Revolut’s Crypto Strategy: From Utility and Exchange to Expansion
Making Crypto Accessible for Everyone
Revolut’s crypto expansion has been less a leap and more a steady climb, each milestone carefully stacked to transform the platform from a simple access point into a full-fledged player in the digital asset economy.
The first phase was about access, starting with simple retail trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, the company laid the groundwork for digital asset adoption among mainstream users. By securing FCA registration in 2022, Revolut gained regulatory footing before expanding into crypto exchange services in 2024 across 30 EU markets, marking a significant leap into professional-grade trading.
The platform has since broadened its offerings with staking in the UK and EEA, virtual crypto payment cards integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and innovative features like rounding up spare change into crypto. These utilities elevated Revolut from a gateway into digital assets to a comprehensive crypto hub under Revolut X, combining trading, payments, and fraud protection in a unified platform.
Looking ahead, Revolut is charting the next generation of crypto services. Partnerships with Pyth Networkand Lightspark position it at the frontier of DeFi and Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, while active exploration of a stablecoin launch and derivatives trading signal ambitions to expand its footprint globally.
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Revolut’s journey to 60 million customers hasn’t been just about fast growth. It’s also about how it adapted its model in each market, tweaking product features, go-to-market strategies, and regulatory plays depending on local norms and gaps.
From the UK’s broad product suite to the EU’s carefully localized banking expansion, the Revolut model reveals tested moves for scaling and monetizing fintech.
So how exactly did it pull this off, without breaking unit economics, losing brand consistency, or stretching itself too thin?
WhiteSight’s latest report explores the licences, product bets, and revenue levers that powered Revolut’s transformation from a UK challenger into a truly global digital bank.
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