The European financial services company Trade Republic has announced it has 4 million customers across 17 countries who have invested approximately €35 billion through Trade Republic's platform. The company shared data in connection with the celebration of its fifth anniversary. Celebrating this milestone, it introduces a new product to its offer.

The company also reported being profitable in its 2023 financial year (ending 30 September 2023) and the 2023 calendar year.

4 Million Clients in 5 Years

Trade Republic, a German brokerage company established in 2019, has its roots tracing back to 2015 when it began as Neon Trading in a startup incubator. Its significant growth occurred in the last five years, marking its evolution into a Trade Republic. This transformation was fueled by an investment of €60 million from several venture capitalists.

Initially available to a closed group of clients for commission-free trading in February 2019, the platform rapidly expanded to over 150,000 users within a year. This impressive growth continued, driven by a funding round of $900 million in 2021 and a subsequent round of $250 million in 2022, escalating its valuation to $5 billion.

"Over the past 5 years Trade Republic has made investing easier, more transparent and affordable than ever before for millions of Europeans," Christian Hecker, the Founder of Trade Republic, said.

During this time, Trade Republic has emerged as one of the largest retail brokers in Europe. Additionally, it recently obtained a full banking license from the European Central Bank, solidifying its position in the financial sector.

Trade Republic Launches New Visa Card

In addition to the milestone of 4 million customers, Trade Republic announced the launch of a new Visa debit card that integrates spending and savings. The card offers a reward of 1% "Saveback" on purchases that is invested back into the cardholder's Trade Republic savings plan. A round-up feature enables cardholders to invest their spare change from purchases into any asset available on Trade Republic's platform.

The new Visa card has no monthly fees and offers benefits like free ATM withdrawals worldwide. Customers can choose between a paid classic or mirrored design card, or a free virtual card.

"Every act of spending is an act of savings. This empowers every individual, regardless of income, to start their savings plan and begin building wealth," Hecker added.

The company said the new card and its growing customer base further establish Trade Republic as one of the leading financial platforms in Europe.

Three years ago, the broker made headlines when, similar to Robinhood, it banned its users from buying the red-hot meme stocks of GameStop and AMC.