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May 19, 2023

UK government requests meeting with Revolut as neobank awaits licence decision

Senior UK government ministers are to meet with Revolut in the “next couple of weeks” as it awaits the regulator’s banking licence decision


Amy O'Brien

2 min read

Revolut's CEO Nik Storonsky

The UK government has requested a meeting between senior ministers and Revolut’s leadership in the “next couple of weeks”, a person familiar with the matter told Sifted. 

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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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