Nickel
Opened accounts through 6,500 tobacco shops — banking where French banks refused to go.
Open an account at the tabac; 4M+ across FR/ES/BE/PT/DE.
The facts
| Category | traditional · underbanked |
| HQ | Paris, FR |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Custody | Custodial |
| Regulation type | Unclassified |
| Card | MC · Debit |
| Stablecoins | No |
| KYC | Yes |
| Active regions | Europe |
| Countries | France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Germany |
| Founders | Hugues Le Bret, Ryad Boulanouar |
| Funding | Acquired by BNP Paribas (2017) |
Verified links: official site ↗ · @nickel ↗
comparePut Nickel side by side with any of the other 356 tracked neobanks in the directory — custody, licence, cashback, yield, stablecoins and geography in one view.
Peers
Monzo · Wise · Starling Bank · Atom Bank · Zopa Bank · Chase UK
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