Revolut formally opened its global headquarters at Canary Wharf in London on 23 September 2025, marking a milestone for the digital bank that has grown from a prepaid card start-up into one of the world's largest fintech companies by customer count. The opening ceremony was accompanied by the announcement that Revolut has reached 65 million customers globally, including 12 million in the United Kingdom, where it has built its largest single market.
To signal the ambition that surrounds the new headquarters, the company committed to investing $13 billion — equivalent to approximately £10 billion — over the next five years, a programme it said would create 10,000 jobs across its global operations. The size of the pledge positions Revolut alongside established financial institutions in terms of announced investment, and underlines the company's conviction that London remains the right base from which to execute a worldwide expansion strategy.
ONE HUNDRED MILLION CUSTOMERS BY MID-2027
Revolut set out an explicit growth target at the headquarters launch: 100 million retail customers by mid-2027. Reaching that figure from the current 65 million would require adding roughly 35 million users in under two years, a pace that is aggressive even by the standards of a company that has consistently outgrown market expectations. The company said it also intends to enter 30 new markets by 2030, extending the geographic reach of its retail and business banking services beyond its current footprint.
The customer growth targets reflect Revolut's broadening product range. The company has moved well beyond foreign exchange and prepaid cards to offer current accounts, stock trading, cryptocurrency services, insurance products, and business banking across multiple jurisdictions. Building out these services in new geographies is expected to be a key driver of customer acquisition, as each new market entry gives Revolut an opportunity to attract users who have previously had limited access to competitive, low-cost financial services.
Revolut's leadership said the $13 billion investment would be directed towards technology, regulated market expansion, and the recruitment of engineering and financial services talent across its offices worldwide. The company has consistently argued that its technology infrastructure gives it a cost advantage over traditional banks, and the headquarters opening provided a platform to present that case to a broader audience including potential institutional partners and regulators.
A LONDON BASE FOR A GLOBAL FRANCHISE
The choice of Canary Wharf for the global headquarters carries symbolic as well as practical significance. The district has long served as the heart of British wholesale banking and the presence of major international financial institutions, and Revolut's arrival as a major anchor tenant positions the firm alongside rather than outside the established financial services industry. The move also comes after Revolut secured a UK banking licence, a regulatory milestone that gives the company the foundation it needs to offer a full suite of banking products to its British customers.
The five-year investment commitment and the customer growth targets together articulate a strategy built on scale, geographic reach, and product breadth. The Canary Wharf opening gave Revolut's management an opportunity to define what the next phase of the company's development will look like in concrete terms: a globally recognised financial institution headquartered in London, with the capital, the regulatory standing, and the customer base to compete with traditional banks on their own ground.
For the broader UK fintech ecosystem, the event carries significance beyond Revolut itself. A company of this scale committing to London as its global base — and backing that commitment with a ten-figure investment — reinforces the city's position as a leading centre for financial technology, at a moment when that status has faced questions from those who argue that regulatory and post-Brexit conditions have made other European locations more attractive for fast-growing financial firms.