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BaaS platform Griffin raises $24 million and launches as a fully-operational UK bank

UK Banking-as-a-Service startup Griffin has snared $24 million in fresh funding to meet regulatory capital requirements and exit 'mobilisation' as a fully-licenced bank.

11 March 2024

Company announcement/wholesale

Griffin launches early access programme for UK companies to embed banking products

Griffin, the API-first UK bank and full-stack Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform, has announced that it is accepting applications for its early access programme, Foundations.

22 February 2024

Company announcement/people

Griffin grows management team

Griffin, the API-first UK bank and full-stack Banking as a Service platform, today announced the addition of seven new senior team members across key areas of the business.

30 November 2023

News/startups

UK BaaS bank Griffin raises $13.5 million

Newly-licenced UK bank Griffin has raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by MassMutual Ventures, with participation from existing investors Seedcamp, Notion Capital and EQT Ventures.

07 June 2023

Company announcement/people

Griffin hires Marina Gorey as chief people officer

Griffin, the UK’s first full-stack Banking as a Service platform, announced today that Marina Gorey has joined the company as Chief People Officer.

02 May 2023

Company announcement/people

Griffin appoints CRO and CFO

Today, UK bank Griffin announced two new executive hires: Chad Ryan as Chief Financial Officer and Dora Grant as Chief Risk Officer.

28 March 2023

Company announcement/regulation

Griffin boosts regulatory oversight with Cable

Griffin today announced that it has partnered with all in one testing platform provider Cable.

21 March 2023

News/startups

UK BaaS platform Griffin becomes a bank

UK Banking-as-a-Service platform Griffin has been authorised as a UK bank subject to restrictions.

07 March 2023

Company announcement/people

Griffin hires chief product officer and general counsel

Today, BaaS (Banking as a Service) fintech Griffin announced two new executive hires: Sameer Dubey as Chief Product Officer and Fergus Speight as General Counsel.

15 December 2022

News/startups

Griffin moves banking-as-a-service sandbox out of beta

UK-based banking-as-a-service startup Griffin has launched a sandbox for fintechs to build prototypes and test applications on its platform.

22 November 2022

News/startups

Griffin launches API-first BaaS platform Verify

London-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Griffin has launched Verify, a customer onboarding product to assist fintechs manage crime risks and KYC and KYB automation.

07 September 2022

Company announcement/markets

Griffin closes $15.5 million funding round led by Notion Capital

Today, Griffin – a Banking as a Service (BaaS) fintech firm – announces it has raised $15.5 million (£12.5 million) in funding to launch the OS for embedded finance. The round was led by Notion Capital, with participation from existing investor EQT Ventures as well as fintech angels including William Hockey, co-founder of Plaid and founder and co-CEO of Column, Nilan Peiris, VP of Growth at Wise, Rob Straathof, CEO at Liberis and Shane Happach, CEO of Mollie and ex CCO Worldpay.

07 July 2022

Company announcement/people

BaaS firm Griffin names Maria Campbell COO

Griffin, the UK-based Banking as a Service firm, today announces the promotion of Maria Campbell to Chief Operating Officer. Campbell first joined Griffin in 2021 as Vice President of People.

27 June 2022

Company announcement/regulation

BaaS startup Griffin adopts ClauseMatch to review submission for bank authorisation

Today, UK BaaS and embedded finance platform provider, Griffin, announces that it has adopted Clausematch compliance technology for drafting and reviewing all the documentation required to submit its application to the PRA and FCA to become a fully licensed bank.

17 May 2022

Company announcement/regulation

BaaS startup Griffin submits application for UK banking authorisation

Today, Griffin – a UK Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) fintech – announces the completion of an important step in its application for a banking licence.

12 May 2022

News/startups

Banking-as-a-service startup Griffin raises £6.5m

London-based banking-as-a-service provider Griffin has secured £6.5 million in funding to support product development and to progress the firm’s authorisation application for a full banking licence with the UK's PRA and FCA.

16 November 2020