Donato Lucia | VP of Technology, Revolut

Career History

Donato Lucia is Vice President of Technology and Partner at Revolut, the global financial technology company. He joined Revolut as a Senior Software Engineer in 2018 and progressed through a series of increasingly senior engineering roles, becoming Lead Software Engineer, Director of Engineering and Group Head of Technology. In July 2026, he succeeded Revolut co-founder Vlad Yatsenko as the company’s senior technology leader after Yatsenko stepped down as CTO, with the role renamed Vice President of Technology. Lucia now leads a global engineering organisation of more than 1,400 employees, overseeing Revolut’s core platform and the development of its global core banking infrastructure.

Before joining Revolut, Lucia spent more than two years as a Software Engineer at lastminute.com, where he worked on the company’s flight search and billing platform. He previously held an engineering role at HP, where he worked on telecommunications rating and billing systems.

Donato Lucia holds a Master’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Università degli Studi della Basilicata in 2010.

About Revolut

Revolut is a global financial technology company offering consumer and business financial services through a single digital platform. Its products span current accounts, payments, foreign exchange, savings, investments, credit and business banking. Founded in London in 2015 by Nik Storonsky and Vlad Yatsenko, the company has grown to more than 75 million retail customers worldwide and operates across more than 40 countries.

Revolut generated $6bn in revenue in 2025, up 46% year-on-year, while profit before tax reached $2.3bn. In November 2025, the company completed a share sale establishing a $75bn valuation. A further secondary share sale began in July 2026 at a proposed $115bn valuation, although this represents a transaction between existing shareholders and investors rather than a new funding round for the company.

Revolut has also accelerated its transition into a fully regulated global bank, securing a full UK banking licence in 2026 alongside new banking licences in France and Australia, while applying for a US bank charter.