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Nikolay Nikolayevich Storonsky (Николай Николаевич Сторонский; born 21 July 1984) is a British entrepreneur of Russian descent, and founding CEO of digital banking startup Revolut.

Family
His Father Nikolay Mironovich Storonsky (russ. Николай Миронович  Сторонский; b. 19 July 1963) is Deputaty General director for Science of Gazprom Promgaz (since 2017), from 2010 to 2017  First Deputaty General director for Science Gazprom Promgaz OAO.

Biography
He studied for a master's degree in physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and during this time became a state champion swimmer. He completed a separate masters in economics at New Economic School in Moscow.

Prior to founding Revolut, Storonsky was a trader at Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers,.

Alongside Vlad Yatsenko, former Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank developer, Storonsky set up Revolut and raised around $3.5 million, saying in an interview with Forbes: "I thought of the business three years ago. I was travelling a lot and wasting hundreds of pounds on foreign transaction fees and exchange rate commissions which just didn’t feel right. As someone with a financial background I knew exactly the rates I should be getting. As a solution, I tried to find a multi-currency card and was later told it wasn’t possible. But I was determined to make it work."