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| 15.01.2026 | PhotonPay Expands UK Local Payment Rails via New Collaboration with ClearBank | HONG KONG, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, has announced a collaboration with PhotonPay, an AI-powered global digital financial infrastructure provider offering payment soluti... |
| 02.12.2025 | ThetaRay Report Warns Europe’s AML System at ‘Breaking Point’ as New Regulations Make AI Adoption Inevitable | ThetaRay, a global leader in Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, today released a landmark study on the future of anti-money laundering in Europe. The study warns that Europe’s anti-money laundering (AML) system is approaching structur... |
| 12.11.2025 | Tech Leaders Slam Rumoured 20% ‘Exit Tax’ Ahead of Budget | Rumours of an ‘exit tax’ targeting entrepreneurs leaving the UK are gaining momentum ahead of this month’s looming Budget, triggering a wave of criticism and warnings to the Chancellor that such a move could have a chilling effect on Britis... |
| 24.10.2025 | UK Corporates Leverage Embedded Financial Services as Growth Driver : ClearBank | Research from ClearBank reveals that large UK businesses now view embedded financial services as a strategic boardroom decision and business growth driver. The research report released by ClearBank examines the attitudes of 200 senior busin... |
| 11.08.2025 | 84% of Consumers Would Switch Banks Over Financial Crime Links, ThetaRay Report Finds | U.S. Banking & Fintech Trust Report 2025 shows trust hinges on AML effectiveness and seamless customer experience
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 11, 2025–
ThetaRay, a global leader in Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, today rele... |
| 26.06.2025 | Profit triples at SME lender Iwoca as loans near £1bn | Profit has almost tripled at business lender Iwoca as its revenue jumped by nearly £100m in 2024, it has been revealed.
The London-based firm, which provides credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has posted a pre-tax profit o... |
| 01.06.2025 | UK fintech: Can Britain’s booming sector conquer Europe and the US? | UK fintechs have transformed the British banking landscape – and firms are fixing their eyes on international endeavours.
Top names ballooned profits and customers bases over the last year whilst picking up a fleet of accolades.
London-base... |
| 13.05.2025 | Fintechs that raked in profits from high interest rates now face resilience test | In 2024, several fintechs — including Robinhood, Revolut and Monzo — saw a boost to their bottom lines from higher interest rates.
Now, they face a key test as a broad decline in interest rates raises doubts about the sustainability of rely... |
| 03.05.2025 | The Eye of the Future: Sam Altman’s Biometric Revolution | In a world where identity is increasingly blurred by technology, Sam Altman is bringing clarity. His latest venture, World, has launched an eye-scanning project in the U.S., marking a bold step into the future of identity verification. This... |
| 30.04.2025 | Britain at risk of losing ground to rival fintech and crypto hubs, execs warn | Britain is at risk of losing budding fintech and cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to rival hubs if it doesn’t work to address pressing challenges with regulation and funding, industry leaders say.
The country’s finance watchdog has faced critic... |
| 29.04.2025 | Reeves unveils new crypto rules as she promises to back UK fintech | Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to back UK fintech as she unveiled new crypto rules during a landmark address to industry executives on Tuesday.
Speaking at Innovate Finance’s 11th global fintech summit, Reeves pledged to support growth an... |
| 27.04.2025 | Inside the rapid rise of UK fintech | There’s a rocket strapped to UK fintech and it’s only speeding up.
On 28 April, UK fintech week kicks off, with industry body Innovate Finance hosting its 11th global summit.
This follows another record year for the industry, where business... |
| 07.04.2025 | ClearBank swings into loss amid European expansion costs | ClearBank, the UK fintech which provides clearing services and banking infrastructure to financial clients, swung into a £10.2m loss in 2024, as it was hit by the cost of its European expansion.
ClearBank, whose financial institution partne... |
| 07.04.2025 | UK fintech Clearbank bolsters fee income amidst European expansion | London-based fintech Clearbank announced full-year results for the first time at group level following the business’ expansion across Europe.
The firm, which is an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, reported a 63 per cent i... |
| 06.04.2025 | ClearBank Expands Banking Services for Kraken’s UK Division | Listen to this article
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ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced a new regional partnership with Kraken, one of the world’s digital asset platforms.
The extended partnership... |
| 18.02.2025 | UK fintech investment hits four-year low | - |
| 13.02.2025 | London named Europe’s ‘unicorn capital’ for fintechs | - |
| 27.01.2025 | Scotland’s fintech hub is key to the UK’s growth mission | - |
| 09.01.2025 | UK fintech funding races ahead of Europe | - |
| 18.07.2024 | CultureAI Secures $10 Million in Series A Funding to Revolutionize Cybersecurity Landscape | In a significant development for the cybersecurity industry, CultureAI, a pioneering human risk management platform, has successfully raised $10 million in Series A funding. The funding round, jointly led by Mercia Ventures and Smedvig Vent... |
| 17.07.2024 | CultureAI Raises $10 Million in Series a Funding to Evolve the Way Organisations Manage Human Risk | CultureAI has raised $10 million in capital
Mercia Ventures and Smedvig Ventures led the funding round
This funding will power CultureAI’s product development and market expansion plans
Leading Human Risk Management Platform, CultureAI, tod... |
| 20.04.2024 | UK’s Allica Bank Teams Up with ClearBank | Allica Bank says it is on a mission to give established businesses in the UK the banking they deserve.
