Fintech Giant Revolut Launches in the US, Initially Without Crypto Support

United Kingdom-born Fintech digital banking app Revolut is launching today, March 24, in the United States the US — but investors will have to wait for its crypto trading functionality to be up and running.

Revolut Fintech rollout in the U.S. follows a major partnership with Visa back in October, which paved the way for the fintech’s global expansion to 24 new markets, including North America. That same month, it expanded its partnership with Mastercard to further support its U.S. offering.

The neobank and smartphone app is already firmly established in Europe — with over 10 million users, according to an email shared with Cointelegraph on March 24.

In addition to streamlined fiat currency account services, Revolut has enabled users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies since 2017 — with current support for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), XRP.

Chad West, director of marketing and communications at Revolut, told Cointelegraph that the firm is not yet launching crypto support as it “decided to gradually roll-out additional services in the U.S. market, as opposed to launching everything at once.”

The company plans to announce further information about its cryptocurrency service in the coming weeks.

Previously, a Revolut spokesperson had told Cointelegraph that as of last month, there was not yet a definitive roadmap or timeline for gaining approval to provide crypto services from myriad state-level regulatory authorities.

FDIC – insured Revolut Fintech Digital Banking account funds

New U.S. customers of Revolut Fintech Digital Banking will have to undergo Know Your Customer (KYC) identity verification to be approved, after which they can open an account accessible on a smartphone.

Via a partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank, Revolut is also offering FDIC insurance up to $250,000 and the ability to receive salary payments up to two days in advance via direct deposit.