Tagged: revolut

September 27, 2017 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital only challenger bank Revolut will now enable users to insure their mobile phone for as little as £1.00 per week as the Fintech firm launches the first phase of its insurance offering. The key term here is first phase, of course, as Revolut’s push… Read More

September 26, 2017 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Amazon Growing Business Awards ceremony will take place on 29th November 2017 at The Brewery, London. Today, the e-commerce/tech company has announced their shortlist of companies in the mix to win.  According to Amazon, more than 500 nominations were received from across the… Read More

July 30, 2017 @ 10:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Revolut, a fast growing digital only challenger bank, has claimed a new crowdfunding record as over 38,000 customers have have pledged £18 million + in a crowdfunding round on Seedrs. According to information provided by the company, investors from 55 different countries pledged to… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after announcing it secured $66 million through its Series B funding round, digital challenger bank Revolut introduced free personal euro accounts. The company revealed this new feature enables all its customers, across 42 European countries, to open a free Euro account straight from… Read More

July 12, 2017 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut has announced a $66 million Series B funding round to fuel an “aggressive expansion across Asia and North America”. The funding was described as a clear demonstration of strength for the UK based digital bank as a clear alternative to more traditional banking providers…. Read More

June 13, 2017 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Revolut is launching a business banking vertical and is accepting pre-registrations now. Revolut for business will allow businesses to hold, exchange and transfer funds in 25 different currencies across the UK and all of Europe at the interbank exchange rate. The digital only… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Big consultancies, such as PwC, Cap Gemini, KPMG, Deloitte and Accenture, research and analyze fintech developments to support the digital transformation of their banking customers. They promote this work through well-crafted free reports and white papers. The latest of such reports was published by Julian… Read More

May 30, 2017 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut, the app-based digital only bank, has announced an “industry first” partnership with pension manager PensionBee. Revolut explains that the move allows their users to easily manage their pension plans by finding and combining into a single online plan. Of course this is all accessible… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut and Tussle have partnered to provide mortgage broking services directly to the Revolut App. The digital only bank will now enable Revolut’s 360,000 plus UK based users to access Trussle’s online mortgage service. Trussle uses technology and human mortgage advisers to help borrowers secure… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 2:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut is a prominent member of the growing legion of digital only challenger banks.  The app-based bank previously crowdfunded £1 million on Crowdcube as part of a larger funding round in 2016. Revolut has raised about £15 million to get the platform up and running… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 1:32 am By JD Alois  |  

If Amazon built a bank, would it aspire to be like Revolut? I don’t know about that, but the Revolut Premium Membership is something I want. Now. London-based Fintech startup Revolut has launched its vision of Premium Membership in a world populated by stiff and… Read More

March 15, 2017 @ 12:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut is a digital only challenger bank that does far more than a traditional bank at a lower cost. Lending Works is a new world online lender that streamlines the borrowing process at a lower cost without having to stomp down to your corner branch…. Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Revolut announced that more than 3,000 companies have signed up for its soon-to-launch business program, Revolut for Business.  Revolut allows individuals the ability to pay or transfer foreign currencies at the “best rate” with no hidden fees (something frequently associated with old… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut, a Fintech startup that recently decided to offer £1 million to retail investors as part of a much larger Series A funding round, has crushed all expectations for indications of investor interest.  The offer, which is scheduled to go live on Crowdcube this Monday,… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut (as in Revolutionary), a new application to instantly send and spend money globally, has captured solid VC support.  In 2015, Crowdfund Insider reported the company had raised £1.5 million from Balderton Capital as the founder and CEO Nikolay Storonsky explained, “Revolut has an ambition to… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 12:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fintech company Revolut has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by leading tech VC house Balderton Capital, reported TechWorld’s Sam Shead. Funding will be used to launch the business’ money transfer app on iOS and Android. Revolut’s technology allows people to transfer money through a… Read More