🔵 Revolut: When a nomination says more than a speech.

Revolut has just appointed its Western Europe CEO in Paris. A move that is at once political, operational, and deeply strategic.

Why her, why here, why now?

The behind-the-scenes view reveals a finely calibrated, multi-layered maneuver.

In a context where Revolut is aiming for a full banking license in France and accelerated regulatory approval across the EU, the choice of Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier is anything but a symbolic appointment.

An alumna of École Polytechnique. Fifteen years at BNP Paribas. The architect behind the Hello Bank model. Former roles at McKinsey, the French state investment agency (APE), Casino, BlaBlaCar, and most recently, Believe. She embodies a rare blend: strategic vision, operational mastery, and deep regulatory insight.

But above all: she speaks the language of the regulator. That of the ACPR. That of the ECB. The language Revolut must now master if it is to evolve from an agile fintech to a systemic player under European supervision.

Béatrice wasn’t brought in to decorate an org chart. She was brought in to execute — fast, precisely, and with the highest standards.

Behind the scenes, pressure is building:

– A French banking license application is underway

– Target: 10 million customers in France by 2026

– Creation of a second European headquarters in Paris

– IPO on the horizon once regulatory approval is secured

Across the Atlantic, Sid Jajodia (ex-Capital One, LendingClub) leads Revolut’s global banking transformation with a relentless focus on compliance and scalability.

Nik Storonsky, founder and CEO, sees everything, demands everything, and only trusts those who can stay the course without wavering.

The appointment of Béatrice is therefore a strategic alignment move: she becomes the keystone in a transatlantic power duo. US-style rigor meets European know-how.

A lean, two-headed governance structure is taking shape. Paris is no longer a satellite — it’s now a power center.

This isn’t just banking. It’s applied financial geopolitics.

And Revolut has just played a major card.

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