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  • UK fintech Zempler Bank snapped up for less than half previous valuation

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    London-based fintech Zempler Bank has been snapped up by Nigeria’s biggest bank in a deal that has slashed the firm’s valuation, City AM can reveal. The small business lender – formerly known as Cashplus – has been acquired by The Access Bank UK with a price tag of around £3.45p per share. The sale represents [...]

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  • Zempler Bank grows profit on the back of high interest rates

    Fintech

    Zempler Bank has recorded its third consecutive year of profitability after a cheering jump in customer deposits and a strong performance in interest income. The UK fintech – formerly known as Cashplus – recorded a 58 per cent leap in pre-tax profit to £5.2m for the year ending March 31 2025. It comes as deposits [...]

    Rich Wagner, founder and chief executive of Zempler Bank
  • Zempler Bank begins layoffs after announcing jump in profit

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    The boss of challenger bank Zempler privately told staff he would lay off around five per cent of its workforce on Monday, just as the company publicly announced a jump in profit in its latest financial year, City AM can reveal. In an email to staff, seen by City AM, the digital bank’s chief executive, [...]

    Rich Wagner, founder and chief executive of Zempler Bank

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