United Kingdom
Companies
Funding rounds
$20M
Octagon PartnersLead, A+ Ventures, Breega, NordicNinja, Notion Capital
Added · · Griffin raises $20M Series B led by Octagon Partners at a valuation above $100M
£200M
LloydsLead
Added · · Momenta Finance secures up to £200M facility from Lloyds for UK SME lending
€6.9M
Azimut InvestmentsLead, Innovation GlobalLead
Added · · Planky raises €6.9M co-led by Innovation Global and Azimut for AI credit decisioning
$8.5M
CreandumLead, Kleiner Perkins, Vicus Ventures
Added · · tech.eu
Added · · finextra.com
$5M
BlockwallLead, ReventLead, Seedcamp, Stride VC
Added · · Seva Money raises $5M seed co-led by Blockwall and Revent for remittance recipient wallets
£165M
Deutsche BankLead
Added · · Zilch secures further £165M in debt facilities led by Deutsche Bank
€1.8M
Added · · eu-startups.com
£1.5M
NPIF II – PXN Equity FinanceLead, Haatch
Added · · Crediflow AI raises £1.5M to automate commercial loan processing
Baillie GiffordLead, CoatueLead, Durable Capital PartnersLead, Glade Brook Capital PartnersLead, T. Rowe Price AssociatesLead
News
Starling founder Anne Boden unveils Lockwood, a current account built for AI agents
Anne Boden, who founded Starling in 2014, is building a second bank.
Sokin gets a DFSA licence and opens a Dubai office, planning to grow its UAE team to 100
Sokin has secured a licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority through its DIFC entity and opened an office at One Za'abeel.
Griffin, a London bank, secures $20 million Series B to push into stablecoin payments
Griffin, a bank based in London, has closed a $20 million Series B led by Octagon Partners. The deal puts its valuation above $100 million. The company plans to use the new capital to move into stablecoin payments.
HSBC UK launches Tap to Pay for small businesses, powered by Stripe
HSBC UK has launched Tap to Pay for its small business customers.
Metro Bank launches a formal sale process after its most profitable half-year
Metro Bank has launched a strategic review that includes a formal sale process, inviting interest in the whole company, with Morgan Stanley advising.
Momenta Finance secures up to £200M facility from Lloyds for UK SME lending
Momenta Finance has secured a senior warehouse facility from Lloyds that starts at £100 million, with an accordion option for a further £100 million, taking…
Griffin raises $20M Series B led by Octagon Partners at a valuation above $100M
Griffin has raised a $20 million Series B led by Octagon Partners, at a valuation above $100 million.
Revolut Pay goes live in the Uber app across the UK and Europe
Revolut has expanded its payments partnership with Uber.
Wise launches Interest and Stocks for US customers, its first use of its US broker-dealer licence
Wise has launched Wise Interest and Wise Stocks for personal and business customers in the US.
Revolut gets a conditional banking licence in Israel
The Bank of Israel has granted Revolut a conditional licence to set up a new bank, Revolut Bank Israel, together with a control permit for the entity.