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Revolut to Roll Out Bitcoin Lightning Payments for Europe Users Through Lightspark
The integration will offer users cheaper, faster transactions using Lightspark's payment infrastructure built on top of the Bitcoin-based Lightning Network.
Updated May 7, 2025, 2:44 p.m. Published May 7, 2025, 1:51 p.m.
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What to know:
- Revolut plans to use Lightspark to enable transactions on the Bitcoin-based Lightning Network for users in the U.K. and select European countries.
- The integration aims to reduce transaction fees and payment processing time by using Lightspark's infrastructure for global payments.
- This move positions Revolut among fintech firms adopting faster, crypto-native payment systems using blockchain technology.
Digital bank Revolut is working with Lightspark to roll out bitcoin (BTC) transactions on Lightning Network to customers in the U.K. and select countries in the European Economic Area (EEA).
The feature aims to cut transaction fees and payments processing time for crypto users, Lightspark said in a blog post. When asked in an email, the company didn't specify the timeline for when the feature will go live.
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Lightspark, led by former PayPal executive David Marcus, provides backend infrastructure for connecting to what it calls the “Money Grid” — a decentralized network for real-time global payments.
The Lightning Network is a layer-2 system built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain that allows near-instant, low-fee transactions. By connecting to the network through Lightspark, Revolut users will be able to circumvent the congestion and high fees of the base blockchain to send BTC faster and more efficiently,
"Integrating with Lightspark is a natural step," Revolut’s crypto general manager Emil Urmanshin said in the post. "We’re always looking to make financial services faster and more affordable — and their approach to global transactions enables us to do exactly that."
The integration puts London-based Revolut among the growing number of fintech firms leaning into faster, crypto-native payment systems. Bitcoin-focused payments firm Strike processed $6 billion in volumes last year, CEO Jack Mallers said in an investor letter shared in an X post last month.
Read more: Visa Doubles Down on Stablecoins With Investment in Blockchain Payments Firm BVNK
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