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Revolut gets Mexico banking license

UK-based fintech Revolut has received the greenlight to start full banking operations in Mexico.

20 October 2025

BoE to prioritise AI, DLT and quantum computing in tech strategy

The Bank of England (BoE) intends to prioritise AI, DLT, and quantum computing as the three "cross-cutting technologies" with the most potential for "transformative outcomes".

15 October 2025

News/regulation

Revolut faces further UK license delays; acquires AI travel agent

Revolut is reportedly facing further delays in securing a full UK banking licence because of regulators' concerns over the fintech's risk controls relating to cross-border payment. Separately, the firm has acquired an AI travel agent incubated at an innovation hub run by airline Lufthansa.

14 October 2025

News/startups

UK venture funding reaches multi-year high

Startups and scaleups based in the UK secured more than $9bn in venture capital funding in Q3, making it the second-highest quarterly funding total on record.

14 October 2025

Company announcement/retail

Revolut granted authorisation to establish Colombian bank

Revolut, the global fintech with over 65 million customers worldwide, today announced it has secured authorization to establish Revolut Bank Colombia S.A. (‘Autorización de Constitución’) from the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC).

09 October 2025

News/payments

Revolut set for Indian launch

Revolut will launch its payments platform in India later this year, targeting 20 million customers in the country by 2030.

08 October 2025

News/people

Revolut's Storonsky switches residency from UK to UAE

Revolut's billionaire co-founder and CEO Nik Storonsky has changed his residency from the UK to the United Arab Emirates.

07 October 2025

News/security

Revolut still the worst UK firm for fraud complaints, warns Which?

Revolut has once again recorded the highest number of fraud and scam complaints escalated to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

01 October 2025

News/retail

Revolut pledges £3bn UK investment

As it opens its new global headquarters in Canary Wharf, fintech giant Revolut has pledged to invest £3 billion in the UK, creating 1000 new high-skilled jobs over the next five years.

23 September 2025

News/startups

Nvidia invests £2 billion into UK AI ecosystem including Revolut, Nscale - Bloomberg

Nvidia Corp has pledged £2 billion to fund AI innovation and development in the UK, investing in AI companies, fintech firms, and startups.

19 September 2025

News/payments

Revolut introduces Pay by Bank option

Revolut is preparing for the next generation of merchant payments with the launch of a Pay by Bank option, avoiding card networks and sucking payments directly from consumer bank accounts.

10 September 2025

News/retail

Revolut secures in-principle approval for a UAE payments licence

Revolut is to launch in the UAE after securing in-principle approval from the Gulf region's central bank.

09 September 2025