Current was founded in 2015 by Stuart Sopp. Stuart Sopp was a Wall Steet trader and worked many major banks including Morgan Stanley, Citi, and Deutsche.
Currently Current offers three types of accounts - A free account, a premium account, and a teen account. The premium account costs US$4.99 a month and the teen account costs US$36 per year per teen.
No minimum balance and no-fee model is targeted at Millenials and Gen Z customers who face liquidity issues in managing their finances. Current primarily uses influencers to reach potential customers.
Current currently has more than 3 million customers and is valued at US$2.2 billion.
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Founding 2015 in New York, USA
Valuation US$2.2 billion
Business Retail Banking
Total Funds Raised US$402.4 million in 4 rounds
Investors Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Wellington Management, QED Investors, Expa, Avenir
Growth Capital, Elizabeth Street Ventures, Foundation Capital, TQ Ventures, Sapphire Ventures etc.
Market USA
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Population 328.2 million as of 2019
Median Age 37.4
Demography 0-14 years: 18.46%, 15-24 years: 12.91%, 25-54 years: 38.92%, 55-64 years: 12.86%, 65 years and over: 16.85%
GDP Per Capita US$65,298 as of 2019 (Current USD)
Gross Saving Rate 16.5% as of September 2020.
Policy Rate 0.06% as of March 2021
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Stuart Sopp
Founder and CEO
Morgan Stanley, Citi, Deutsche Bank, BNY
Mellon
City University
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Stuart Sopp Chief Executive Officer
Trevor Marshall Chief Technology Officer
Joshua Arjuna Stephens VP - Product
Adam Hadi VP - Marketing
David Kilin VP - Finance
Alex Sergiyenko Head of People Operations
Aviv Gadot VP of Engineering
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Products
Current Accounts
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Payments
Money
Management
Free Account Current Pay Insights etc.
Premium
Account
Savings Pods.
Teen Account
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Points and Cashback on Debit Card
1x points on purchase from 14,000
merchants around the US. The points
can be redeemed for cash at a rate of
100 points per dollar. Points can also
be used for subscriptions including
Current premium subscription.
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No hidden fees
No minimum balance fees or requirements, no
instant transfer fees, no hidden fees, no overdraft
fees, and no bank transfer fees
Free ATM Withdrawals
The basic account comes with a White Prepaid Visa Card along with mobile check deposits and 24/7 free support.
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Get Paid Faster
Direct deposit enables receiving
paychecks up to two days earlier.
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Overdrive: Free Overdraft
Free overdraft up to $100 on
qualified accounts.
Instant Refund on Gas Holds
The premium account also comes with a premium debit card and up to 15x points on spendings.
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The teen account also comes with fingerprint and facial recognition.
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“Current Pay is our P2P platform that allows our members to send or request money from others on Current instantly.”
Current ~tags : Payment handle with shareable QR codes which makes finding and sharing profiles easier for payment purpose.
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Automates saving.
The free account comes with one Pod and the premium account with three Pods.
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Helps to budget and track spending.
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Number of Customers ~3 million as of April 2021 from just one million in March 2020.
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Current employs influencers to reach their target Gen Z
customers.
Current works with influencers like Kyle and Jade, Kelz
Washington, and David Dobrik, who has over 26 million followers
on TikTok and has received over 1 billion likes on the social media
video platform.
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Annual Revenue of Current is estimated to be around US$1 million.
Current Has experienced more than 500% year-on-year growth in revenue in 2020.
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