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Cash deposit marketplace Flagstone scores £108 million equity investment

London-based cash deposit marketplace Flagstone has scored a £108 million equity investment from US VC Estancia Capital Partners.

11 March 2024

Company announcement/retail

Fintech savings platform Flagstone records five consecutive quarters of profitability

Flagstone, the UK’s leading cash deposit platform, recorded a fifth consecutive quarter of profitability at the start of 2024, amid faster adoption of the company’s fintech solution by consumers, advisers, brands and banks, and heightened demand among consumers for competitive cash savings options.

04 March 2024

Company announcement/people

Serial scale-up CFO Ruth Jakobsen joins Flagstone

Flagstone, the UK’s leading cash deposit platform*, has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Ruth Jakobsen, a seasoned senior finance professional at high-growth scale-up companies.

07 December 2023

Company announcement/retail

LHV bank savings products now available on Flagstone

LHV Bank, one of the UK’s newest licensed banks, has announced that its Personal Savings products are now available on Flagstone, the UK’s leading cash deposit platform*.

06 December 2023

Company announcement/retail

Flagstone hits £10bn AUA

Assets under administration (AUA) at Flagstone, the UK’s leading cash deposit platform*, have topped £10 billion for the first time, thanks to fast adoption of the company’s fintech solution and market-wide demand for competitive cash savings options.

09 November 2023

News/wealth

Saga partners Flagstone on savings platform for over-50s

Saga, the British brand focussed on providing products and services to the over 50s, has teamed up with cash deposit platform Flagstone on a savings platform.

04 October 2023

Company announcement/retail

SmartSave Bank teams up with cash deposit platform Flagstone

SmartSave Bank, the savings brand of UK digital bank Chetwood Financial, has today announced a new partnership with Flagstone, the UK’s leading cash deposit platform.

22 February 2023

News/people

Flagstone appoints 10x’s Leda Glyptis and Monzo’s Meri Williams to board

UK cash deposit platform, Flagstone, has announced the addition of fintech heavyhitters Leda Glyptis and Meri Williams to its board of directors, ahead of planned Series B funding in 2023.

06 May 2022

News/retail

Cash deposit marketplace Flagstone raises £12m

London-based cash deposit marketplace operator Flagstone has raised £12m in venture capital in a round led by Omers Ventures and supported by existing investors including Kindred Capital and Moneysupermarket Group

01 May 2020

Company announcement/wholesale

Hampshire Trust Bank joins Flagstone cash deposit platform

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced it is the latest deposit taker to join Flagstone’s platform, the UK's largest cash deposit platform, in a partnership that will open up a number of new savings products to Flagstone clients.

27 March 2020

Company announcement

Redwood Bank joins Flagstone cash deposit platform

Redwood Bank, which focuses on small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, has become the latest challenger bank to join Flagstone’s cash deposit platform.

20 May 2019