Neobank Bunq launches investments

European neobank Bunq has launched a new feature allowing its users to invest their cash through a partnership with Birdee. 

Bunq, which was founded in 2012 by Ali Niknam, raised €193m in a deal with British private equity firm Pollen Street Capital in 2021. 

The Dutch fintech, which last year also became a unicorn following a valuation of €1.6bn from the deal, will now give its customers the option of investing via three diversified portfolios screened for environmentally friendly criteria. 

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