N26 Review

N26 GmbH is a German app-based challenger bank (or neobank) offering services in 22 European countries. It provides personal and business basic current accounts, Mastercard debit cards, premium accounts with a metal debit card, free student accounts, EasyFlex savings account, installment loans, insurance, investment products, online banking, cryptocurrency and crypto transactions, and other services. You can open a bank account in a few minutes using your smartphone. N26 never charges hidden fees, including overdraft fees. The company was founded in 2013 and launched Europe’s first mobile bank account in 2015. Today it has more than 8 million customers, over 1,500 employees and global offices in Berlin, Paris, Milan, Vienna, Madrid, Barcelona, Sao Paulo and New York. N26 was named Best Bank in the World by Forbes in 2021. It also was ranked as one of the best banks in Italy, Austria, France and Spain. In 2020, N26 closed its business in the UK. N26 closed its U.S. operations in 2022 and 500,000 American customers will no longer be able to use its app. In 2024, N26 announced that it will allow customers in Germany and Austria to trade stocks and ETFs (exchange-traded funds), as part of the company's efforts to become profitable.

Founders: Valentin Stalf, Maximilian Tayenthal

Headquarters address:
Klosterstraße 62
10179, Berlin
Germany
Phone number: +49 30 364 286 880
SWIFT/BIC code: NTSBDEB1XXX
Website: n26.com/en-de