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| birth_place = [[Dolgoprudny]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]] |
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| networth = [[United States dollar|US$]] 7.1 billion (March 11, 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/|title=The Richest People In The World|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=2022-04-16}}</ref> |
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'''Nikolay Storonsky''' (born 21 July 1984) is a British businessman of Russian origin, the founder of [[Revolut]].<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web |
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|title=Nik Storonsky |
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Nikolay Storonsky was born in the family of a senior [[Gazprom]] manager. He studied for a physics masters degree at the [[Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology]] and has a masters in economics at the [[New Economic School]] in [[Moscow]]. Later he worked as a trader at [[Lehman Brothers]] and [[Credit Suisse]]. He left the banking industry to found digital-only banking app [[Revolut]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2021/jul/15/revolut-co-founder-nik-storonsky-set-to-join-the-multibillionaire-club |
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|title=Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky set to join the multibillionaire club |
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|date=2021-07-15 |
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|publisher=The Guardian |
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|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/lehman-brothers-trader-fintech-billionaire-revoluts-nikolay-storonsky-2021-07-15/ |
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|title=Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut's Nikolay Storonsky |
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|date=2021-07-15 |
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|publisher=Reuters |
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</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/revolut-nikolay-storonsky-interview-inheritance-ipo-daniel-craig-payday-b958305.html |
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|title=‘Money spoils children’: Revolut’s $7bn CEO Nik Storonsky on inheritance, growth plans, and IPO |
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|publisher=Evening Standard |
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</ref> In 2021, Revolut became the biggest fintech firm in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/15/revolut-becomes-uk-biggest-fintech-firm |
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|title=Revolut becomes UK’s biggest fintech firm with £24bn valuation |
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|publisher=The Guardian |
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At the age of 20, Nikolay Storonsky emigrated to the United Kingdom and acquired British citizenship. In 2022, he condemned the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=https://siliconcanals.com/news/revolut-nik-storonsky-condems-russia-ukraine-war/ |
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|title=War is never the answer: Revolut’s Russia-born co-founder Nik Storonsky condemns the invasion |
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|date=2022-03-03 |
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|publisher=Silicon canals |
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Nikolay Storonsky made the 2022 [[Forbes]] Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $7.1 billion and occupied the 336th position.<ref name=Forbes/> |
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Revision as of 13:56, 22 April 2022
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Nikolay Storonsky (born 21 July 1984) is a British businessman of Russian origin, the founder of Revolut.[2]
Nikolay Storonsky was born in the family of a senior Gazprom manager. He studied for a physics masters degree at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and has a masters in economics at the New Economic School in Moscow. Later he worked as a trader at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse. He left the banking industry to found digital-only banking app Revolut.[3][4][5] In 2021, Revolut became the biggest fintech firm in the United Kingdom.[6]
At the age of 20, Nikolay Storonsky emigrated to the United Kingdom and acquired British citizenship. In 2022, he condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
Nikolay Storonsky made the 2022 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $7.1 billion and occupied the 336th position.[2]
References
- ^ "The Richest People In The World". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ a b "Nik Storonsky". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky set to join the multibillionaire club". The Guardian. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut's Nikolay Storonsky". Reuters. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "'Money spoils children': Revolut's $7bn CEO Nik Storonsky on inheritance, growth plans, and IPO". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Revolut becomes UK's biggest fintech firm with £24bn valuation". The Guardian. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "War is never the answer: Revolut's Russia-born co-founder Nik Storonsky condemns the invasion". Silicon canals. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
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