Allica Bank explains that it aims to “offer no-nonsense business banking built especially for firms with 5-250 employees, providing dedic... |
| 01.02.2024 | ClearBank, the Enabler of Real-Time Clearing and Embedded Banking Services, Releases Report on EMI Market | ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, announces a new report on the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) market in the UK and Europe.
The independent report, commissioned by ClearBank an... |
| 14.01.2024 | Fintech ClearBank, the Enabler of Embedded Banking for FIs, Announces Key Appointments | ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, announced the appointment of Paul Staples as Group Head of Embedded Banking and Nick Ford as Group Head of Channels and Alliances.
Paul has report... |
| 10.06.2023 | Allica Bank, ClearBank to Streamline Business Banking for UK SMEs | ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, today announced its partnership with Allica Bank, the fintech challenger bank dedicated to supporting established UK small and medium businesses.
... |
| 17.01.2023 | ClearBank appoints Mark Fairless as CFO in drive for growth | The former M&G, Santander, and Barclays executive will support ClearBank’s accelerated growth in the UK, Europe and internationally
In addition to leading the bank’s finance team, Fairless will also sit on ClearBank’s UK Board and Execu... |
| 30.11.2022 | Daily AI Roundup: Biggest Machine Learning, Robotic And Automation Updates 30th November 2022 | This is our AI Daily Roundup today. We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and hu... |
| 29.11.2022 | ClearBank Selects ThetaRay AI Monitoring Tech to Accelerate Business Growth | UK banking fintech taps ThetaRay AML SaaS solution to protect its platform against known and unknown money-laundering crimes
ClearBank, the largest next-generation clearing and embedded banking platform in the UK, and ThetaRay, provider of ... |
| 24.11.2022 | ClearBank Ltd. reaches profitability as revenue climbs to over £45m | The Embedded Banking provider secured £45.4m revenue in YTD to October 2022, reaching monthly profitability for the UK-based bank.
2022 revenue growth is being driven by increased transaction volumes, new customer sales, interest income, an... |
| 11.10.2022 | Half of fintechs losing $11m per year in product delays due to BaaS providers | New research from Aite-Novarica Group, commissioned by ClearBank, reveals the growing pains of BaaS and how fintechs are embracing Embedded Banking
40% of fintechs saw services go down, 33% have lost customers, and 20% have faced interventi... |
| 11.10.2022 | Sibos 2022: BaaS provider delays cost fintechs $11m a year – ClearBank & Aite-Novarica | New research from ClearBank and Aite-Novarica Group reveals that half of fintechs are losing $11m per year in product delays due to BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) providers. The report states that fintech firms must now embrace an embedded ban... |
| 14.09.2022 | Global Fintech M&A continues two-year climb to defy broader M&A slowdown, says Hampleton Partners’ report | Embedded finance applications, crypto, blockchain and OpenAPI banking services surge
‘Potential recession won’t dampen Fintech M&A as it did in 2008’
Hampleton Partners Global Fintech M&A
London, UK – 14 September 2022. The latest H... |
| 08.09.2022 | ClearBank names Andrew Barker as Chief Revenue Officer | 8th September 2022, London, England: ClearBank, the enabler of secure accounts, real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, today announced that it has appointed Andrew Barker as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
... |
| 07.06.2022 | Ziglu partners with ClearBank to offer virtual GBP bank accounts | London & Amsterdam, Tuesday 7th June 2022 – ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, today announced that it is providing agency banking services to UK-based money app Ziglu. ClearBank’s technological infrastructure, regulated payment ... |
| 25.03.2022 | ClearBank swipes up £175 million, Sunfire gets €195 million, and over €1.3 billion invested in European tech this week - 25 March 2022 | This week we’ve tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As a paid subscriber, you get access to all the deals we've uncovered... |
| 23.03.2022 | Qube Events’ 10th NextGen Payments and RegTech Forum Spotlight: Trends That Shape the FinTech Landscape | Panel discussion about the trends that shape the fintech landscape was among the main attractions of Qube Events’ 10th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum
3 speakers discussed the role of technology and regulators in the digital transforma... |
| 22.03.2022 | ClearBank picks up £175M | ClearBank has raised £175 million in a round led by Apax Digital, the growth equity arm of Apax Partners. The funds will enable the UK-based clearing bank to further expand in Europe as well as into North America and the Asia-Pacific region... |
| 22.03.2022 | Savings app unicorn Acorns is adding Bitcoin exposure to portfolios. Here’s the catch | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
They say a little crypto can spice up a portfolio.
