bunq opens banking-as-a-service to industry - with Blockrise as its anchor partner

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Amsterdam, 23 June 2026 -bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, today announced “bunq-as-a-Service” is open to businesses across the EU. Its comprehensive Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering enables companies to use bunq’s powerful technology to solve real-world problems and make their users' lives easier.

Having launched in April 2026 with its anchor partner, Dutch Bitcoin platform Blockrise, bunq-as-a-Service allows businesses to build upon bunq’s developer-ready open API, leveraging its security and speed while reducing their time-to-market, as well as issuing virtual cards and processing instant SEPA transactions. Now extended to mid-size and enterprise companies looking to embed financial services quickly, simply, and efficiently, bunq-as-a-service can help handle complex compliance and security requirements, enhancing user experience and unlocking new revenue streams.

In the first month alone, 40% of eligible Blockrise users chose to migrate to their own personal bunq IBAN.

“For years, we've been obsessed with building technology that simplifies life for our users. With bunq-as-a-Service, we're taking that mission a step further by empowering the most innovative companies in Europe to do the same," said Joe Wilson, Chief Evangelist at bunq. "It's our license, our compliance, our infrastructure but the partners own the user journey and focus on what they do best: creating exceptional experiences for their users.”

‍Businesses interested in integrating bunq-as-a-Service can find out more: https://www.bunq.com/en-es/business-account/banking-use-cases/baas

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