Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Nik Storonsky, CEO of Revolut, built one of the world's most valuable fintech companies -- now worth around $75 billion. In this interview, he explains how a simple idea -- eliminating hidden foreign exchange fees -- turned Revolut into a global digital bank offering payments, trading, crypto, and business banking in one app.
In this episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations, Storonsky discusses Revolut’s growth, the future of fintech, plans for US expansion, and whether an IPO is coming. This interview was recorded April 14 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington DC.
Chapters:
00:01:18 - What Revolut does and the original idea
00:02:17 - Founding the company and early growth strategy
00:04:58 - Building a global digital bank and expansion plans
00:08:01 - IPO plans, valuation, and scaling the business
00:09:58 - AI, fintech innovation, and the future of banking
00:10:56 - Storonsky’s background and path to founding Revolut
00:18:53 - Will bank buildings disappear?
00:20:04 - Skillsets and Building Culture
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Nik Storonsky, CEO of Revolut, built one of the world's most valuable fintech companies -- now worth around $75 billion. In this interview, he explains how a simple idea -- eliminating hidden foreign exchange fees -- turned Revolut into a global digital bank offering payments, trading, crypto, and business banking in one app.
In this episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations, Storonsky discusses Revolut’s growth, the future of fintech, plans for US expansion, and whether an IPO is coming. This interview was recorded April 14 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington DC.
Chapters:
00:01:18 - What Revolut does and the original idea
00:02:17 - Founding the company and early growth strategy
00:04:58 - Building a global digital bank and expansion plans
00:08:01 - IPO plans, valuation, and scaling the business
00:09:58 - AI, fintech innovation, and the future of banking
00:10:56 - Storonsky’s background and path to founding Revolut
00:18:53 - Will bank buildings disappear?
00:20:04 - Skillsets and Building Culture
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Like this video? Subscribe to The David Rubenstein Show on YouTube:
youtube.com/channel/UCqsN9MYiu1mKSAsYoF6ppTg
Watch the latest episodes of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" here:
bloomberg.com/peer-to-peer
Learn more about David:
davidrubenstein.com
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