Qonto vs Tide

traditional vs traditional · from the open dataset of 357 tracked neobanks · no affiliate links, ever

Qonto: 500K+ SME clients across FR/DE/ES/IT.

Tide: 1M+ SME members (UK + India).

Side by side

	Qonto	Tide
Category	traditional	traditional
Audience	SMB & startups	SMB & startups
HQ	Paris, FR	London, UK
Founded	2016	2015
Custody	Custodial	Custodial
Regulation	Licence pending (partner model today)	E-money institution
Licence detail	Payment institution (ACPR); pursuing credit licence	E-money; deposits via ClearBank
Card	MC · Business debit	MC · Business debit
Cashback	—	Cashback (plan)
Yield	—	—
Stablecoins	No	No
KYC	Yes	Yes
Regions	Europe	Europe
Reported users	—	—

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