Revolut Acquires New York Talent-Sourcing Marketplace Wanted

Fazzaco learned that Revolut, a UK financial technology firm offering banking services, has acquired the New York-based talent sourcing platform Wanted. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Wanted was co-founded by Balazs Alexa, Guillaume Breux, Mario Eguiluz, Jean Meyer and Eva Peris in 2019, who will join the fintech giant Revolut. This transaction will strengthen Revolut’s speed of product development for retail and business customers.

“The Wanted team’s talented entrepreneurs and engineers can help us accelerate our growth goals as we continue to develop new products and services. We are looking forward to their joining the Revolut team,” Nik Storonsky, Revolut co-founder and CEO, stated.

“We are very excited to join Revolut, a company that is leading the fintech revolution. We have all been loyal Revolut users for years and we now have the opportunity to contribute to a product we love and use on a daily basis.” said Jean Meyer, founder and CEO of Wanted.

In September, Fazzaco reported that Revolut was rolling out zero-fee stock trading services​ in the United States.