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January 23, 2026

Revolut scraps US bank acquisition in push for standalone licence, reports say

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Tom Matsuda

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Credit: Revolut / Unsplash

Revolut has scrapped plans to buy a US lender and instead apply for its own American banking licence, reports say. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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