Is Revolut a bank? Is Align?
From Align vs Revolut Business: which fits a company paid in stablecoins, by Pavel Skalin. Updated .
The wider picture
The key points from the guide this answer comes from:
- Revolut Business is often the better fit for a company registered in the UK, the EEA, Switzerland, the US, Australia or Singapore that works mainly in fiat.
- It supports 25+ currencies and corporate cards, with published UK plans from £10 a month for Basic to £90 and up for Scale.
- Revolut treats crypto as a Treasury feature for buying, selling and holding, and its help center gives conflicting answers on sending and receiving crypto.
- Align is built for companies paid in stablecoins: money received into its named USD, EUR, GBP and AED accounts lands as USDC or USDT, or as EURC for euros.
More questions on this
- Can Revolut Business receive USDT or USDC from customers?
- Can a company registered outside the UK or the EEA open Revolut Business?
- How much does Revolut Business cost?
The full guide
Revolut Business is often the better fit for a company registered in the UK, the EEA, Switzerland, the US, Australia or Singapore that wants cards, spend tools and published plans from £10 a month. Align fits companies paid in USDC or USDT, because money received lands as stablecoins and pays out in USD, EUR, GBP or AED (AED for companies outside the UAE) from accounts in the company's name.
Read Align vs Revolut Business: which fits a company paid in stablecoins, with its sources.
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules and providers' terms change; check the sources in the guide and take advice on your own situation.
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