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Revolut to launch platform for investing in private tech companies

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Ukrainian AI fintech startup chooses Doha as base after Qatari backing

GRO, a Ukrainian-founded AI fintech startup, is establishing its base in Doha after securing backing from Qatar's newly launched GrowthX Capital fund.

Business

Exclusive: Revolut set to open first physical store in Barcelona

Revolut is making its debut in brick-and-mortar retail with the opening of its first physical store in Barcelona.

Business

Revolut posts record revenue and profits amid rapid customer growth

Revolut posted record results in 2025, with revenue and profit soaring as the company seeks a global banking status.

Work

Humans are the key to making AI work, says EY

Training, regulation, and employee collaboration are essential for successfully scaling businesses using AI, EY's Jad Shimaly told Euronews Next at Mobile World Congress.

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The Big Question

Revolut Western Europe CEO: “Not specifically in a hurry” for licences

Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier said that while additional European licences would support Revolut’s business operations, the focus is on meeting customer needs through innovation.

20 October 2025

Business

Sweden’s Klarna receives licence from UK’s Financial Conduct Authority

The move will allow the fintech firm to launch a debit card and offer its UK-based customers Klarna accounts where they can save funds.

Business

Revolut announces 400 new jobs as neobank establishes Paris HQ

Following the appointment of a Western Europe CEO, neobank Revolut has announced a recruitment drive as its new Paris HQ takes shape.

Business

Revolut set to offer mobile plans in Germany and the UK this year

The fintech said it wants to disrupt the established market to improve customer experience, although operating partners are yet to be revealed.

Business

Cross-border payments still not easy enough, says Revolut Europe CEO

Launched in 2015, Revolut announced earlier this month that it had hit the 50 million customer mark globally, emerging as the most downloaded financial app in Europe.

25 November 2024

Economy

Unicorn hub? Here's why Lithuania attracts so many fintech companies

Euronews Business looks at the factors that have contributed to Lithuania becoming one of the fastest-growing startup and fintech hubs in Europe, with a range of soon to be unicorns, known as soonicorns.

24 November 2024

Business

AI use poses risks to global financial system, standard-setters warn

The Financial Stability Board said the technology could lead to herding, fraud and disinformation, as jurisdictions such as the EU examine the case for further regulation.

14 November 2024

Business

Revolut unveils new bill payment facility for businesses

Fintech company Revolut has unveiled a new bill payment facility for businesses after announcing a secondary share sale, in order to offer more liquidity to its employees.

4 September 2024

Business

Revolut bank gets UK go-ahead: A licence to print money?

After more than three years of waiting, global neobank Revolut has finally been given a UK banking licence. However, it will have to limit the total amount of deposits it can accept.

Business

Tiger Global set to take charge of Revolut's million-dollar share sale

Revolut saw record profit before tax for the full year 2023, further cementing its position as Britain's most valuable fintech.

Business

Revolut CEO hopeful that UK banking licence is coming soon

The fintech company saw record full-year pre-tax profits in 2023, and hopes that will help convince the UK authorities to grant it a banking licence.

Business

Revolut in talks to sell close to €500 million of existing shares

The UK fintech firm, already one of Europe's most-valuable startups, is seeking to shore up shareholder liquidity without yet launching an IPO.