Product We got a banking licence 🎉 Today, we're incredibly excited to announce that our application for a European banking licence has been approved by the European Central Bank. As you can imagine, this is a pretty huge milestone for
Product How we use machine learning to protect you from fraud We speak with banks all of the time, and we're always really shocked to learn that many of them are still relying on 100 percent manual processes for detecting fraud.When thinking about
Stories Do you want to launch Revolut abroad? 🚀 From day one, we believed money should be without borders and so we built Revolut. First in the UK and then in Europe, we were amazed by the demand from an ever growing
Stories An open letter from our CEO Last month, we released our annual company report for the 2017 financial year, so I wanted to park myself in a quiet part of the office and write down some thoughts on what
Stories Why thousands of students are ditching their banks If you’re a student, flying the nest to go off to uni for the first time is massively exciting, but it can also leave you feeling a little overwhelmed. Not only do
Stories How the global financial crisis gave birth to Fintech When financial giant Lehman Brothers abruptly filed for bankruptcy on 15th September 2008, the financial world was shaken. What happened next would completely change the face of the banking industry, ultimately leading to
Stories Why you need to join our Data Science team If you’ve read our other blog posts, you might have realised innovation is at the core of everything we do – and the Data Science team is no exception. The recent growth and
Community Calling all future world-class founders 🚀 I joined Revolut right at the beginning, fresh out of my Physics degree at Uni. I knew this company was on to something good - but I never thought it would go this
Business How better banking makes better adventures Turning your passion into a business isn’t just a dream; it can be a real possibility - if you’ve got the right tools, that is. 😉 For the adventure company Ticket to
Stories How Revolut took a different approach to Compliance Whenever I speak with other people in financial services, I am constantly asked how Revolut has been able to scale so quickly within such a regulated environment. And well, the short answer is
Business How we're helping this start-up go global 🌎 Gone are the days when three people would build a cool product from the ground up, right? Not quite. 😉 Meet the start-up that allows you to switch between different music streaming services without
Stories RevRoundUp Q2 2018 The last three months have been some of the most exciting times for everyone in the team. And since Q2 is coming to an end, we wanted to go through some of the
Stories Enabling better payments with the Business Open API 🚘 Find out how ride hailing app SnapCar used the Open API to enable instant payments to their drivers. 💸
Stories Revolut – Europe's new tech unicorn 🦄 We've just closed our latest funding round, raising $250 million to become Europe's latest tech unicorn. Three years ago, Revolut was nothing more than a few coders with a crazy ambition to disrupt
Stories Revolut CTO predicts cashless societies by 2030 From banknotes to credit cards to bitcoin, money is constantly changing shape. In a bold statement, Revolut's CTO predicts cashless societies will become the norm within a decade. Cash is no longer king
Product RevRoundUp Q1 2018 It’s been a very busy start of the year for us here at Revolut. As Q1 of 2018 comes to an end, we thought we'd recap on some of the things that
Stories Meet Ed - Head of Mobile Here at Revolut, we have over 100 engineers working hard behind the scenes to build all the amazing features we use every day. For the second edition of RevInsider, we wanted to introduce
Stories Meet Nicole - Head of People Here at Revolut, we love screaming and shouting about the awesome products that we throw out, but we don't scream and shout enough about the amazing people making it all happen behind the
Stories From a one-man blog to the biggest content platform in the world, how has UNILAD done it? UNILAD has become one of the largest online media networks, with its content reaching billions around the world. But managing global finances for a company experiencing such rapid growth isn’t a job for the faint-hearted. Read on to learn how to financially scale a business from the team at UNILAD.
Stories Food for Thought: How this chef saves up to £2500 a year in banking fees Adam loves his job. As the executive chef on-board an exclusive yacht, he delights his guests with the finest dining experiences while cruising through some of the world’s most beautiful islands. We wanted to find out his story and learn how Revolut saves him over £200 each month.
Stories Meet the digital nomad who uses Revolut Pieter is never in one place for a long time. As a digital nomad and founder of the biggest nomad community in the world, we wanted to explore his experience with traditional banks and understand why Revolut is an essential card he carries in his wallet.
Stories Crowdfunding coming soon! You may have read in the news that we have recently raised $66 million in a successful Series B fundraising round. Now we want to make sure that our valued customers have an
Stories Announcing our $66m Series B investment! We are incredibly excited to announce that we have finalised a new round of $66m investment from some of Europe’s most well-known investors including Index Ventures, Balderton Capital and Ribbit Capital. We’
Stories Introducing the Rev-ho-ho-ho-lut Christmas present hunt 🎁 Christmas is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’ve hidden 🎁’s around the world; if you find one, you could win one! How to get involved: Do your Christmas or Boxing Day
Stories Less than one Euro to the pound at UK airports; Revolut will give you €1.10 UK travellers are being exploited by exchange bureau’s at UK airports; we need your help to let them know about it. We’d actually like to formally invite Moneycorp, Travelex and all
