Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky is in talks over a new performance-linked share award that would increase his stake if the fintech reaches a $500 billion valuation — more than four times its current $115 billion. The structure mirrors Elon Musk's Tesla compensation model and would be unprecedented in Europe. Revolut's recent milestones support the ambition: it secured full UK and Australian banking licences, serves 75 million customers across 40 countries, and posted £1.7 billion in pre-tax profit on £4.5 billion in revenue. A US bank charter application is also pending. Storonsky currently owns about 29% of Revolut, and an existing deal would already lift that to ~40% at a $200 billion valuation.
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