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June 4, 2026

Revolut’s elusive cofounder steps back

Outgoing CTO Vlad Yatsenko was the first employee at Europe’s biggest fintech


While Storonsky has long been the public face of Revolut, Yatsenko built the tech underpinning its rapid growth.

For more than a decade, Vlad Yatsenko has been one of the most influential people in European fintech — and perhaps one of the least visible.

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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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