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September 12, 2025 @ 12:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking,  announces the expansion of its banking and payments services to UK corporate businesses. While retail banking has undergone digitisation spurred “by consumer demands, transaction banks serving corporates have often lagged.” Hampered by legacy infrastructure and batch-based… Read More

August 12, 2025 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank, a digital bank based in the Netherlands and authorized by the European Central Bank (ECB), has partnered with UK-based Algbra, a Fintech regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). ClearBank is already authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the FCA… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZBD, a Fintech creating a payment experience for interactive entertainment, and ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, have announced a new partnership, coming on the heels of ZBD being granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in the Netherlands. ZBD was one… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 12:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Orbital, a cross-border platform that orchestrates payments across stablecoins and traditional rails, announced its partnership with ClearBank Europe, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking. The partnership unlocks “cost-effective, and compliant euro transactions for Orbital’s enterprise customers, bridging traditional payments with digital assets.” Cross-border… Read More

June 28, 2025 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European financial technology provider payabl. has partnered with ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, to expand its UK payment services and enhance security for businesses. Through this collaboration, payabl. now provides “businesses with seamless access to all major UK payment schemes –… Read More

May 1, 2025 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

  In the midst of UK Fintech Week, ClearBank has published a report on the UK Fintech ecosystem, addressing its status in the country and what it needs to move forward and grow. The UK has long been a top global Fintech hub, supported by… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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 sees ClearBank provide Kraken’s UK based clients with GBP clearing services “enabling on and off ramps into the digital… Read More

March 11, 2025 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank has selected former CFO Mark Fairless as its new CEO. According to a release, founder and former CEO Charles McManus will continue with the bank as a member of the Board of Directors, helping to guide the firm’s strategy. McManus will also remain as… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank is powering Capital on Tap’s embedded banking solution. Capital on Tap is a cards platform that focuses on SMEs. According to a note from ClearBank, Capital on Tap will now be offering savings accounts and loans from their chosen banks. The new savings accounts… Read More

January 19, 2025 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced its partnership with Airwallex, a payments and financial platform for businesses. Through this collab, Airwallex will leverage ClearBank’s agency banking solution to “enhance its UK offering with virtual business accounts, GBP collections, and Confirmation of… Read More

January 6, 2025 @ 1:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank, a Fintech providing banking services, has distributed a note sharing predictions for 2025. Founded in 2017 and based in the UK, ClearBank is regulated and authorized by the FCA and PRA as well as the European Central Bank and De Nederlandsche Bank. Charles McManus,… Read More

December 19, 2024 @ 6:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking,  announced the availability of its cloud-native banking solutions and payment infrastructure in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. This will open up ClearBank’s banking solutions and payments… Read More

October 29, 2024 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank and Visa (NYSE:V) have announced a collaboration on “Issuance and Money Movement solutions.” This is for both local and global transactions. ClearBank is regulated by the UK FCA and PRA. In the EU, ClearBank is authorised by the European Central Bank (ECB) and supervised… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK is set for a considerable market shift with the Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, Technical Group report aiming to transition to a T+1 settlement cycle by the end of the year 2027. Jonny Fry, ClearBank Head Digital Assets Strategy, noted that this anticipated move will… Read More

October 12, 2024 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, announced it has now onboarded its first European clients to the Eurosystem’s payment rail, T2. The fintech clearing bank welcomes OpenPayd, Pay Perform (which trades as Orbital), and Transact Payments, which will all benefit from real-time… Read More

October 5, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ZEN.COM, a European fintech company, has partnered with ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, to secure their UK Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license. This partnership reinforces their commitment to providing customer-centric financial solutions in the UK fintech market. As… Read More

September 5, 2024 @ 11:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has decided to review the reimbursement cap on App fraud with the intent to set it at £85,00. This has been widely embraced by the payments sector as previously the reimbursement cap was expected to be… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank has shared embedded banking ROI insights from the Forrester Report. ClearBank has, from its inception, been focused on “providing the infrastructure that enables firms to innovate, differentiate and grow.” A core element of that vision is the Embedded Banking proposition “that offers firms the… Read More

August 9, 2024 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Clear Bank has earned a Credit Institution Licence from the European Central Bank under the supervision of De Nederlandsche Bank. The license allows Clear Bank to operate across Europe. ClearBank is authorized in the UK by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial… Read More

July 26, 2024 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

My EU Pay, the financial institution that offers frictionless payments and FX to businesses, has partnered with ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, to provide a range of banking services for their clients. My EU Pay will use ClearBank’s… Read More