Tagged: nik storonsky

November 23, 2024 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has revealed its 2025 vision, with AI assistant, mortgages, and ATMs reportedly on the horizon. Revolut co-founders Nik Storonsky and Vlad Yatsenko took to the stage at the company’s The Revolutionaries event in London in order to mar 50 million Revolut customers and share… Read More

July 7, 2024 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nik Storonsky, the CEO of Revolut, has spent the last ten years focused on disrupting the traditional banking / financial services sector with various innovations. The Fintech billionaire and ex- Lehman Brothers trader is now looking to enhance the existing venture capital space. Storonsky has… Read More

December 26, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has shared some important financial updates. Revolut reveals that its revenue has reportedly “increased to $1.1bn (£923m) in 2022, up 45% from $786m (£638m) in 2021.” Revolut added almost 10m customers last year “with a 71% increase in deposits and 55% increase… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app, has reportedly surpassed 30 million retail customers worldwide, and is now “processing over 400 million transactions a month.” While these figures are significant, Revolut has been unable to secure a banking license in the UK (where its headquarters are… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Revolut has introduced multi-currency business accounts in Australia and signaled its intention to acquire a banking license in the country. The new business account allows companies to exchange as much as A$75,000 per month, with head of Revolut Business James Gibson revealing to… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 8:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mikko Salovaara has quit Revolut. Salovaara, who was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has exited the digital bank after just two years in the leadership post, according to multiple reports. While Salovaara has attributed his exit from the Fintech due to personal reasons, Revolut has… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has reportedly made its initial entry into Latin America with a launch in Brazil. Revolut‘s global account will provide local consumers with foreign exchange and remittance capabilities in 27 different currencies, along with having a payment card that is accepted in over 150 nations…. Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut, a UK-based digital bank, has reported its first full-year profit. Revolut has published its Annual Report, which tracks operations for the year ending December 2021. According to the report, Revolut generated £636 million in revenue during 2021, delivering £26.3 million to the bottom line…. Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Revolut, the global financial superapp with over 20 million customers, has appointed Raymond Ng as Singapore CEO “as it continues to grow in Singapore.” The new appointment “follows Revolut recently announcing the launch of its crypto products in Singapore.” Revolut‘s customer base in Singapore… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app with over 18 million customers worldwide, has announced the appointment of Sid Jajodia as US CEO. Sid joined Revolut as Chief Banking Officer in July 2021 and will “continue in this role alongside being US CEO, leading the roll… Read More

November 26, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has announced the acquisition of “highly rated” ePOS software provider Nobly POS in order to expand its product offering to serve the restaurant and hospitality sectors. Established in 2013, Nobly has created an extensive ePOS system for the restaurant and hospitality industry enabling hospitality… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Neobank Revolut has selected Juan Miguel Guerra as CEO for Mexico as the Fintech moves into a new market. Guerra was previously at RappiPay and is said to have held senior executive roles at Citibanamex and other Fintech firms. Mexico is Revoluts first step into… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut is expanding into India, according to multiple reports. India, with a population of over 1.3 billion, assets of public sector banks are around Rs. 107.83 lakh crore or USD $ 1.52 trillion as of 2020, according to a recent report. In India,… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The founder of digital banking challenger Revolut is reportedly planning a new round of funding that could value the Fintech at over £7.2 billion (appr. $10 billion). Sky News reports that the digital bank may be looking to work with  FT Partners, the US-headquartered Fintech-focused… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has submitted its application to receive a national bank charter, according to a note from the company. Having launched in the US about one year ago, currently, Revolut offers banking services in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Partnering with a chartered bank… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 8:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut notes that if you’ve set up a WooCommerce store and are accepting payments with mainstream payment gateways, then you might not be happy with the extra transaction fees. Revolut reveals that it has been working on improving this for users by offering… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has announced US dollar savings accounts for UK customers. According to a release, Revolut will offer interest rates of 0.65% AER for Metal customers, 0.50% AER for Premium customers, and 0.40% AER for Plus customers on US dollar funds. There is no… Read More

January 12, 2021 @ 1:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has announced a new service: Confirmation of Payee – available to over 3 million UK customers. The feature is part of Pay.UK’s anti-fraud initiative, according to a release. The feature has been enabled by its payments partner Modulr, one of the few… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European digital banks have experienced significant challenges this year. Many have continued to record substantial losses and have received complaints from clients regarding service-related issues. Investors have been pushing banking challengers to show them how they can generate sizable profits by effectively monetizing their products… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut, which was last valued at around $5.5 billion, has reportedly managed to break even for the month of November 2020. Fintech Unicorn Revolut’s revenues had dropped as much as 40% when awareness about the Coronavirus pandemic began to spread back in… Read More