Fintech Market: Revolut Applies for Swiss Banking License, Plans Local Banking Push

Revolut has applied to the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for a banking license, aiming to establish a standalone Swiss bank. The company, with over 1.3 million Swiss customers, plans to invest over 150 million Swiss francs over five years. A license would enable local services like Swiss IBANs, salary accounts, eBill, merchant payments, and eventually Pillar 3a retirement savings and TWINT integration. Currently, Swiss IBANs are backed by Lithuania-based Revolut Bank UAB using PostFinance infrastructure. This move adds to existing licenses in Lithuania and France. Additionally, Revolut is addressing a security incident where attackers used fake government requests to obtain customer data, including crypto users. The company states its systems and funds were not affected. The application is pending FINMA approval.