- Kuba Fast joins as CEO of Revolut Bank UAB following regulatory approval from the European Central Bank and the Bank of Lithuania.
- As a former Chase UK CEO he brings extensive retail and digital banking expertise to accelerate Revolut’s growth across the EEA.
- The appointment reinforces Revolut’s strategic ambition to become the bank of choice for more than 55 million customers in continental Europe.
United Kingdom, 9 July 2026 – Revolut, the global financial technology company, has today announced the appointment of Kuba Fast as the CEO of Revolut Bank UAB, its Lithuania-based European banking entity, following the approval from the European Central Bank and the Bank of Lithuania.
Kuba Fast brings extensive digital and retail banking expertise to the role. He joins Revolut from JPMorgan Chase, where he helped to launch international consumer banking, and served as the CEO of the digital bank Chase UK. Prior to this, he held various senior leadership roles at mBank SA in Poland and served as a partner at McKinsey & Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
As part of his new role, Kuba will be a member of the executive team leading Revolut’s banking operations across the European Economic Area (EEA) while it transitions into a dual hub structure. Revolut will balance its established Lithuanian-licensed bank with the newly created French banking hub, led by Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier, CEO of Western Europe.
As part of this leadership transition, Joe Heneghan, who previously led the banking entity for the past 5 years, has moved into a new role as CEO of Revolut Holdings Europe UAB. In this position, Joe Heneghan will lead the holding company for Revolut’s operations within the EEA, ensuring seamless strategic and regulatory alignment across European markets.
Nik Storonsky, CEO and founder of Revolut said: “We are thrilled to welcome Kuba to Revolut at a defining moment in our European expansion. His track record in scaling digital banking, combined with his deep regulatory understanding, makes him a strong addition to our leadership team to accelerate our European success story and solidify our position as the continent’s leading bank.
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Dovile Grigiene, Chair of the Supervisory Council of Revolut Bank UAB: “Kuba’s experience navigating traditional banking structures and digital innovation matches our ambition to become the primary bank for Europeans. His leadership will be instrumental to strengthen our regulatory engagements and scale a trusted, sustainably growing institution across the region.”
Kuba Fast, CEO of Revolut Bank UAB, said: “Revolut has fundamentally changed what people expect from their financial institutions. I am eager to join the leadership team to accelerate our banking services across the EEA. By delivering innovative, localised products tailored to the daily needs of over 55 million European customers, we will continue to prove that everyday finance can be simpler, more intuitive, and radically more affordable.”
About Revolut
Revolut Bank UAB is a licensed European bank – established in the Republic of Lithuania, authorised and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania and the European Central Bank – helping people get more from their money. In 2015, Revolut was launched in the UK offering money transfer and exchange. Today, more than 75 million customers around the world use dozens of Revolut’s innovative products to make more than a billion transactions a month.
Across our personal and business accounts, we give customers more control over their finances and connect people seamlessly across the world.