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Valentin Stalf is an Austrian entrepreneur who co-founded the Berlin-based mobile bank N26 in 2013 with Maximilian Tayenthal. N26 offers bank accounts opened entirely by smartphone and has millions of customers in Europe.
Biography
Background
Stalf grew up in Vienna and studied at the University of St. Gallen and in Barcelona, then worked at Rocket Internet.
N26
He and Tayenthal founded Number26 in 2013 as an app-based current account, gaining a German banking licence in 2016.
Growth and regulators
N26 expanded across Europe and briefly into the US and UK. Germany’s regulator BaFin limited its customer growth over money-laundering controls from 2021 to 2024.
Leadership
Stalf was co-CEO and later moved to a board role in 2025 as the bank changed leadership under investor pressure.
Timeline
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2013
Co-founds Number26
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2016
Banking licence
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2019
N26 valued at $3.5 billion
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2021
BaFin growth cap
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2025
Steps back from co-CEO role
Did you know?
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1
N26 was first called Number26.
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2
He worked at Rocket Internet before founding N26.
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3
N26 accounts can be opened in minutes by video identification.
Frequently asked
Who is Valentin Stalf?
Valentin Stalf is an Austrian entrepreneur who co-founded the Berlin-based mobile bank N26 in 2013 with Maximilian Tayenthal. N26 offers bank accounts opened entirely by smartphone and has millions of customers in Europe.
Where is Valentin Stalf from?
Valentin Stalf was born in Vienna, Austria.
What is Valentin Stalf known for?
Valentin Stalf is best known for Co-founding N26 (2013) with Maximilian Tayenthal.
References
- Valentin Stalf — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Valentin Stalf (Q95490858) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
- Last updated
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“Valentin Stalf.” TrackFame, last updated 5 November 2026. https://trackfame.com/person/valentin-stalf
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