- FINRA approves bunq’s broker-dealer license, completing phase one of its US entry
- bunq expands Stateside to meet the needs of its growing user base with ties across the Atlantic
- The license enables bunq users to invest in US stocks, including mutual funds and ETFs
New York City, 27 October 2025 - bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, has been approved by FINRA to operate as a US broker-dealer – a move driven by users who live, work and invest across both Europe and the US. The approval marks bunq’s first step in bringing its user-centric products across the Atlantic.
As an approved broker-dealer, the mobile bank will be able to bring its US stocks offering to American users, giving them access to self-directed investing, including mutual funds and ETFs, as part of its wider product rollout.
bunq is expanding to bring its user-centric approach to the millions of digital nomads, expats, international entrepreneurs, and remote professionals with ties to both sides of the Atlantic; a model that has already attracted more than 20 million users across Europe.
“Our users roam the world – they live, work, and travel across borders,” said Ali Niknam, founder and CEO of bunq. “For many, the US is an important part of their lives. That’s why we’re excited to bring bunq Stateside and make life easy for Americans and anyone who calls it home.”
About bunq
bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, has rebuilt banking from the ground up. As the world’s first AI-powered bank, bunq’s proprietary AI powers every part of the business, from helping users with their finances, to being baked into bunq’s own operations. By developing a product rooted in its users’ wants and needs, bunq makes life easy for location-independent people and businesses, starting from the way they manage money: how they spend, save, budget and invest.
Pioneering many things considered impossible, bunq was the first bank to get a European banking permit in over 35 years, raised the largest series A round ever secured by a European fintech (€193 million), and was the first EU neobank to achieve structural profitability. As part of its mission to build the first global neobank, in October 2025 bunq also took its first step into the US as an approved broker-dealer, with more expansion to follow. Learn more: www.bunq.com
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