Private company

N26

Logo: N26, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German neobank

N26 Bank SE, doing business as N26, and formerly named Papayer GmbH, and Number26 GmbH, is a multinational German fintech and neobank company based in Berlin. N26 was founded in 2013 by Rocket Internet and operates in various European Union member states that are members of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).2 It employed 1,500 people in 2021.1 Its revenue was €120 million in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Feb 2013Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services, mobile banking1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Founded inBerlin1
  • Websiten26.com/fr-fr
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900JB9XYZ8E87N3453
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressVoltairestraße 8, 10179 Berlin, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRB 271697 B3

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N26 Virtual Card
Photo: Hstoops, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

N26 Bank SE, doing business as N26, and formerly named Papayer GmbH, and Number26 GmbH, is a multinational German fintech and neobank company based in Berlin. N26 was founded in 2013 by Rocket Internet and operates in various European Union member states that are members of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).2

Corporate structure

N26 sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • N26 Berlin, Germany
    • N26 Bank SE Branch · Berlin, Germany
    • N26 BANK SE Branch · Berlin, Germany
    • N26 BANK SE SUCURSAL EN ESPANA (N26 BANK SE SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA) Branch · Berlin, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led N26, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Employees over time

  • 20211,5001
  • 20187001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

N26 revenue by year1120.4M EUR in 2021−40% since 2018
0100.0M EUR200.0M EUR300.0M EUR2018: 200.9M EUR200.9M EUR20182021: 120.4M EUR120.4M EUR2021−40%
  • 2021120.4M EUR1
  • 2018200.9M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2025Renamed Name changed to N26 Bank SE1
  2. Feb 2013Founded Founded in Berlin1

Sources

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