about accessing funds. 8 percent were login issues.

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Revolut confirms it

Revolut confirmed a service disruption affecting multiple features on social media.

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Engineers on it

Its engineering team is actively working to restore full service.

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No fix time yet

Revolut has not given a time for when the app will work again.

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Lloyds hit too

Lloyds Bank users also reported problems with transfers and logins the same morning.

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What to do

Keep a backup payment card ready until the app is stable again.

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