I was losing hundreds of pounds a year on foreign exchange fees. Every bank was doing it. I thought — someone should fix this. Then I realized it would have to be me.

origin-storyforexNikolay Storonsky, interview

We don't want to be a bank. We want to be the financial super-app — everything you need for money in one place.

visionsuper-appNikolay Storonsky, interview

Speed is our competitive advantage. Traditional banks take two years to launch a feature. We take two weeks.

speedcompetitionNikolay Storonsky, conference talk

If you want work-life balance, Revolut is probably not the right place for you. We're building something unprecedented and that requires unprecedented effort.

culturehustleNikolay Storonsky, paraphrased from internal comms

Forty-five million customers trust us with their money. That number will be a billion within ten years.

growthambitionNikolay Storonsky, media interview

The banking license took three years. Every month I wanted to scream. But now we have it, and no one can take it away.

regulationpersistenceNikolay Storonsky, post-license interview