Trade Republic
German neobroker and licensed bank headquartered in Berlin. 8 million users across 17 European countries, €100 billion in assets. Commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto. Full ECB banking licence since 2023. €12.5B valuation, Europe's most valuable startup.
Quick facts
Why does it score 65?
Trade Republic is headquartered in Berlin and legally domiciled in Germany, holding a full banking licence from the ECB since 2023.
Trade Republic is backed by Accel, Founders Fund, and Ontario Teachers, among others, with no single controlling non-EU parent.
Trade Republic's infrastructure is a mix of cloud providers across Germany and the EU.
Trade Republic isn't open source and hasn't published independent third-party security audits.
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