{"id":862,"date":"2022-12-05T14:09:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T13:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techleap-design.nl\/techleap\/?p=862"},"modified":"2024-01-12T14:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:11:28","slug":"how-ali-niknam-changed-the-world-of-banking-with-bunq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/blog\/how-ali-niknam-changed-the-world-of-banking-with-bunq\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ali Niknam changed the world of banking with bunq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lkcgd8fl-9ed45aed6c88a87bfe3ef6d3c2f9e554\">\n.avia-section.av-lkcgd8fl-9ed45aed6c88a87bfe3ef6d3c2f9e554{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='header-blog'  class='avia-section av-lkcgd8fl-9ed45aed6c88a87bfe3ef6d3c2f9e554 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-862'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-6ucd-c8920507e494442a8aa09ca89b01e642 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-6ucd-c8920507e494442a8aa09ca89b01e642 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><p><div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-lkcfu816-11e13a544ff90a1b6c46ed1453cccf7a av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >January 12, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lkcefi62-8441d806c150a492c92c1801d4ef3890\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lkcefi62-8441d806c150a492c92c1801d4ef3890{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lkcefi62-8441d806c150a492c92c1801d4ef3890 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lkcefi62-8441d806c150a492c92c1801d4ef3890 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lkcefi62-8441d806c150a492c92c1801d4ef3890 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-last '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How Ali Niknam changed the world of banking with bunq<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3l2z-030558c7662a69a74025d5764ee63cc3 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lkcfxnpc-b1a3ee46f911109ff7d1ae4294372091\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lkcfxnpc-b1a3ee46f911109ff7d1ae4294372091 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lkcfxnpc-b1a3ee46f911109ff7d1ae4294372091 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lkcfxnpc-b1a3ee46f911109ff7d1ae4294372091 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4240 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4240 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Ali-Niknam_blogheader.png\" alt='' title='Ali Niknam_blogheader'  height=\"1020\" width=\"1440\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Ali-Niknam_blogheader.png 1440w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Ali-Niknam_blogheader-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Ali-Niknam_blogheader-1030x730.png 1030w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Ali-Niknam_blogheader-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Ali-Niknam_blogheader-1020x723.png 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16dbm6-4aa979c1e359788ae6906cd3e09c060f\">\n.avia-section.av-16dbm6-4aa979c1e359788ae6906cd3e09c060f{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='blog-row1-3-1'  class='avia-section av-16dbm6-4aa979c1e359788ae6906cd3e09c060f alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-862'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-10vyoe-cad53da60de876b0e60244cdb43f694c av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-wp7za-87fe590ff57011029116ced466c894cf av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-r9292-4d6bd49f08aac9ef140b91595a57af84 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>In this episode of The Scale Lab, we deconstruct the entrepreneurial journey of Ali Niknam &#8211; the founder &amp; CEO of bunq. Together with Ali and our hosts &#8211; Constantijn and Joe &#8211; we go back in time to the roots of bunq and Ali\u2019s beginnings as a founder. We further discuss the bunq culture and the company&#8217;s plans for the future. Listen in to find out how bunq managed to raise $228 million and reach a $1.9 billion valuation.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-myvbq-f7fdfd67ba7b7695d058113cb46f8d3d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-myvbq-f7fdfd67ba7b7695d058113cb46f8d3d{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-myvbq-f7fdfd67ba7b7695d058113cb46f8d3d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_sidebar '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"avia_auto_toc-2\" class=\"widget clearfix avia-widget-container avia_auto_toc avia_no_block_preview\"><div class=\"avia-preview-headline\">techleap Table of Contents<\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-info\">Title: <\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-in-front\">Table can only be rendered in 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class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-862'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1etlmu-443b9a81b60071e3b78c78a5d9c6ac3a sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-1etlmu-443b9a81b60071e3b78c78a5d9c6ac3a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-llevpbqw-984ebd1b4aa77b3879fd99db00c84b92 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Listen to the episode<\/h3>\n<div>The podcast episode is available on major listening platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0eI2Z6CKSrUPQtbIRH5Orr?si=FOI9yJeoQWq2gbLLSOJjAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/nl\/podcast\/episode-12-how-ali-niknam-changed-the-world-of\/id1558100523?i=1000534541927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTQ5NmNlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/9qlqw3yq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-18dpn2-3fa1829d31dfcb6c40f4678963539e5b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llevq45a-9dcc7b71c68daed22f92207ccf6ad05c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llevq45a-9dcc7b71c68daed22f92207ccf6ad05c 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Is that true? \">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h2>Ali Niknam &#8211;\u00a0 founder &amp; CEO of bunq<\/h2>\n<div class=\"big\">\n<p>Ali Niknam (1981), born in Canada but of Iranian descent, set up his first company when he was just 16 years old. In his early twenties, he founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transip.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TransIP<\/a>, the biggest domain name and web hosting provider in the Netherlands. In 2012 he set out to change the banking industry radically and founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bunq<\/a>. Ali managed to get the first European banking permit in over 35 years. He set out to radically change the traditional banking industry and, as its sole investor, invested \u20ac98.7M in bunq.<\/p>\n<p>In a deal with British private equity firm\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollencap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollen Street Capital<\/a>,\u00a0bunq has raised \u20ac193 million, and the company\u2019s valuation soars to \u20ac1.6 billion, as of July 2021. As part of the deal, bunq acquired\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capitalflow.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitalflow Group<\/a>, a privately held Irish lending company with strong ties to the Irish community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"When did you know you had a product-market fit?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Were you inspired by any other companies when creating VanMoof? Or was it completely your own development?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"What\u2019s your next horizon? Do you have any future plans?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Have you ever considered taking your product to a market that was more ready for you?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article-wide modular-push section\" data-section=\"Marleen Vogelaar - founder and CEO @Ziel &amp; co-founder @Shapeways\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Key highlights\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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I usually make a move that hits multiple goals at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:16:04\u00a0<\/b><i>&#8211; Ali |<\/i><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><i>\u201c<\/i>At the same time, for me, it was also an opportunity to try to get the Netherlands back on the world map again in that sense, because I felt that this country has so many great people, so much talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:30:27\u00a0<\/b><i>&#8211; Ali | \u201c<\/i>I do think that if I had been more open to investors, we would have been more international than we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:32:13\u00a0<\/b><i>&#8211; Ali | <\/i>\u201cBut I think at the beginning it&#8217;s more healthy if people focus on the product-market fit and concern themselves mostly about users and about a healthy business model and then take on capital. 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