# Vladimir Lounegov

> Vladimir (Vlad) Lounegov is the co-founder and CEO of Mbanq, a banking technology and banking-as-a-service company. His career includes leadership roles at PwC, KPMG and EY, co-founding PwC’s fintech practice, and building Mbanq around software, compliance support and banking operations. Based in Bellevue, Washington, he speaks publicly about embedded finance, bank modernization and the economics of running financial services.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Mbanq
- **Organizations:** Mbanq, Mbanq Limited, PwC, KPMG, EY, Zeus Ventures, Conxio, Mbanq Labs
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** London School of Economics and Political Science
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mbanq in 2016 and continues to lead it as CEO., Helped establish PwC’s fintech practice and led the evaluation of 1,600 fintech startups., Built Mbanq’s offering across banking software, compliance support and operating services.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Began his professional career in London; subsequently held leadership positions at PwC, KPMG and EY.
- **2007-2008** — As the financial crisis curtailed bank acquisitions, shifted attention toward technology as a driver of bank profitability.
- **Before 2016** — Helped establish PwC’s fintech practice and led a team evaluating 1,600 fintech startups worldwide.
- **Before Mbanq** — Founded Zeus Ventures, focused on big data analytics and marketing, and Conxio, a banking communications platform.
- **2016** — Co-founded Mbanq and became CEO.
- **2020** — Appointed director of Mbanq Limited on June 9.
- **2022** — Mbanq expanded its Temenos partnership; Temenos announced a minority investment.
- **2023** — Mbanq opened a Bellevue regional headquarters in June, according to its October company update.
- **2024** — Announced speaker for the FinovateFall address Show Me the Money - the Bottom Line in FinTech.
- **2025** — Opened the Open Finance track at Fintech Islands in Barbados.
- **2026** — Mbanq announced a Bradford City stadium naming partnership and plans for UK operations in Bradford.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mbanq in 2016 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Helped establish PwC’s fintech practice and led the evaluation of 1,600 fintech startups.
- Built Mbanq’s offering across banking software, compliance support and operating services.
- Led Mbanq during the expansion of its Temenos partnership, announced in December 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Participated in the Capital Markets for Croatian Emerging Companies panel at the 10th ACAP Conference in Seattle; Mbanq’s public announcement listed the panel for October 2.
- **2026-07** — Mbanq announced a stadium naming partnership with Bradford City AFC and plans to establish Bradford as the centre of its UK operations; prospective financial infrastructure projects remain subject to applicable regulatory approvals.
- **2026-02** — In a February 9 interview, engineering co-founder Igor Kostyuchenok recounted joining Mbanq after Lounegov’s LinkedIn invitation and two coffees.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mbanq.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lounegov

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Last updated: 2026-10-27