Nuri, formerly Bitwala, is a blockchain banking service and is the first blockchain bank account, managing everyday banking and trade and store cryptocurrencies in one account.
Nuri empowers people to exchange value like they exchange ideas. Globally, instantly and at the lowest possible cost.
Nuri was founded in October 2015 by Jörg von Minckwitz, Jan Goslicki, and Benjamin P. Jones. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Nuri offers a full German bank account with access to cryptocurrencies, digital assets and blockchain-based financial services. The fintech company works with Solarisbank AG, which provides the banking infrastructure, and Solaris Digital Assets GmbH for cryptocurrency custody.
Nuri enables its customers to benefit from new types of financial technology and the blockchain economy by bridging the gap between the old and new financial systems.
Nuri is backed by Earlybird Venture Capital, DIP Capital, Digital Currency Group, coparion, Global Brain, Sony Financial Ventures, G1, and others. The company expanded it’s Series B round by €9M to €24M on Jun 27, 2021. This brings Nuri's total funding to €42.3M to date.
