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November 13, 2026 @ 4:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has broadened its collaboration with Uber (NYSE: UBER), introducing Revolut Pay as a native checkout option for rides and Uber Eats orders throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe. The move enables direct account-to-account transfers that bypass traditional card networks, with payments confirmed inside… Read More

November 10, 2026 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has entered Ireland’s mobile market with the introduction of Revolut Mobile, offering flexible connectivity plans that begin at an introductory rate of €9.99. The digital financial services group, which already serves more than 3.4 million customers in Ireland and over 80 million users globally,… Read More

November 9, 2026 @ 3:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Two of the earliest employees at digital bank Revolut have emerged from stealth with a new artificial-intelligence-focused wealth platform named Haido, opening a public waitlist as European interest in consumer wealth technology accelerates. The London-based startup has drawn support from established UK fintech figures, notably… Read More

November 5, 2026 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based digital bank Revolut has solidified its position as Europe’s most valuable private company after completing a secondary share sale that places a $115 billion valuation on the business—a 53 percent jump from the $75 billion figure set in a similar transaction roughly a year… Read More

November 2, 2026 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has expanded into another market, garnering a banking license in New Zealand. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has registered Revolut as a bank, making it the country’s first digital-only bank. Revolut has operated in New Zealand since 2023. The fintech said… Read More

November 2, 2026 @ 8:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ripple, Robinhood to expand RLUSD stablecoin reach Robinhood adds Ripple’s stablecoin infrastructure , in the hopes of making it more broadly available. Zen.com, Mastercard expand European Pay by Bank availability The union gives merchants and consumers more payment options directly from their bank accounts Revolut… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut Mexico has begun introducing payroll portability, a feature that enables customers to redirect their salary deposits to the digital bank and treat it as their primary account. The UK-headquartered Fintech firm, which secured a full local banking license and launched operations earlier in 2026,… Read More

October 28, 2026 @ 9:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England has required an external examination of the procedures Revolut uses to clear new financial products, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The central bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) issued a section 166 order earlier this year, shortly after the fintech obtained… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has begun providing unsecured personal loans to customers in the United Kingdom, marking a key expansion into traditional consumer credit. UK chief executive Francesca Carlesi confirmed the development to Reuters, positioning the company—widely regarded as Europe’s highest-valued startup—to contest a profitable lending… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 6:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

S&P Global Ratings has delivered a notable milestone for the UK-based digital bank Revolut by assigning it an inaugural long-term issuer credit rating of BBB+ with a Positive outlook. Issued on 22 October 2026, the assessment marks the first time a major credit agency has… Read More

October 25, 2026 @ 3:33 pm By Michael Wong  |  

British fintech Revolut is in active discussions with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) about securing a digital banking licence in the country, a senior central bank official said. Lyn I. Javier, BSP deputy governor and head of its Financial Supervision Sector, said talks with… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has received formal authorization as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) provider in Gibraltar, marking a notable step in its strategy to expand cryptocurrency offerings beyond established UK and European markets. The permission, issued by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to the company’s newly formed… Read More

October 13, 2026 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut is positioning itself to challenge established US financial giants by matching their credit card rewards while layering in agentic AI tools that could reshape how customers shop and bank. Chief Executive Nik Storonsky outlined the strategy during remarks in Turin, emphasizing a desire to… Read More

October 11, 2026 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital onboarding continues to create significant friction for customers of major fintech platforms, including the robo-advisor Betterment and the banking app Revolut. Recent incidents and user experiences illustrate tensions between regulatory compliance requirements, data security, and the practical convenience of opening accounts online. In September… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 7:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The chief executive of Revolut for Western Europe, Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier, says the company will cover the cost of replacing identity documents for impacted users of the digital banks. This is according to French broadcaster BFM TV According to reports, in September, someone controlling an email… Read More

October 8, 2026 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut spent the past week moving on several fronts at once: compensating customers caught in a data leak, lifting savings rates for smaller euro balances, scouting a banking foothold in the Philippines, losing the executive hired to build commercial property lending, and pressing ahead with… Read More

October 6, 2026 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut is focused on its push into Israel by recruiting locally for roles that sit at the heart of a regulated bank, a signal that the British fintech is preparing for more than a light payments presence. Job listings tied to its Israeli operations cover… Read More

September 28, 2026 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has secured a key regulatory milestone in Latin America after Argentina’s central bank approved its purchase of Banco Cetelem Argentina from BNP Paribas Personal Finance. The decision, announced by the London-based fintech on 24 September 2026, allows the company to complete a deal first… Read More

September 25, 2026 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has become entangled in another customer-data scare after a security incident at US brokerage partner DriveWealth. The event is separate from an earlier September episode at Revolut itself. This time, the exposure occurred on DriveWealth’s systems, not inside Revolut’s own infrastructure. DriveWealth… Read More

September 25, 2026 @ 12:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut is taking what appears to be a distinctly conservative path on credit even as it builds out a full banking presence in more countries. Rather than following the traditional model of recycling large volumes of customer deposits into loans, the fintech intends to keep… Read More