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Aion Bank
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Overview
Aion Bank is Belgian digital bank + Banking-as-a-Service provider + Vodeno + UniCredit JV acquired Mar 2025 + ~250K+ customers Belgium + Poland + founded May 2020 by Wojciech Sobieraj Alior Bank founder [1, be-cro].
History
May 2020 — Aion Bank launched in Belgium by Wojciech Sobieraj Alior Bank founder after Warburg Pincus acquired Belgian Banca Monte Paschi Belgio license distinctive Belgian digital banking + BaaS heritage.
2021 — Aion Bank Poland launch + Aion + Vodeno BaaS partnership.
Mar 2025 — UniCredit acquires Vodeno + Aion Bank from Warburg Pincus distinctive European banking-fintech acquisition.
Ownership & operator
Operating entity: Aion Bank SA/NV (Belgian digital bank + Banking-as-a-Service provider).
Major shareholders: UniCredit (BIT: UCG; Italian banking group) controlling post-Mar 2025 acquisition + Warburg Pincus historically + Wojciech Sobieraj founder.
Regulators: NBB Belgium + ECB + KNF Poland + BaFin Germany.
Technical integration
Aion Bank mobile app (iOS + Android; ~250K+ customers Belgium + Poland) + aion.eu web + Aion Bank Mastercard debit cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + BLIK (Poland) + Wero (post-EPI launch); BaaS APIs powered by Vodeno cloud-native banking platform.
Implementations & partners
UniCredit parent: [[unicredit-mobile]] (UniCredit Italy; BIT: UCG; Italian global banking group + 13+ CEE countries).
Major European digital bank + BaaS competitors: [[bunq]] (bunq Dutch digital bank; ~17M+ customers across EU + Sep 2024 UK launch) + [[n26]] (N26 German digital bank; ~8M+ customers across 24 EU markets) + [[revolut]] (Revolut UK global; ~50M+ customers globally + UK bank license Jul 2024) + [[wise]] (Wise UK + global multi-currency account; ~16M+ customers) + [[solarisbank]] (Solaris SE German BaaS provider) + [[swan]] (Swan French BaaS provider).
Regulators: NBB Belgium + ECB + KNF Poland + BaFin Germany.
Status
Active, Belgian digital bank + Banking-as-a-Service provider + UniCredit acquired Mar 2025 + ~250K+ customers Belgium + Poland + founded May 2020 by Wojciech Sobieraj Alior Bank founder [1, 2].
Sources
- 1 Aion — official
- 2 Aion Bank — Wikipedia
- be-cro In-corpus:
reports/countries/BE-belgium.md
Source
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