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Revolut: Of Course Crypto Is a Safe Haven!

Financial technology company Revolut is ensuring that all seven million of its customers have access to cryptocurrency in the coming days. According to the company, cryptocurrency is a “safe haven” against inflation and other economic troubles.Revolut Vouches for CryptoThe question of cryptocurrency as a “safe haven” has been bouncing back and forth between the industry’s walls these last few weeks. Ever since the coronavirus took hold of the world, many are wondering how bitcoin and its...

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Revolut Opens Cryptocurrency Services to All Standard Users Earlier Than Planned Due to Crisis

Revolut’s cryptocurrency Services are coming earlier than planned due to the fallout in the global economy as more countries undertake quantitative easing.Revolut cryptocurrency services are now available to all users of the platform. The fintech firm has decided to allow access to its cryptocurrency trading platform earlier than previously planned. The economic fallout of the COViD-19 situation hasn’t abated and as a result of this, Revolut is making its services available to all users on...

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Revolut Junior Is New Money Management Product Launched for Children

Revolut has introduced a new money management product for children. It is called “Revolut Junior” and is aimed at children aged 7-17 years.Revolut has been one of the new fintech apps taking the world by storm from the very beginning of its existence. Its unique offerings have wowed everyone. It came as no surprise to members of the fintech community when they announced a new children’s product. The “Money-Management” app named Revolut Junior aims to target younger children. The target range...

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Revolut Triples Its Valuation to $5.5B and Is Named the Most Valuable Fintech Start-up in Europe

Revolut raised over $500 million in a funding round and saw its valuation achieve $5.5 billion. The company was also named as one of the most valuable fintech start-ups in Europe together with Klarna.British digital bank Revolut has tripled in valuation from the previous $1.7 billion to the current one $5.5 billion. This came after the company was involved in a fresh round of funding led by TCV, a silicon valley based company, where it raised $500 million.The fundraising was also backed by...

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Fintech Bank N26 Is Leaving UK and Closing UK Accounts Because of Brexit

German fintech bank N26 has told customers that it’s pulling out of the UK because it won’t have a license to operate there after Brexit. The company said it will close down all UK accounts on April 15 and is advising customers to transfer their funds to alternative bank accounts.German online bank N26 announced on Tuesday it is leaving the United Kingdom because, after Brexit, it will be enabled to operate there. The company said that “with the UK having left the EU at the end of January, we...

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FinTech Startup Revolut Eyes Entry in U.S. Market and Plans to Shift Base to Ireland

Having moved its operations to Dublin due to Brexit issues, Europe’s popular fintech startup is planning to join Monzo and N26 in the competitive U.S. market. In the U.S., Revolut will specifically target exchange students and business travelers.London-based fintech firm Revolut is now planning to move its operations to Ireland’s capital city Dublin and Lithuania. This decision from the startup comes as the UK moves out of the European Union with Brexit.In the last few years, Revolut has...

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UK Is Top Destination for European Fintech Investment with $4.9 Billion Received

The United Kingdom (including London) fintech ecosystem has reached a new record of $4.9 billion in investment. And as a result, it has managed to secure its position for another year as the number one destination for European fintech investment. Only the United States has a better record, according to the recent report from City AM, London.Exclusive data from Innovate Finance has revealed that the UK recorded a 38% increase in venture capital and private equity investment into its fintech...

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Visa, BNP Paribas Invest $80M into Fintech Startup Currencycloud

Recently, the UK fintech startup Currencycloud ran a series E funding round. Among the participants were Sapphire Ventures, Notion Capital, Anthemis, Accomplice, and Google’s venture wing GV. All of them supported Currencycloud earlier. Besides, the startup boasted it had attracted new investors. Visa, World Bank arm International Finance Corporation, BNP Paribas, Siam Commercial Bank and former Softbank spinoff SBI Group joined the round and invested as much as $80 million.The round has...

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Will the Payments Sector Unite or Divide over Cryptocurrency Adoption? 

Traditional payment companies seem to be taking vastly different approaches to cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, it seemed like PayPal was about to blaze a trail in the space by working with Facebook on Libra, although it later pulled out. Elsewhere, more forward-thinking firms like Revolut and Skrill have embraced crypto, while Monzo has issued a firm “no,” and Stripe has backed away.So, what exactly is going on in this tumultuous relationship between payment firms and cryptocurrencies,...

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Neobank Albo Gets $19M Series A Investment

Nowadays we hear a lot about startups trying to capitalize on the fintech opportunity. One did such a thing now in Mexico by closing on a new sum of funding. What began as a $7.4 million Series A last January now has now grown to $26.4 million in a recent extension of Mexican challenger bank Albo.Led by the U.S.-based Valar Ventures this event can be marked as one of the largest early rounds for a Mexican startup. It seems Albo got its investment from Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, in the...

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