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| 22.03.2022 | ClearBank lands £175m investment to fuel global expansion plans | UK-based clearing and embedded banking platform ClearBank has secured £175 million in a funding round led by Apax Digital.
ClearBank raises £175m in fresh equity
Existing investors CFFI UK Ventures (Barbados) Ltd and PPF Financial Holdings ... |
| 21.03.2022 | UK’s clearing bank now eyes European expansion, swipes off £175 million funding | Next-generation clearing and embedded banking platform in the UK, ClearBank has raised a £175 million equity investment. The round was led by funds advised by Apax Digital, the growth equity arm of private equity advisory firm Apax, and saw... |
| 21.03.2022 | UK’s clearing and embedded banking platform ClearBank raises €208.4M to expand in Europe and the US | London-based ClearBank, the largest next-generation clearing and embedded banking platform in the UK, announced on Monday that it has raised £175M (nearly €208.41M) in a fresh round of funding.
The round was led by funds advised by Apax Dig... |
| 21.03.2022 | UK- based fintech startup Clearbank raises US $230 million | On March 19, 2022, the company Clearbank raised £175 million (US $230 million at today’s conversion rates) from a single investor, the private equity firm Apax Partners. The funds will be utilized to expand the company’s services beyond its... |
| 21.03.2022 | Clearbank Raises £175 Million Led By Apax Digital To Accelerate Global Expansion | – ClearBank is the #1 ranked fastest-growing UK tech company according to Deloitte – Largest UK next generation clearing and embedded banking platform, with more than 200 financial institutions and fintech customers, 13 million accounts, an... |
| 21.03.2022 | Embedded Banking Platform ClearBank Raises £175 million, Plans Global Expansion | ClearBank, a Fintech that is licensed by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, has raised £175 million in equity capital at an undisclosed valuation, according to a company statement. The new ... |
| 18.03.2022 | ClearBank, a UK banking rails provider, raises $230M from Apax to expand into Europe and the US | ClearBank — a UK fintech that has built a new set of cloud-based financial rails that allows banks and other customers real-time clearance on payment transactions and other financial services — has closed a big round of funding, money it wi... |
| 30.11.2021 | Multi-currency and FX "business-critical" for 94% of fintechs post-pandemic | New insights from ClearBank demonstrate industry demand for accessible and competitive multi-currency offering
London, UK 30 November 2021 - ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, today revealed that the fintech industry has seen a surge... |
| 11.11.2021 | Recognise Bank selects ClearBank to enhance the SME and retail banking experience | 11th November 2021, London, England: ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, has announced its partnership with Recognise Bank, a subsidiary of City of London Group plc (AIM: CIN) and the UK’s newest SME bank with retail deposit taking ca... |
| 08.09.2021 | ClearBank names John Salter as new Chief Customer Officer | 8th September 2021, London, England: ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, has appointed John Salter as its new Chief Customer Officer (CCO).
In this role, John will report directly to ClearBank’s CEO and assume responsibility for custo... |
| 23.03.2021 | One third of European fintechs have faced regulatory intervention because of their partner bank | New report published by ClearBank reveals 1 in 20 fintechs have suffered a service outage caused by their partner bank
Agency banks have delayed new product launches for 15% of fintechs
Nearly half of fintechs (48%) don’t believe they recei... |
| 01.11.2019 | The top companies providing & using banking-as-a-service technology
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| 29.10.2019 | The top companies providing & using banking-as-a-service technology
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| 22.10.2019 | The top companies providing & using banking-as-a-service technology
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| 24.09.2019 | The top companies providing & using banking-as-a-service technology
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| 10.09.2019 | The top companies providing & using banking-as-a-service technology
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| 03.09.2019 | The top companies providing & using banking-as-a-service technology
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| 22.02.2019 | UK-based SME challenger bank Tide partners with Clearbank and wins €69 million grant | London-based SME-only digital challenger bank Tide has partnered with the London-based clearing bank ClearBank, and the partnership has been awarded a grant from the UK-government backed RBS Alternative Remedies Package for €69 million.
The... |
| 13.05.2018 | Interview with Peter Ludvigsen, CEO & Founder of Blockshipping | Share
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| - | UK’s clearing bank now eyes European expansion, swipes off £175 million funding | Next-generation clearing and embedded banking platform in the UK, ClearBank has raised a £175 million equity investment. The round was led by funds advised by Apax Digital, the growth equity arm of private equity advisory firm Apax, and saw... |
| - | Tide turns and teams with ClearBank for £25m SME grant | ClearBank and business banking platform Tide have teamed up and been awarded a £25 million grant for funding to UK SMEs.
It’s a change in fortune for Tide as back in July it announced a sudden halt to Bounce Back Loans (BBLs). These loans w... |
