Tagged: tandem bank

October 13, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem, the UK’s greener digital bank, has appointed James Streeter as Head of ESG, supporting its drive to keep sustainability at the core of Tandem. In this newly created role, James will aim to “set the environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy for Tandem; taking… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem, which claims to be the UK’s greener digital bank, has secured £20 million in Tier 2 capital from Quilam Capital – a growth investor with expertise in the speciality finance sector. The investment by Quilam further “re-enforces the growth trajectory of Tandem as the… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem, the UK’s “greener” bank, reports that it “delivers full year profitability for first time in the bank’s history after 12 months of strong growth.” Tandem Bank says it is “further cementing its position as one of the nation’s go-to banks for those looking to… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Loop is designed to enhance the UK’s informal money sharing market and “offers consumers a genuine alternative to the UK’s £10bn overdraft market.” As noted in a blog post, Tandem Bank is strengthening its strategy “to build the UK’s greener, digital bank with the acquisition… Read More

November 3, 2022 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Challenger bank, Tandem, has announced the launch of its new ‘Tandem Marketplace’, a consumer-focused hub which “provides key information and resources to help promote greener living.” With an aim to be the UK’s greener digital bank, Tandem is “focused on supporting its customers to make… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem Bank has reportedly acquired consumer lending platform Oplo. The strategic acquisition has formed a combined business with £1.2 billion of total assets, £1 billion of funding and 171,000 clients being serviced by a UK-headquartered team of 500 professionals. Tandem was established back in 2014… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Mambu announced on Monday that Tandem Bank is now live on its software-as-a-service (SaaS) banking platform. Mambu reported nearly a year after signing, the implementation was officially finalized, followed by a four-month beta in late 2020 and a full rollout in early February 2021…. Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

This past summer, Tandem Bank acquired Allium Lending Group, a green finance platform. The targeted lending platform may boost Tandem’s business in the growing interest of ESG finance. In a note distributed by Tandem, the challenger bank says that more than half the UK population… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Tandem Bank says that over half of its customers are using its AI-enabled Autosavings feature after one year of availability. The Autosavings feature is designed to effortlessly build an individual’s savings account for them. Tandem notes that even prior to Covid-19, the company found that… Read More

November 26, 2019 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem has partnered with TrueLayer in a move to better connect Tandem’s 800,000+ customers to synchronize their accounts to both High Street and other challenger banks. Truelayer is described as Europe’s leading provider of financial APIs. The integration supports all major European banks… Read More

November 14, 2019 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Tandem Bank has hired the former HSBC Head of Banking Products Kunal Malani as Chief Growth Officer. The appointment comes at a time when the challenger bank is planning an expansion into Hong Kong. Ricky Knox, Tandem Bank CEO, said he was delighted to bring… Read More

November 7, 2019 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Tandem Bank is expanding into Hong Kong. The UK based challenger bank announced in a release that Tandem is working closely with Convoy Global Holdings on the launch. Tandem Bank expects to officially open up operations before the end of 2019. Convoy Global Holdings is… Read More

September 2, 2019 @ 7:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem Bank has launched a “Savetember” campaign as it highlights the “national savings crisis” in an attempt to transform UK savings habits. Reports state that savings in the UK are at an all-time low, while credit card spending continues to increase. In 2018,… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem has announced the impending launch of a new “crowd-designed” mortgage product for UK consumers.  In a release, Tandem said it plans to offer competitive mortgages to first-time buyers and “property ladder hopefuls” based on a range of financial data points. Tandem said… Read More

July 15, 2019 @ 7:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem Bank has been recognized as “Best Credit Card Provider” and “Innovation of the Year” at the Consumer Credit Awards, according to a release. The Consumer Credit Awards are run by Smart Money People. Tandem CEO Ricky Knox said the Consumer Credit Awards… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem has formed a partnership with “social mobility charity,” Brightside, to educate the youth on financial management. According to Tandem, a pilot program has been launched to deliver a program to a North London school to students aged 16 to 18 “offering a… Read More

May 7, 2019 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem has been recognized by CFI.co (Capital Finance International) as the “Best Neo Bank UK 2019.” According to Tandem, the CFI.co judges stated that “Tandem differentiates itself from other banks in the way its people always consider how well a new initiative will… Read More

March 21, 2019 @ 5:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK Challenger bank Tandem Bank just added a new savings account feature powered by Autosavings. The new account pays 0.5% interest and helps anyone save little, while giving customers the flexibility to save how they want, when they want, rounding up purchases to the nearest pound… Read More

January 18, 2019 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Tandem Bank, a digital-first challenger bank, has announced a milestone of 500,000+ customers.  Tandem CEO, Ricky Knox, called 2018 a transformative year for the bank with a number of major product launches, investment, and incredible growth. “We’re ready for more of the same in 2019,” said… Read More

August 9, 2017 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting twist in the digital only challenger bank space, Tandem, one of the leading online banks, announced it will acquire 100% of Harrods Bank.  If the deal is approved by regulators, this will bring £80 million of capital into the combined business…. Read More