Solarisbank was established in 2015 as a part of Finleap, a fintech company builder based in Berlin, Germany with Andreas Bittner and Marko Wenthin as its founders. Solarisbank was officially launched in March 2016, after receiving its banking license. As of March 2017, Solarisbank is said to have brought over 20 companies onto its banking platform and it is reported to have passported its banking license to six European countries. In March 2018, Solarisbank raised $70 million in Series B funding from Arvato Financial Solutions, SBI Group, BBVA, Visa, Lakestar and ABN AMRO's Digital Impact Fund.