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N26 Co-Founder Valentin Stalf to Step Down as Co-CEO, Join Supervisory Board

Investor pressure followed BaFin findings of renewed compliance gaps.

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10 May 2023, Hamburg: Valentin Stalf, CEO and co-founder of N26, speaking at Finance Forward 23 (FFWD23) as part of the Online Marketing Rockstars OMR digital trade show in the exhibition halls. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa (Photo by Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Valentin Stalf announced he will leave his operational co-CEO role "soon" and transition to the supervisory board after a handover period.
  • Co-founder Maximilian Tayenthal remains in his current executive positions at the N26 group and bank.
  • Media reports say a harsh BaFin interim inspection found renewed shortcomings in fraud controls, risk management and organization, prompting investors to press for leadership changes.
  • The Financial Times has reported that supervisory board chair Marcus Mosen is likely to serve as interim CEO, a move the company has not confirmed.
  • The founders together hold roughly 20% of N26, and Stalf cited about 40% revenue growth in 2024, more than €0.5 billion in revenue and that the bank is running profitably.