- On the anniversary of bunq Crypto which has seen €100m traded, the neobank introduces new tools to make investing simpler and safer than ever
- Stocks Baskets offer grouped selections of stocks and ETFs for entry-level investing
- bunq’s AI-powered Safety Shield is expanded to all payments, stocks and crypto
Amsterdam, 21 April 2026 — bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, today continued its user-centric innovation with the launch of Stocks Baskets, making it easy for beginners to start investing. The new feature enables users to build personalized baskets of stocks and ETFs aligned to user interests, such as ‘Tech’, ‘Green’, and ‘Popular’. With options to set up regular installments to a basket, bunq is helping users remove the guesswork with investing and build long-term wealth without the effort.
The mobile bank also marked 1 year since the launch of bunq Crypto in April 2025, surpassing €100 million across half a million trades. As one of the first European banks to offer crypto services, bunq is making life easier for those taking their first steps with trading. In 2026 alone, the platform saw a 41% increase in total signups.
At the bunq Update 31 event, bunq also announced the expansion of its AI-driven security feature Safety Shield, now covering all payments and stocks as well as crypto. Building on existing protections, it gives users a chance to cancel suspicious transactions if they don’t look right, holding funds for 24-hours.
“The place where your money grows should feel safe, understandable, and familiar,” said Joe Wilson, Chief Evangelist at bunq. “Investing shouldn't feel like a leap into the unknown, so we're equipping users with clarity and control so they can focus on what truly matters to them.
Our users love the tools that help them invest the way they want to. bunq Crypto has had a fantastic first year, and we’re proud to see so many users make building a portfolio part of their daily life, right from the advanced security of their bank.”
bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, has rebuilt banking from the ground up. As the world’s first GenAI-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.
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