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Revolut Appoints Ex-Trading.com CEO Georgios Vasiliou to Head Cyprus Crypto Unit

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Costas Michael, the founding CEO of Revolut's Cyprus unit, has stepped down from the company.

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Revolut's digital assets unit in Cyprus has onboarded Georgios Vasiliou as new CEO. He previously served as the chief executive for Trading.com, the sister brand of retail brokerage giant XM. He takes over from Costas Michael, the founding CEO of Revolut's Cyprus unit. Finance Magnates had learned that Michael stepped down from the company two months ago. Michael made the announcement public only yesterday (Thursday) on LinkedIn, confirming he will remain as a board advisor for the Cyprus entity. Vasiliou brings extensive risk management experience to Revolut. Before becoming CEO at Trading.com, where he spent five years, he served as the company's Chief Risk Officer. Before that, he spent seven years at XM, rising through the ranks from the dealing desk to risk manager. This hire follows an ongoing trend in the fintech giant's recruitment strategy: drawing from senior talent from Cyprus' well-established brokerage sector while placing risk specialists in charge of its digital asset operations. The emphasis on risk comes as European crypto rules have become more demanding. The grandfathering period for MiCA, the EU's effort to unify crypto rules across the bloc, came to an end in July. Revolut's Cyprus unit was among the early recipients of a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by CySEC and has since positioned itself to operate under the MiCA framework. The EU is...

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Executive departure

What this signalsA leader's exit often changes who makes buying decisions.

Person
Costas Michaelfounding CEO of Revolut's Cyprus unit
Location
Cyprus

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  • Costas Michaelfounding CEO of Revolut's Cyprus unit · Named in the story

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  • directors

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Detected
Aug 14, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
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    "title": "Revolut Appoints Ex-Trading.com CEO Georgios Vasiliou to Head Cyprus Crypto Unit - Finance Magnates",
    "contact": "Costas Michael",
    "excerpt": "Revolut’s digital assets unit in Cyprus has onboarded Georgios Vasiliou as new CEO. He previously served as the chief executive for Trading.com, the sister brand of retail brokerage giant XM. He takes over from Costas Michael , the founding CEO of Revolut's Cyprus unit. Finance Magnates had learned that Michael stepped down from the company two months ago. Michael made the announcement public only yesterday (Thursday) on LinkedIn, confirming he will remain as a board advisor for the Cyprus entity. Vasiliou brings extensive risk management experience to Revolut. Before becoming CEO at Trading.com , where he spent five years, he served as the company’s Chief Risk Officer. Before that, he spent seven years at XM, rising through the ranks from the dealing desk to risk manager. This hire follows an ongoing trend in the fintech giant’s recruitment strategy: drawing from senior talent from Cyprus’ well-established brokerage sector while placing risk specialists in charge of its digital asset operations. The emphasis on risk comes as European crypto rules have become more demanding. The grandfathering period for MiCA, the EU’s effort to unify crypto rules across the bloc, came to an end in July. Revolut’s Cyprus unit was among the early recipients of a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by CySEC and has since positioned itself to operate under the MiCA framework. The EU is...",
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