A star shines stronger than the others in the saturated arena of neobancs: Revolut. In London, we no longer hide our ambitions. With a billion dollar funds in preparation, the company aims for a colossal valuation of $ 65 billion. And at the heart of this ascent? A word: crypto. Because it is not only diversification, it is a strategy. A conviction. A compass.
In short
- Revolut prepares a billion dollars fundraising to reach a valuation of 65 billion.
- The fintech accelerates its crypto turn with the deployment of the Lightning Network in Europe.
- It aims to become a world pillar of crypto-native finance.
Revolut: crypto as strategic DNA
Since its beginnings, Revolut has never done in shyness. But by sinking resolutely into the crypto ecosystem, the fintech sends a strong signal: it no longer wants to follow the movement, it wants to get ahead of it. By offering its users direct access to cryptos and actions related to companies in the sector, Revolut does not play the option card, but that of infrastructure.
It is no coincidence that the firm recently launched payments via the Lightning Network in Europe. More than a technological update, it is a declaration of intention: speed, efficiency, and the decentralized nature of networks like Bitcoin are now part of its internal mechanics.
You would think of a simple fashion, a comm 'to seduce the young generations. But to look more closely, this crypto orientation responds to a logic of deep integration. Revolut relies on a future where the boundaries between traditional finance and decentralized finance gradually disappears. And she wants to be the bridge.
Billions to conquer the world (crypto included)
The funded fundraisingled by the American Fund Greenoaks, is not a simple financial operation. It is the tool that must propel revolut to new heights. With an increase in valuation of 44 % compared to the previous year, the most precious start-up in Europe is closer to a symbolic threshold: the 150 billion. A step which, according to some sources, would trigger a generous remuneration plan for the founder, Nik Storonsky.
But beyond the figures, this funding feeds a clear ambition: to extend the global presence of revolut as an essential actor of payments, in particular in the environments where the crypto already plays an engine role. Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa: so many territories where digital currency fills the faults of the traditional banking system.
In this context, Revolut does not just surf the crypto wave. It builds a board capable of facing the storm: stable, fast, adapted to the global digital economy.
The future according to Revolut
It is no coincidence that the tech giants, from Robinhood to Stripe, are among the favorite investments of Greenoaks. And it is no coincidence either if Revolut, in full crypto-native changes, now attracts investors accustomed to detecting weak signals.
The approach is radical, almost confusing: the neobanque aligns more on a web 3 vision than that of traditional financial institutions. Crypto is no longer a secondary line in its offer. It is the heart of the engine. A beating heart to the rhythm of Lightning Network and tokenized markets.
In the end, Revolut does not just believe in the crypto. She breathes it. It absorbs it. She melts. And that is perhaps that, the real revolution: not to integrate the crypto on the fringes, but to make it the backbone of a new genre banking empire. Meanwhile, Cardano accelerates his turn to professional uses.
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