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  • Pockit taps shareholders for £13.4m after losses quadruple

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    Pockit has raised £13.4m from shareholders as it seeks to plug growing losses following its acquisition of London fintech Monese. The firm, which offers pre-paid cards to customers without the need for a credit check, said it completed the raise in May 2026 from venture capital investor Concentric as well as Shore Capital-owned investment firm [...]

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  • Losses widen at UK fintech Monese in eight month delayed accounts

    Fintech

    UK fintech Monese suffered a major widening of losses as its bottom line was hit by restructuring costs amidst its takeover by pseudo-bank peer Pockit. The London-based firm – which provides mobile-only current accounts, multi-currency wallets, and money transfer services – booked a pre-tax loss of £15.9m in the 2024 financial year. Fresh accounts – [...]

    Monese was founded in 2015 and is based in London.
  • UK fintech Pockit borrows cash from Spanish railway architect

    Fintech

    Pockit has borrowed money from an award-winning Spanish railway architect in one of the most unusual debt raises completed by a British fintech. The Cardiff-based business, which offers prepaid accounts to customers without a credit score, has signed a debenture agreement with Anchorgate Management, a British Virgin Islands company controlled by architect Santiago Calatrava, company [...]

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  • London fintech Monese says it needs more cash to survive after Pockit takeover

    September 9, 2025

    Monese has warned it will need fresh investment if it is to survive for another year as the London fintech embarks on a change in strategy to put itself on a firmer financial footing. The current account and money transfer business, which last year was acquired by fintech firm Pocket in a rescue deal, said [...]

  • HSBC writes off stake in former UK fintech darling Monese

    October 1, 2024

    HSBC has written off its holding in British fintech Monese just two years after taking a $35m stake in the firm.

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