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April 2025

• • April 29, 2025
  • bunq Updates

  bunq brings crypto investing to its secure banking app

  bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, today launched bunq Crypto, empowering its users to safely and effortlessly invest in the cryptocurrency market.

December 2024

• • December 17, 2024
  • bunq Updates

  bunq first bank in the world to launch real-time speech-to-speech AI translation

  bunq, Europe's first AI-powered bank, today announced a significant upgrade to its AI assistant, Finn, making it the first bank globally to introduce real-time speech-to-speech translation within i...

September 2024

• • September 24, 2024
  • bunq Updates

  bunq debuts stock trading

  bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, launches Stocks, a new investment product tailored for digital nomads. This comes as bunq actively gains trust in Europe, reaching 14.5 million users.

May 2024

• • May 14, 2024
  • bunq Updates

  bunq enters the insurance market

  bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, expands beyond banking with new included travel insurance. The challenger officially rolled out its worldwide, one-time activation travel insurance in pa...

December 2023

• • December 19, 2023
  • bunq Updates

  bunq becomes the first AI-powered bank in Europe as it unveils its own GenAI platform

  bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, launches Finn, a GenAI platform available to all its users. Finn will enable bunq users to live the life they want, with help of bunq.

July 2023

• • July 18, 2023
  • bunq Updates

  bunq hits 9 million users across Europe, surpasses €4.5 billion in deposits

  The second largest neobank in the EU rapidly scales across the continent and launches cashback and interest on savings in multiple currencies

March 2023

• • March 14, 2023
  • bunq Updates

  bunq doubles user deposits

  At bunq Update 22, the second largest neobank in the EU announces consistent growth of balance sheet and reveals new features to help Europeans bank on the go

October 2022

• • October 11, 2022
  • bunq Updates

  bunq doubles down on budgeting features to help users stay on top of inflation

  With more than 94% of people affected by an increase in the cost of living, bunq launches powerful features to help them regain total control of their money.

May 2022

• • May 3, 2022
  • bunq Updates

  bunq becomes second biggest neobank in EU

  European challenger welcomes 5.4 million users through its acquisition of Tricount

December 2021

• • December 9, 2021
  • bunq Updates

  bunq becomes first digital bank in Europe to offer mortgages

  In industry-first the Dutch fintech will start to offer mortgages to its users from early next year, as it seeks to challenge traditional banks’ grip on the home-lending market

• • December 2, 2021
  • bunq Updates

  Regulator approves largest series A round in European fintech history

  De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) green-lights deal valuing bunq at €1.6 billion and bringing external capital into the company for the first time

November 2021

• • November 11, 2021
  • bunq Updates

  bunq announces the planting of 5 million trees by users

  As the world gathers for COP 26, the Dutch challenger bank has confirmed its own contribution to the fight against climate change, while being recognised for its green efforts to date.