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Bunq adds investing feature

Bunq has become one of Europe’s first neobanks to provide its users with a simple and sustainable way to invest their money. The Dutch fintech, recently valued at €1.6 billion, has launched ‘Easy Investments’ as part of the latest upgrade to its app, bunq Update 19.

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The new feature gives users the opportunity to invest in environmentally friendly companies and those working to achieve sustainable development, thanks to a partnership with birdee. bunq users will be able to choose from three diversified portfolios to find the one that best meets their investment goals, allowing them to earn more effortlessly and removing the hassle of managing individual stocks and shares.

Levels of retail investing in Europe are estimated to have doubled since 2020. With European consumers currently squeezed by low interest rates and record-high inflation, bunq hopes ‘Easy Investments’ will give its users an easy and accessible way to get a healthy return on their savings.

bunq founder and CEO, Ali Niknam, hailed the company’s move into the investing space: “This is a really exciting development for bunq. With ‘Easy Investments’, bunq users can put their money to work and earn more effortlessly, all while helping to build a greener planet.”

Other features announced in Update 19 include the addition of 10 more foreign currencies to the bunq app — all picked based directly on customer feedback — meaning users can now receive, hold, convert, and spend in 15 different currencies directly from their phone. An updated ‘Friends’ feature allows users to better share experiences and discover new places together, while the addition of bunq DigiCards means users can protect their physical card’s details by using a digital card for online payments. 

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