Nu Holdings Ltd.

MercadoLibre, Inc.

Brazilian fintech Nubank, marketplace MercadoLibre and startup Plata, founded by former top managers of Tinkoff, operate in the same marketplace

Revolut has obtained a full banking license in Mexico. Why is this market important?

HSBC Holdings plc

Lloyds Banking Group plc

Barclays PLC

Nikolay Storonsky, founder of Revolut, has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-07/revolut-s-billionaire-ceo-shifts-residence-from-uk-to-mideast">moved to</a> the UAE. One of the richest Britons, whose fortune according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index exceeds $14 billion, took this decision a year ago, in anticipation of a major tax reform, abolishing from 2025 exemptions on foreign income and protection of foreign trusts. The UAE's lenient tax regime could help Storonsky save on taxes, especially if Revolut's IPO takes place, according to experts interviewed by Oninvest. However, the move has some disadvantages - British regulators are closely monitoring the change of residency

The Xi of residency: why did Revolut co-founder Storonsky trade London for Dubai?

Europe's most valuable startup has 65 million customers in 40 countries

FT: UK regulator delays Revolut's issuance of full banking license

Ilya Chernetsky is the creator of CoinKeeper, one of the most popular applications for keeping track of personal finances in Russia and the CIS, where more than 350,000 people analyze their expenses every month. In addition to Coinkeeper, Chernetsky advises startups on launching and monetizing mobile applications, gives lectures and trainings, and runs a Telegram channel called "Investment Rules". His new projects include an AI service for product analytics @heymetrics and a paywall optimization tool.

"I'm betting on what will be there in 5-10 years": Ilya Chernetsky's investment rules

Nebius Group N.V.

For startups with Russian roots, the first two years after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine were a failure. Now the peak of tension is over, but they are forced to choose a new development strategy. How has the venture capital market changed for projects with Russian founders?

"No Gravity": do Russian roots hinder startups abroad?

Apple Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

AT&T Inc.

The Coca-Cola Company

For more than three years, only 55 Russians have been able to unblock their assets in European depositories. In total, the funds of 5 million retail investors were blocked. Now the return of funds has become even more difficult. And two investors from Russia are trying a new way of unfreezing: through international arbitration. Will it help?

Frozen billions: how Russian investors are looking for new ways to unlock assets

The latest statistics recorded a sharp cooling of the Russian economy. Economists now expect growth of only 1-1.2% this year, even in a positive scenario.

Cold, freezing, icing: will recession start in Russia?

CoreWeave, Inc.

CoreWeave and Nebius Group have similar businesses. Both companies build full-service infrastructure for AI developers. They share a common partner, Nvidia, which not only supplies them with their AI gas pedals, but also owns stakes in both companies. Both CoreWeave and Nebius have reported impressive Q2 2025 numbers, but investors have taken them differently. Which is something to consider when adding shares of these companies to your portfolio.

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