Analysis

March 21, 2023

Is Revolut really worth $33bn right now?

Banking stocks are in freefall and Stripe’s valuation is down by half. So does Revolut’s $33bn price tag stack up anymore?


Amy O'Brien

6 min read

Revolut cofounders Nik Storonsky and Vlad Yatsenko

In the wake of the rescues of SVB UK and Credit Suisse, the banking sector is in choppy waters. Fintechs aren’t faring much better; last week Stripe closed one of the largest stock sales in US history at a halved valuation, after both Klarna and Checkout.com saw their price tags slashed drastically last year.

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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