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Revolut Reaches 5 Million Romanian Customers as 77% of Card Payments Turn Local
- Local IBANs, lending and savings products are helping shift Revolut from a travel and payments app toward an everyday banking account in Romania.
- The company reports growing use as a primary account, but number of active user is not disclosed.
Thursday, 01/10/2026 | 20:10 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Revolut Wins Approval to Acquire Argentine Bank, Targets 2027 Launch
- The approval allows Revolut to acquire and rename Banco Cetelem, but the bank will not initially serve customers.
- More than 150,000 people have joined the waitlist ahead of a commercial launch targeted for 2027.
Friday, 25/09/2026 | 19:10 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
DriveWealth Security Incident Exposes Revolut, Stake and Hatch Customer Data
- The exposed data varied by platform, with some Stake and Hatch records including aggregate portfolio values, cash balances and investor-profile information.
- The affected records include historical data retained after some customers had closed or migrated their accounts.
Thursday, 24/09/2026 | 17:00 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Revolut Lets UK Shoppers "Pay with Smile." Will Its Trading App Be Next?
- Opted-in customers can check out with a glance at three London cafes until Saturday, and merchants pay no fee.
- The bank has not said whether the check will reach other products in its app, such as investing.
Thursday, 24/09/2026 | 06:34 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Revolut Wants "Effectively Zero Risk" as a Bank. That Means Almost No Lending
- Nik Storonsky told the Financial Times the group will keep loans at 10-20% of deposits at most and sell on what it makes.
- The stance follows bank licenses in the UK and France and a conditional US charter this year.
Monday, 21/09/2026 | 07:11 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Revolut Reconsiders London Listing after Storonsky Said LSE “Can’t Compete”
- Storonsky still prefers the US market because it offers greater liquidity and a larger pool of institutional and individual investors.
- New UK listings receive a three-year exemption from the 0.5% share tax, although Revolut has not linked the relief to its plans.
Thursday, 17/09/2026 | 15:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Revolut Breach Shows How KYC Data Became a Honeypot for Scammers
- Financial firms must retain identity and transaction records that criminals can use to identify and approach valuable targets.
- Two separate Revolut cases show how the risk can emerge without a conventional breach of banking systems.
- An unidentified group claims it is publishing stolen Revolut customer data and demanding 10,000 BTC; neither claim has been independently verified or confirmed by Revolut.
Monday, 14/09/2026 | 14:55 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Revolut Launches Euro Stablecoin With Only EUR 374 in Circulation
- Stripe-owned Bridge formally issues EURR while the fintech distributes it through its app and Revolut X.
- The MiCA-regulated token began its public offer on August 20 and currently operates on Ethereum and Polygon.
Wednesday, 26/08/2026 | 07:44 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Revolut Has 1.2 Million Australians. Mortgages Could Be Next
- Fresh banking approval gives the fintech room to expand beyond payments and foreign exchange.
- Four major lenders control at least 70% of the market, and no product or launch date has been announced.
Tuesday, 18/08/2026 | 09:27 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Revolut Appoints Ex-Trading.com CEO Georgios Vasiliou to Head Cyprus Crypto Unit
- Vasiliou spent 12 years with XM's Group, rising through the ranks from dealer to risk management and ultimately becoming CEO.
- The hire follows a pattern for Revolut, which draws senior talent from the local brokerage industry with a focus on risk.
Friday, 14/08/2026 | 07:31 GMT by
Adonis Adoni
Revolut en France: The Neobank Gets Its Banking Licence
- The ECB Governing Council adopted the decision after a joint assessment with France's ACPR, Revolut said.
- Supervisors curbed new product launches at Revolut's Lithuanian bank in 2025, and those limits may carry over.
Monday, 10/08/2026 | 07:23 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Weekly Roundup: Retail Brokers Drop 'Markets'; Revolut Drives Lithuania's 2.5M Cross-Border Clients
- An "international investment group" acquired controversial Thai CFD broker QRS Global and relaunched it as Brex Capital.
- Interactive Brokers confirms APAC data centre login disruption affected clients.
Saturday, 08/08/2026 | 07:00 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
ESMA Didn’t Say How Lithuania’s Cross-Border Clients Jumped 5,000x. Is It Because of Revolut?
- Lithuania accounted for 24% of all EU/EEA cross-border retail client relationships, only behind Germany, in ESMA's 2024 dataset, despite having only one firm serving all 29 other EEA markets.
- Revolut's Lithuanian unit has the closest documented match: its filings show that more than 1.1 million EEA customers migrated in 2023 and that over 2.5 million customers were served by year-end.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 11:00 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Revolut Discusses a $500 Billion Founder Award. The Talks Start Before Its $200 Billion IPO Target Is Reached
- Revolut is in talks with investors over a new share award for CEO Nik Storonsky that would trigger at a $500 billion valuation.
- The company is valued at about $115 billion in a secondary round, with no agreement announced on any new incentive structure.
Wednesday, 05/08/2026 | 17:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Revolut Moves Closer to UAE Crypto Launch with VARA In-Principle Approval
- The firm plans to introduce broker-dealer, exchange and investment services in the UAE after securing final approvals.
- MultiBank and CoinMENA recently secured VARA approvals following the alignment of VARA and SCA licensing frameworks.
Wednesday, 15/07/2026 | 09:34 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Exclusive: Revolut’s Cyprus Digital Assets Unit Chief Is Stepping Down
- Despite his exit, Costas Michael will remain an advisor to the board of directors of the fintech giant.
- Michael set up Revolut’s digital asset unit in Cyprus, which now holds a MiCA licence.
Monday, 06/07/2026 | 11:53 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Prop Firms Lean on Consumer Fintech Rails to Keep Traders Funded and Paid
- BrightFunded announced a partnership with Revolut, making the fintech its designated payment partner.
- Rival Finotive Funding offers Revolut as one of several standard payout options.
Tuesday, 23/06/2026 | 20:54 GMT by
Jared Kirui
A 2 A.M. Alert, a Bad Night’s Sleep and a £25 Revolut Payout
- UK Financial Ombudsman has ordered Revolut to pay £25 after late-night push notifications woke a customer.
- According to City A.M., the customer received two early-hours alerts on separate days that triggered concern about his account.
Thursday, 18/06/2026 | 20:42 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Revolut's Swiss Tactics "Border on Unfair Competition," Yuh CEO Says
- De Schepper says rivals skip the FINMA costs Swiss banks must bear. He still wants Yuh at 1 million users, leaning on its chatbot to avoid hiring.
- Yuh holds a fraction of Revolut's 1.2 million Swiss users, but now targets 1 million without adding staff.
Thursday, 04/06/2026 | 12:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Revolut Is the Most Disruptive Name in Retail Trading. Nobody in the Industry Wants to Say It.
- With 68 million customers, a $75 billion valuation, banking licenses, and crypto licenses, Revolut already has the distribution network and reputation to pump its presence in CFD trading.
- The platform already launched CFD trading in 29 countries.
Tuesday, 02/06/2026 | 09:00 GMT by
Badea Alexandru Gabriel
Revolut Steps Up Israel Hiring as It Pushes for “Lean Bank” License
- The fintech giant is hiring a Strategy and Operations Manager to support its Israeli growth remotely.
- Revolut is engaging Israeli regulators for a lean bank license, which lets non‑banks take deposits and extend credit.
- It already holds a local payment services license, granted alongside Rapyd, Mesh Payments, and Airwallex.
Tuesday, 12/05/2026 | 16:51 GMT by
Jared Kirui
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