Financemagnates iconFinancemagnatesOct 1, 2026 ~7 min source read

Revolut Tops 5 Million Retail Customers in Romania; 77% of Card Transactions Occur Locally

Revolut reports rapid user growth in Romania and a clear shift from travel-focused use toward everyday spending, while key metrics about active usage, deposits and transaction value remain undisclosed.

Revolut Reaches 5 Million Romanian Customers as 77% of Card Payments Turn Local

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Revolut reports 5 million registered retail customers in Romania — roughly one-third of the country’s estimated 15.5 million adults, but the figure counts registered accounts, not active users.

Revolut added more than 500,000 Romanian customers in under 12 months and says its internal measure of customers using Revolut as a primary account rose by 40%, though it has not defined that metric.

Local features — local IBANs, personal loans, savings products, and a growing Bucharest team and office — are being positioned to keep income and everyday spending inside Revolut.

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The company reports growing use as a primary account, but number of active user is not disclosed. Revolut has surpassed five million retail customers in Romania, making the country one of its largest markets in Central and Eastern Europe. The customer figure is equivalent to roughly one-third of Romania's estimated adult population of 15.5 million.

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  • However, it represents registered customers rather than active users and may include holders of under-18 accounts.
  • In 2023, the company reported three million local users and described Romania as its largest CEE market and second-largest globally after the UK.
  • Most Card Payments Now Stay in Romania Romanian customers made an average of more than 56 million card payments each month between September 2025 and August 2026, according to company data.
  • However, the figure measures the number of card transactions, not their value.
  • The company has not disclosed how it defines a primary account or how many of its five million registered customers fall into that category.

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  • Revolut has not disclosed the number of monthly active Romanian users, the value of deposits held by local customers or the total value of card payments made at Romanian merchants.
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  • Over the same period, Revolut said its internal measure of customers using the service as their primary account increased by 40%.

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Revolut added more than 500,000 Romanian customers in less than 12 months. Of these transactions, 77% were made at merchants inside Romania. Revolut's Romanian offering now includes local IBANs, personal loans and savings products alongside payments, transfers, foreign exchange and investments.

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