Agency banking is critical to the financial ecosystem. It supports firms of all sizes in delivering accounts and payment services to their customers. 💸 But what exactly is it, and how has it evolved? 🤔 Sandy Sancaster, Head of Agency Banking, examines the model, its benefits, and where it could go next. Discover everything you need to know

On Tuesday, our team came together for our annual Peloton-athon to raise money for our charity partner, Campaign Against Living Miserably. A big thank you and well done to everyone who participated. 💙 Every donation makes a difference and supports CALM's incredible work. 👏

How did our collaboration with Oxbury Bank enhance their customer experience, increase deposit amounts and help achieve their vision? Find out in our latest case study. 🔗

Understanding stablecoins💡 Stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a constant value. They're growing in popularity for domestic and cross-border payments, but not all stablecoins are the same. In our latest blog, Sean Forward, Business Manager for Digital Currency, looks at the four main mechanisms that keep the value pegged to a certain value. Read on 👉

It's DORA day, as the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into effect. But what is it and why does it matter? Our Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Ezequiel Canestrari, explores the intent behind DORA, and its wide-ranging impact on the financial services industry. 👇

🔔New case study!🔔 Discover the advantages @guavapay has gained through our collaboration, from virtual account structures to UK payment scheme connectivity that's enhancing the Guavapay customer experience. Read more👉

2025 is off to a great start as we announce our partnership with @airwallex, accelerating their UK payment capabilities. 🚀 With our agency banking solution, the global fintech has enhanced its offering by providing its UK customers with virtual business accounts, GBP collections, and Confirmation of Payee (CoP) functionality. Learn more about our game-changing partnership. 👉

As we bid farewell to 2024, it's time to look ahead, and 2025 promises to be an eventful year. Our latest blog delves into the big trends for the next 12 months, including the rise of stablecoins in international payments, the emergence of agentic AI, and the increasing demand for digital innovation. 🚀 Read insights and predictions from our CEO Charles McManus, alongside Bernard Wright, Matt Roberts, Sean Forward, Betsy (Niklas) Dorudi, and Oliver Thornton: 🔗

As we step into the holiday break, we've been reflecting on 2024 and what it meant for us here at ClearBank. We've continued to grow at an award-winning rate, broke records with payments and deposits, welcomed amazing new clients and partners, and, last but definitely not least, became Europe's newest bank. 🚀 A big thank you to everyone who was a part of it, from our people to our clients and partners – you've made this year one to remember. It's almost time to turn on the out-of-office and fill up on Christmas chocolate. We wish everyone a very happy holidays! 🌟❄️🎄

2024 has been a year of surprises – from the Barbie vs. Oppenheimer Oscars award showdown, to a Brat summer and a worldwide IT outage. But what happened in the world of finance? The Bank of England revealed that 75% of financial services firms use AI, and there were around $17 trillion in stablecoin transactions this year. 💸 Read our 2024 round-up to reflect on what happened this year. 👇

You can now find us in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, the online store for cloud-based solutions that run on Azure! 💥 This opens access to our banking and payments infrastructure through the Marketplace to Azure customers. Read more about our collaboration with @msPartner. @Azure and how your business could benefit:

The festivities continued last night as we hosted our Christmas party at Banking Hall in London. ❄️ 2024 has been an exceptional year for us, and it wouldn’t have been possible without our dedicated team. Thank you to everyone who joined us and celebrated the year together in true sparkle fashion! And the best Christmas suit goes to (sorry, Charles) Ezequiel Canestrari for his sparkly orange number! Huge congratulations to all of our ClearAward winners!

Once you've built a strong team and established a positive culture, how do you maintain this, encourage continuous learning and nurture engineering talent during periods of rapid growth? 📊 In his follow-up blog, Principal Engineer Michael Gray explores how the ClearBank team overcomes these challenges. 👇

As the fintech landscape continues to evolve, the value of robust agency bank partnerships cannot be overlooked. Why? These alliances are the backbone of the growth and stability of financial services delivered to tens of millions of consumers and SMEs. 👥 Our latest research reveals the importance of building these strong and lasting relationships. Read the full report now. 📖

The festive season has officially arrived at ClearBank!❄️ Thank you to everyone who attended our annual client festive drinks last night. It was wonderful to reflect on the past year's successes and what's to come in 2025 while enjoying views of the city. Thank you to Alex Merz for capturing the evening at 12th Knot, Sea Containers London. 📸

Since partnering with us, @Get_Chip – Your wealth app. has reached remarkable milestones with its instant access account and flexible Cash ISA. Listen to Corinna Lamberti, their Chief Product Officer, reflect on what that success looks like. 🚀 Read the full case study. 👉

Our latest research, 'How well are fintechs served by banks', reveals a significant change in sentiment towards agency banks. Discover how these trends are affecting partnerships, what fintechs are looking for and how the industry is reacting. 🔎

What benefits does ClearBank's Embedded Banking deliver? 🤔 For @Get_Chip , it means their limited savings, instant access savings and flexible Cash ISA accounts are delivered and managed via a fully regulated bank, providing their customers with the confidence to save on the platform. Discover how our collaboration is enabling one of the UK's fastest-growing fintech to deliver a competitive and compelling proposition to over 500k customers. Hear what Chip CEO, Simon Rabin, had to say. 👇

T2, the eurozone's RTGS system, is the backbone of euro payments. 💸 🏦 Over 1,700 banks initiate euro transactions via T2 🌍 It provides connectivity to more than 55,000 banks worldwide 💰 It processes almost the entire euro area GDP every 5 days Our Vice President of Product for Europe, Alexandra Rivas-Gale, outlines how T2 works, delivers greater efficiency, reduces risk, and improves transparency for high-value euro payments. 👇..