{"id":3738175,"date":"2026-05-15T15:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=3738175"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:44:23","slug":"bunq-accelerates-global-expansion-with-mexican-banking-license-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/banking\/2026\/bunq-accelerates-global-expansion-with-mexican-banking-license-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunq Accelerates Global Expansion With Mexican Banking License Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European neobank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunq.com\/en-us\/\">Bunq<\/a> filed for a Mexican banking license, saying it aims to serve the growing number of global citizens within, and with ties to, Mexico.<\/p><div\r\n\tid=\"article-paywall-overlay\"\r\n\tclass=\"d-none\"\r\n>\r\n\t<div id=\"article-paywall-content\" class=\"my-4\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f2699550-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" 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It was recently approved for a broker-dealer license in the United States, and it applied for a U.S. de novo banking license, per the release.<\/p>\n<p>When announcing its filing for a U.S. de novo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/digital-banking\/2026\/european-neobank-bunq-files-for-banking-license-in-us\/\">banking license<\/a> in January, Bunq said it was targeting \u201cdigital nomads\u201d who live and work between the U.S. and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The company said that once the license is approved, Bunq will launch services beginning with U.S. metro areas with large expat communities. It said it can help these users quickly build credit, often a challenge for new arrivals, by accessing European financial records.<\/p><div id=\"pymnt-2436980500\" class=\"pymnt-content pymnt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p><script async type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"dianomi_context_script\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dianomi.com\/js\/contextfeed.js\"><\/script> \r\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"4329\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Bunq received its approval for a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/press.bunq.com\/255996-bunq-takes-its-first-step-into-the-us-with-broker-dealer-license-approval\/\">broker-dealer license<\/a> in October. The company said at the time that this license enables its users to invest in U.S. stocks, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and represents the first phase of its U.S. entry.<\/p>\n<p>When announcing that approval, Niknam said that for many of the global citizens the company serves, the U.S. is an important part of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re excited to bring Bunq stateside and make life easy for Americans and anyone who calls it home,\u201d Niknam said.<\/p>\n<p>Bunq announced in September that as it marked the 10th anniversary of its first app launch, it had 20 million users across Europe and was the region\u2019s second-largest <a href=\"https:\/\/press.bunq.com\/254046-bunq-reaches-20-million-users-as-it-marks-its-10th-anniversary\/\">neobank<\/a>. 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