Updated 54m ago · Business
Revolut App Outage Leaves Users Unable to Pay
Revolut's banking app went down Tuesday morning. Customers in several countries reported their cards being declined at checkout.
- 1,300+ outage reports appeared on Downdetector just before 8 a.m.
- Users in the UK, France and Spain reported disruption.
- Revolut's status page still listed all systems as operational.
- Revolut posted on X that some services may be inaccessible.
Why it matters: Card failures went beyond a typical app outage. Some users could not pay in stores.
- 13 million Revolut customers are in the UK.
- £4.52 billion in revenue and £1.3 billion in profit last year.
How 8 sources split on this story
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8 sources · 18 articles · 38% Left coverage
Center3 sources
Left coverage, 3 sources: The left frames it as a major, widespread outage at a large global bank, noting its scale and finances.
Right coverage, 2 sources: The right focuses on customers' frustration and embarrassment as cards were declined at checkout.
What’s next: Revolut said engineers were working to restore full service as quickly as possible.
- What caused the outage?
- How many of Revolut's customers were affected?
- Why did Revolut's status page show all systems operational during the disruption?
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