“Can a neobank that started as a multi-currency travel card become the world's first truly global financial super app — replacing retail banking, investment, insurance, and crypto infrastructure for 100M+ customers across every major market?”
Founded in 2015 as a prepaid multi-currency travel card, Revolut rapidly evolved into a full-service neobank by layering in crypto, stock trading, insurance, and business accounts. After years operating under an e-money institution licence in the EU and a UK EMI licence, Revolut obtained a full UK banking licence in 2024, transitioning from a tech-led payments app to a regulated bank. The company's current strategy is to become the world's first truly global financial super app, offering retail banking, SME banking, investment services, insurance, and crypto under one platform across 100+ countries.
Revolut discloses Revolut Bank UK Ltd (in-house) as its banking provider, with Cross River Bank as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Revolut has applied for a national bank charter for Revolut Bank US, N.A. with the OCC. Status: conditional approval (2026-09-02). Until then its banking services run through Cross River Bank and Revolut Bank UK Ltd (in-house).
Revolut processes payments through Revolut Payments (self-operated) and Revolut Pay (self-operated).
Revolut's cards are issued through Revolut (self-issued) on the Visa and Mastercard networks.
Revolut uses Fourthline and Jumio for KYC and identity verification.
Revolut's lending and capital products are provided by Cross River Bank.
Revolut connects to bank accounts through Tink.
Revolut uses Currencycloud for FX and cross-border payouts.
Revolut integrates with Xero, Visma eAccounting and QuickBooks.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 10 layers in Revolut's stack: Payments / PSP (Revolut Payments (self-operated) and Revolut Pay (self-operated)); Banking / BaaS (Revolut Bank UK Ltd (in-house)); Card issuing (Revolut (self-issued)); Card network (Visa and Mastercard); Lending (Cross River Bank, Revolut Business lending (SME, merchant cash advance based on payment data) and Personal loans (select markets)); Open banking (Tink); KYC (Fourthline and Jumio); Sponsor bank (Cross River Bank); FX & payouts (Currencycloud); Accounting (Xero, Visma eAccounting and QuickBooks).
Revolut was founded by Nikolay Storonsky and Vlad Yatsenko and is founded in 2015, headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Revolut has raised ~$1.7B+ (primary rounds) in total (latest round: Secondary share sale, 2025; valuation: $75B (2025 secondary)).
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