Revolut is all about speed, efficiency, and giving customers more control over their money. Today, Lightspark has announced a new partnership with Revolut, bringing innovative payments infrastructure using the Bitcoin network to Revolut in the UK and select EEA countries.This move means no more waiting, and no more high network fees. These are seamless transactions powered by the most advanced open technology available. Revolut is connecting to the open Money Grid and joining many other fintechs and wallets that offer new and exciting payments solutions, such as Lightning transactions or Universal Money Address (UMA).With Lightspark, Revolut is integrating the best-in-class infrastructure to make Bitcoin more usable in everyday life.Game-Changing for Crypto & Payments“Integrating with Lightspark is a natural step forward. We’re always looking for ways to offer faster and more affordable financial solutions — and their approach to global transactions enables us to do exactly that”. Emil Urmanshin, GM Crypto, Revolut“Revolut is at the forefront of modern finance, and we’re thrilled to help power this integration

UK fintech giant Revolut has partnered with Lightspark to bring Lightning Network support for Bitcoin (BTC) payments to users in the UK and select European Economic Area countries, the companies announced on May 7.The integration enables near-instant, low-cost Bitcoin transactions for Revolut users by leveraging Lightspark’s enterprise-grade infrastructure. It marks a major milestone for the neobank, which is increasingly expanding its crypto functionality beyond trading and custody.Emil Urmanshin, general manager of crypto at Revolut, said:“Integrating with Lightspark is a natural step forward. We’re always looking for ways to offer faster and more affordable financial solutions — and their approach to global transactions enables us to do exactly that.”The Lightning Network is a layer-2 protocol built on top of Bitcoin’s base chain. It is designed to improve transaction speed and reduce network fees. By tapping into this technology, Revolut joins a growing list of fintech companies adopting decentralized payment rails for practical use cases.Lightspark CEO and co-founder David Marcus praised Revolut for leading the charge in blockchain adoption for modern finance. He added that Bitcoin and blockchain-based infrastructure are the “future of money.”According to Marcus:“For too long, traditional banks have relied on outdated, slow, and expensive payment systems‌ — ‌akin to dial-up when the rest of the world uses 5G

Revolut and cryptocurrency infrastructure firm Lightspark have teamed to speed bitcoin transactions in Europe and the U.K.The integration lets Revolut tap into Lightspark’s Lightning Network-based payment protocol for near-instant bitcoin transfers, Lightspark said in a Wednesday (May 7) blog post.In addition, the London-based Revolut will gain access to Lightspark’s MoneyGrid payment routing system, designed to simplify cross-border transactions for consumers and businesses.“The future of money is real-time, low-cost, and borderless—exactly what Lightspark solves for,” Lightspark Co-founder and CEO David Marcus said in the blog post.“For too long, traditional banks have relied on outdated, slow, and expensive payment systems ‌ — ‌ akin to dial-up when the rest of the world uses 5G. In a world with a new, open Money Grid that enables instant, seamless transactions, we’re excited to see a global fintech such as Revolut lead the way.”Revolut launched its crypto services in the U.K. last May, expanding to 30 European Economic Area countries in November.These efforts are happening as crypto is becoming increasingly mainstream, as PYMNTS wrote recently. For example, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is doubling down on its own corporate bitcoin stockpile by raising $84 billion to purchase more of the digital token.“With over 70 public companies worldwide now adopting a Bitcoin treasury standard, we are proud to be at the forefront in pioneering this space,” Strategy President and Chief Executive Officer Phong Le said in an earnings press release last week.Even Ivy League institution Brown University has recently revealed it had made a $4.9 million investment into BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF, indicating a wider acceptance of cryptocurrencies in diversified portfolios.“Against this backdrop, observers believe it is becoming increasingly held, across Wall Street and beyond, that digital assets may no longer be confined to speculative circles,” PYMNTS wrote. “As bitcoin ETFs become a growing component of diversified portfolios and regulatory frameworks begin to crystallize, the decentralization dream that once defined crypto appears to be giving way to a new era of structured integration.”In other digital asset news, PYMNTS wrote Thursday about the potentially long road facing the GENIUS Act, the U.S.’s first major stablecoin bill, as it heads to the Senate amid increasing partisan friction.“Other major economies around the world are years ahead in putting clear rules in place for stablecoins and centralized intermediaries,” Kraken Global Head of Policy and Government Relations Jonathan Jachym said in a statement. “After many years of legislative progress, it is critical that U.S