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== History == == History ==

Revolut launched to the public in July 2015 with the aim of "building a fair and frictionless platform to use and manage money around the world"<ref name="about-page">{{cite web|url=https://revolut.com/about|title=About Revolut|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref> by removing hidden fees and offering ]. Nikolay Storonsky, a former trader at ] and ],<ref name="revolut-deck">{{cite web|url=http://www.slideshare.net/NikolayStoronsky/revolut-deck-140115|title=Revolut Deck|publisher=]|date=2015-01-14|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref> said in an interview with ] that:
{{Quote|text=I thought of the business three years ago. I was travelling a lot and wasting hundreds of pounds on foreign transaction fees and exchange rate commissions which just didn’t feel right. As someone with a financial background I knew exactly the rates I should be getting. As a solution, I tried to find a multi-currency card and was later told it wasn’t possible. But I was determined to make it work.<ref name="forbes-interview">{{cite web|last1=Salter|first1=Philip|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/philipsalter/2015/12/09/london-fintech-entrepreneur-talking-about-a-revolution/|website=Forbes|title=London Fintech Entrepreneur Talking About A Revolution}}</ref>}}

Alongside Vladyslav Yatsenko, former ] and ] developer, Storonsky set up Revolut and raised around $3.5 million.<ref name="forbes-interview" />

On 8 February 2017, Revolut launched UK ], enabling its customers to get a personal ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dillet|first1=Romain|title=Revolut launches current accounts and a chatbot|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/08/revolut-launches-current-accounts-and-a-chatbot/|accessdate=8 February 2017|date=8 February 2017}}</ref> In July 2017, Revolut started doing the same for personal ] IBANs.


On 26 April 2018, Revolut announced that it had raised a further $250 million in a funding round led by ]-based ], reaching a total valuation of $1.7 billion and thus becoming a ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Munford|first1=Monty|title=Revolut launches current accounts and a chatbot|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/montymunford/2018/04/26/revolut-raises-250-million-at-1-7-billion-valuation-and-targets-100-million-users/|accessdate=26 April 2018|date=26 April 2018}}</ref> DST being led by ], who has been backed by ] in his previous investments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/world/yuri-milner-facebook-twitter-russia.html|title=Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments|last=Drucker|first=Jesse|date=2017-11-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On 26 April 2018, Revolut announced that it had raised a further $250 million in a funding round led by ]-based ], reaching a total valuation of $1.7 billion and thus becoming a ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Munford|first1=Monty|title=Revolut launches current accounts and a chatbot|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/montymunford/2018/04/26/revolut-raises-250-million-at-1-7-billion-valuation-and-targets-100-million-users/|accessdate=26 April 2018|date=26 April 2018}}</ref> DST being led by ], who has been backed by ] in his previous investments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/world/yuri-milner-facebook-twitter-russia.html|title=Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments|last=Drucker|first=Jesse|date=2017-11-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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Revolut Ltd
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinTech
Founded1 July 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-01)
FounderNikolay Storonsky, Vlad Yatsenko
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Key peopleNikolay Storonsky (CEO)
Productscurrent accounts, debit cards, insurance, peer-to-peer lending, remittance
Servicespeer-to-peer payments, currency exchange
Number of employees630+ (Dec 2018)
Websiterevolut.com

Revolut Ltd is a UK financial technology company that offers banking services including a pre-paid debit card (MasterCard or VISA), currency exchange, cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer payments. The Revolut mobile app supports spending and ATM withdrawals in 120 currencies and sending in 26 currencies directly from the app. It also gives customers instant access to (Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ripple (XRP) by exchanging to/from 25 fiat currencies; however, cryptocurrencies remain locked in the app and cannot be moved to another cryptocurrency wallet.

Revolut currently charges no fees for the majority of its services (but for a capped usage), and uses interbank exchange rates for its currency exchange on weekdays, and charge a markup from 0.5% to 1.5% on weekends.

The London-based startup was founded by Nikolay Storonsky and Vlad Yatsenko. The company originally was based in Level39, a financial technology incubator in Canary Wharf, London.

History

On 26 April 2018, Revolut announced that it had raised a further $250 million in a funding round led by Hong Kong-based DST Global, reaching a total valuation of $1.7 billion and thus becoming a unicorn. DST being led by Yuri Milner, who has been backed by Kremlin in his previous investments.

As of November 2018 the company claimed to have over 3 million users. Unpaid job applicants may have recruited some of the clients.

In November 2018, the company has secured licences to operate in Singapore and Japan. It expects to launch its service in Q1 2019. In Singapore, the company was granted a Remittance License by the Monetary Authority and a Stored Value Facility approval — these two things combined let Revolut users hold money as well as send and spend money. In Japan, the company has been authorized to operate by Japan's Finance Service Agency.

In December 2018, Revolut secured a Specialised Bank licence from European Central Bank, facilitated by the Bank of Lithuania. Having secured a Specialised Bank licence, Revolut is authorised to accept deposits and offer consumer credits. The main difference between a specialised and a full-range bank is that the former is not authorised to provide investment services. At the same time, an Electronic Money Institution licence was issued by the Bank of Lithuania.

In February 2019, an expose of the company's employment practices and culture was published by Wired magazine. This found evidence of unpaid work, high turnover and employees being ordered to work weekends to meet KPIs

In March 2019, it was revealed the company's Chief Financial Officer had quit, following allegations of compliance lapses.

References

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  9. Munford, Monty (26 April 2018). "Revolut launches current accounts and a chatbot". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. Drucker, Jesse (2017-11-05). "Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  11. "Are you ready for your next challenge?". Revolut Blog. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2019-01-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. Emiliano Mellino (2019-03-28). "Revolut insiders reveal the human cost of a fintech unicorn's wild rise". Wired.
  13. "Revolut is ready to launch in Singapore and Japan". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  14. "Revolut granted specialised bank and electronic money institution licences". www.lb.lt. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  15. "Lithuania licence lets Revolut launch banking products". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-12-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. "Revolut insiders reveal the human cost of a fintech unicorn's wild rise". Wired. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  17. "Revolut CFO resigns following money laundering controversy". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-03-01.

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