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Revolut: Geographic Expansion
Revolut plans to launch in South Africa by 2028 with nearly 100,000 pre-registrations on its waitlist ahead of market entry.
Source: TechCabal (Africa)
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 113.7 (Hot) (up 13.7 month-on-month), EMEA is at steady (-1.5pts) on signal share.
Revolut: 4 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 4 tracked across 88 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
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