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Qonto

Business financial platform

qonto.com

Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded year: 2016
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 2,400–5,000
Industry: Financial Technology (Fintech)

Last updated August 5

Latest news about Qonto

In short: Qonto pursued a banking license, launched AI tools, expanded across Europe, and weathered HQ vandalism.

Company announcements

October 21, 2025 Qonto

Qonto raises €104m Series C

New investors Tencent and DST Global join to support expansion across Europe, product development, hiring, and obtaining a credit institution licence.

July 3, 2025 Qonto

Qonto files for banking license

Qonto applied to France's ACPR on 2025-07-03 to enable lending, savings and investment for 600,000+ customers and accelerate growth toward 2 million customers by 2030.

July 22, 2022 Qonto

Qonto acquires Penta to strengthen European digital finance leadership

The deal combines Qonto's core banking with Penta's local German expertise, aiming for one million customers by 2025.

January 11, 2022 Qonto

Qonto raises €486 million in Series D funding

The investment leads to a €4.4 billion valuation and supports expansion across Europe.

Media coverage

August 5 Les Échos

Fintech: Qonto crosses the €10 billion balance sheet

Despite a 36% decline in its net income, the French fintech remains profitable for the third consecutive year. But its growth is accompanied by a...

April 27 Ouest-France

Digital. Qonto launches its AI agents dedicated to business financial management

First « fintech », start-up in financial technology, in France and European leader in business financial management, Qonto launched this Monday...

March 26 Finyear

Qonto and Defacto exceed 60 million euros financed in three years, driven by a 38% increase in short-term financing demand - Finyear

Qonto and Defacto announce that their partnership, launched in February 2023, has exceeded 60 million euros financed with more than 1,500 companies in...

March 24 Estrella Digital

Qonto hires Lorenzo Pireddu from Uber to become a bank

The roadmap of the fintech Qonto has taken a fundamental strategic turn in its ambition to consolidate itself as a reference banking actor...

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