Revolut’s co-founder and chief executive Nikolay Storonsky.

London-born fintech juggernaut Revolut has capped off a hefty week of investment for the UK financial services sector as the firm officially launched its global headquarters.

The digital bank said it would pump £3bn into the UK and create 1,000 highly-skilled jobs over the next five years.

The fresh injection of capital follows asset manager Blackstone pledging £100bn in investment as well as £7bn from Blackrock and £1.25bn from top US financial giants.

Nik Storonsky, Revolut’s co-founder and chief executive, said the fresh “commitment will not only create 1,000 new jobs but will also fuel the innovation from our London hub that will help us deliver on our global ambitions”.

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