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Revolut Secures Sixth Global Bank License in Colombia
WHAT HAPPENED
PYMNTS reports that Colombia's Superintendencia Financiera granted Revolut a licence to operate, completing the regulatory requirements the company identifies before launching as a regulated bank in the country. Revolut says around 200,000 Colombians have joined its waitlist and that the planned offering will include daily banking, remittances and broader access to global financial products. The approval brings Revolut's stated count of full banking licences worldwide to six.
PUBLISHED September 16, 2026SOURCE PYMNTSLANE Cross-border market
KEY FIGURES
about 200,000
Colombians on the stated waitlist
6
Full banking licences stated worldwide
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
Watch whether Revolut disclose availability by market, pricing, first customers, supported rails, and usage.
Readable PYMNTS report based on Revolut's announcement and corroborated by Revolut's primary release. The licence and waitlist are reported, but the Colombia product is not yet described as live and launch scope, pricing, volume and outcomes remain undisclosed.
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# Revolut Secures Sixth Global Bank License in Colombia
> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Independent payments-trade report based on Revolut's Colombia licence announcement
> Source: [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/legal/bank-regulation/2026/revolut-secures-sixth-global-bank-license-in-colombia)
> Published: 2026-09-16
> Captured: 2026-09-16T12:38:46.680Z
## Source summary
PYMNTS reports that Colombia's Superintendencia Financiera granted Revolut a licence to operate, completing the regulatory requirements the company identifies before launching as a regulated bank in the country. Revolut says around 200,000 Colombians have joined its waitlist and that the planned offering will include daily banking, remittances and broader access to global financial products. The approval brings Revolut's stated count of full banking licences worldwide to six.
## Why it matters
The licence removes a regulatory prerequisite for Revolut to offer locally regulated banking and cross-border money-management services in Colombia, but it is a prelaunch milestone rather than evidence that customer accounts or remittance corridors are live. PYMNTS relies on Revolut's announcement, which the company's primary release corroborates. Neither source discloses the launch date, account terms, remittance corridors, pricing, FX spreads, transfer limits, payment partners, transaction volume or measured customer outcomes.
## Key numbers
- **Colombians on the stated waitlist:** about 200,000
- **Full banking licences stated worldwide:** 6
## Topics and entities
- Industry lane: Cross-border market
- Entities: Revolut
- Cross-border payments
- Payment infrastructure
- Company intelligence
## Evidence and credibility note
Readable PYMNTS report based on Revolut's announcement and corroborated by Revolut's primary release. The licence and waitlist are reported, but the Colombia product is not yet described as live and launch scope, pricing, volume and outcomes remain undisclosed.
Date evidence: PYMNTS metadata records 2026-09-16T00:21:44+00:00 while the visible page and Revolut's primary release are dated September 15, 2026 in U.S. Eastern time
## First-party corroboration
- [https://www.revolut.com/en-US/news/revolut_secures_bank_licence_in_colombia_accelerating_progress_towards_launch/](/en/items/https://www.revolut.com/en-US/news/revolut_secures_bank_licence_in_colombia_accelerating_progress_towards_launch/)
## Original-source traceback
[Open the original PYMNTS report](https://www.pymnts.com/legal/bank-regulation/2026/revolut-secures-sixth-global-bank-license-in-colombia)
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