# Ali Niknam

> Ali Niknam is founder and CEO of Bunq, the Amsterdam-based licensed Dutch neobank.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/ali-niknam
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders

**Ali Niknam** is founder and chief executive officer of [Bunq](/wiki/bunq). He invested personal capital to obtain a Dutch banking licence after founding TransIP and The Datacenter Group.[^fn1]

## Career

Born in 1981 in Windsor, Ontario, and raised in the Netherlands, Niknam built bunq from 2012 into an EEA-wide mobile bank with multi-currency accounts, local IBANs and a sustainability-oriented brand. Bunq later acquired Tricount and pursued high-profile AML compliance debates.

## Bunq

Ali Niknam is principally associated with [Bunq](/wiki/bunq). See that article for products, licensing and market context.

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Fintech founder
- **Known for**: Bunq founder / CEO
- **Company**: Bunq
- **Founded company**: 2012
- **Associated HQ**: Amsterdam, Netherlands

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Ali Niknam?

Ali Niknam is founder and CEO of Bunq, the Amsterdam-based licensed Dutch neobank.


## References

[^fn1]: Ali Niknam is a founder of Bunq, covered on neobank.wiki. — https://neobank.wiki/wiki/bunq