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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4Revolut Co-Founder Vlad Yatsenko Steps Down in July as 70 Million-Customer Fintech Renames CTO Role
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4Summary
- July will mark Vlad Yatsenko’s exit as Revolut’s chief technology officer, ending the co-founder’s tenure in the operational role.
- Donato Lucia, currently head of technology, will take over under a renamed title—vice president of technology—rather than as CTO.
- Yatsenko will remain at Revolut as a non-executive director, keeping a board role after the leadership handover.
- The change comes at a company Yatsenko helped build with CEO Nik Storonsky 11 years ago into a digital bank serving 70 million customers globally.
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With its founder-CTO stepping down, can Revolut maintain its innovative edge on the path to a $200 billion IPO? Is Revolut's leadership change a sign of maturity or the end of the disruptive fintech era it pioneered?