# Vlad Yatsenko

> Vladyslav "Vlad" Yatsenko is the British-Ukrainian software engineer who co-founded Revolut and spent more than a decade building its technology platform. Born in East Germany and raised in southern Ukraine, he studied computer science, built billing and travel-booking systems in Poland, and worked at UBS, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse before joining Nik Storonsky's fledgling fintech. In July 2026 he moved from chief technology officer to non-executive director on Revolut's board.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Non-Executive Director at Revolut
- **Organizations:** Revolut, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Sabre Airline Solutions, Comarch
- **From:** East Germany
- **Nationality:** British-Ukrainian
- **Education:** Master's degree in Computer Science, graduated with honours, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University (then the Mykolaiv branch of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Revolut and served as its technology leader for more than a decade., Built and scaled the technology behind a financial platform serving more than 75 million customers worldwide by August 2026., Helped Revolut outperform its first-year customer plan tenfold, reaching 300,000 users against a target of 30,000.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2006** — Studied computer science in Mykolaiv, Ukraine; worked as a computer-lab administrator while a student and graduated with honours.
- **2006-2010** — Moved to Krakow and worked on telecom billing systems at Comarch and airline booking technology at Sabre Airline Solutions.
- **2010-2014** — Moved to London and held software engineering roles at UBS, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse.
- **2014-2015** — Joined Nik Storonsky's early fintech project as its first employee and technical co-founder; Revolut launched publicly in July 2015.
- **2018** — Helped scale Revolut from a first-year plan of 30,000 customers to millions of users and a rapidly expanding engineering organization.
- **2021** — Revolut raised $800 million at a $33 billion valuation; the financing made Yatsenko a billionaire on paper.
- **2022** — Revolut rapidly adapted onboarding for displaced Ukrainians and supported relief fundraising; Yatsenko also personally contributed €1.1 million to an Irish children's appeal campaign.
- **2025** — Revolut's annual report still listed Yatsenko as group CTO, co-founder, and director.
- **2026** — Transitioned from CTO to non-executive director on Revolut's board, effective 1 July; Donato Lucia succeeded him as technology leader.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Revolut and served as its technology leader for more than a decade.
- Built and scaled the technology behind a financial platform serving more than 75 million customers worldwide by August 2026.
- Helped Revolut outperform its first-year customer plan tenfold, reaching 300,000 users against a target of 30,000.
- Led a technology organization that grew from a tiny founding team into a global engineering operation.
- Supported Revolut's rapid account access program for displaced Ukrainians in 2022.
- Donated €100,000 and pledged up to €1 million in matching funds for Ireland's 2021 Late Late Toy Show Appeal.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Revolut's board listing identified Yatsenko as its non-executive director as the company reported more than 75 million customers worldwide.
- **2026-07** — Moved from chief technology officer to non-executive director on Revolut's board; Donato Lucia became vice president of technology.
- **2026-06** — Revolut announced Yatsenko's planned technology leadership transition after more than a decade as a core architect of its platform.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatsenko/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vyatsenko

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Last updated: 2026-09-26