ClearBank

📍 New HQ. Next chapter. We’ve officially opened our new London headquarters at Broadgate Tower. 🏢 The move builds on a pivotal 12 months, during which we've launched services for corporate businesses, scaled our European bank and seen significant client and deposit growth. It was an honour to welcome the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Lucy Rigby KC MP, who described the move as "another vote of confidence in the UK as Europe’s number one fintech hub and a leader in financial innovation." From our new home in the City, we’ll keep building the real‑time clearing and embedded banking infrastructure that's powering the next generation of financial innovation. 🚀 Read more: https://lnkd.in/emQrSC9m Thank you to our CEO, Mark Fairless, for leading our fantastic panel, Lucy Rigby KC MP, Janine Hirt and Noyan Nihat. 🎤 📷 Alex Merz

We had a wonderful time celebrating the opening of our new Amsterdam office this week! Joined by our clients, we raised a glass overlooking the Singelgracht canal before enjoying a memorable dinner at Auberge. 🍽️   Thank you to everyone who made it!

It's a big day here at ClearBank as we welcome Tristan Kirchner as CEO of ClearBank Europe NV. 🚀 With our European bank now passported into 20 countries and serving 35+ clients in just over a year, Tristan’s appointment strengthens our ability to support fintechs, EMIs and financial institutions locally, while building a truly pan‑European payments platform. 💬 Tristan said: “With an EU banking licence and strong early traction with more than 30 clients across multiple European markets, the foundations are in place for significant, sustained expansion.” This is an exciting milestone for ClearBank's European growth – Welcome to the team, Tristan! https://lnkd.in/eDu_Z4mk

Capital on Tap’s customers now hold £1bn in their Instant Savings Accounts. 💸 Alex Miles, COO of Capital on Tap, explains why they chose us to power their savings accounts and how that decision enabled them to launch an FSCS-eligible savings product in under six months.   From speed to market to building a product designed around the real needs of the market, Capital on Tap Instant Savings Accounts are a success.   👉 Read the full case study: https://lnkd.in/eBQVCxjP

The shift to instant payments across Europe is driving a wider transformation towards real-time, intelligent banking. But what are the main obstacles to SEPA Instant adoption?    Our latest research explores how prepared various institutions are, the strategies they’re using, and the difficulties they're encountering. Download the report to find out more about Europe’s progress towards streamlined and unified digital payments. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dZuVhtiE

We’re excited to welcome Neil Drennan as our new Chief Technology Officer! With 15+ years’ experience at Visa, CurrencyCloud, 10x and Amazon, Neil brings deep expertise in cloud-native tech and global payments. He'll lead our technology team and play a critical role as we look to accelerate our expansion into new markets. 🚀 As Neil says: “I have admired the way ClearBank has shaken up the payments and banking sector… I look forward to getting on board and bringing my experience of working with international clients to drive ClearBank’s growth over the next few years.” Welcome, Neil! 🙌 https://lnkd.in/ePR47xgt

We've joined the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority's inaugural Scale‑up Unit. 🚀 We’re proud to be a part of the first Scale‑up Unit cohort, a new initiative from the Bank of England and FCA to support high‑growth firms alongside other industry innovators, Allica Bank, Monument, Nottingham Building Society, OakNorth, and Zopa Bank. Being part of this cohort reflects our commitment to innovation, resilience and strong regulatory engagement. We’re excited to collaborate to tackle shared scaling challenges, strengthen consumer outcomes and accelerate safe, sustainable growth. Read more 👇

💡 ClearBank Connect – celebrating 10 years of progress and shaping the next decade.    We came together for our bi-annual company all-hands event to celebrate the wins of the past year, the teams that have inspired us and driven incredible impact across the business. As we mark a decade of innovation, we turned to what's next – 2026 will be an exciting year for us as we continue on our journey to unlock our clients' potential.   Special thanks to our guest speakers who shared valuable lessons from their own journeys: 📱 Francesco Simoneschi, TrueLayer, on scaling a business with intent, AI and the future of payments 🧰 Matthew Spence, who discussed his new venture and outlined the importance of banking partnerships for SMEs 🥇 Olympic gold medalist, Kate Richardson-Walsh OLY OBE, for the inspirational talk on the power of teamwork, that will stick with us far beyond our day-to-day The atmosphere was electric, and we're ready to make our 10th year the biggest yet!

👏 £1billion in 1 year 👏   Congratulations to our embedded banking partner, Capital on Tap, for hitting £1billion in customer savings with their Instant Savings Accounts. We're proud to support them in their mission to help SMEs seamlessly manage their financial health with a single platform.    To learn more about their journey, read our case study. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBQVCxjP

ClearBank 🤝 Volt.io!   We're excited to announce our collaboration with Volt, the real-time account-to-account network.   John Salter, our UK Chief Customer Officer, said, “Our purpose-built platform enables Volt, across the UK and Europe, to deliver next-generation payment solutions and seamless customer experiences, while we focus on delivering the resilience, scalability, and regulatory excellence that underpin their growth.”   Read more on our collaboration: https://lnkd.in/ekEV8uMY