| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.06.2026 | Banks woo the wealthy to ace stable income streams | As the great and the good prepare to gather at Wimbledon, banks are serving up glamorous treatment to woo the wealthy. In this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at the players looking to call game, set, match.
If you want the Centre Court t... |
| 12.06.2026 | Barclays pays £180m for loss-making UK fintech Gohenry | Barclays has snapped up the UK arm of money management app Gohenry in a bid to “turbocharge” its ambitions for youth banking and the mass affluent market.
The blue-chip lender revealed on Friday it had bought the fintech firm from its paren... |
| 12.06.2026 | NEURA Robotics secures up to $1.4B, Bending Spoons files for US IPO, and UK PM unveils £400M chip plan | This week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €2.8 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
We also released our monthly report for May with all the critical fundin... |
| 10.03.2026 | From start-up to scale-up: shifting the focus to support for female entrepreneurs | As part of our partnership with Scale and the Women Who Scale initiative, City AM sat down with Sam Smith, the former chief executive of FinnCap, to discuss one of the key challenges holding back female start-up founders and what can be don... |
| 05.03.2026 | Women Who Scale unveils speaker line up for April Scale summit | The female founder initiative Women Who Scale has announced its speaker lineup for its sessions at the Scale Expo and Summit in April.
The summit will take place at London’s Business Design Centre on 22 and 23 April, in partnership with Cit... |
| 23.10.2025 | Cybrid: $10 Million Closed To Advance Stablecoin Adoption Among Financial Institutions | Cybrid, a leading platform providing compliant stablecoin and fiat payment infrastructure, announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by the Growth Venture Fund at BDC Capital, with participation from Golden Ventures, Luge ... |
| 28.06.2025 | The Minibar's Demise: A Toast to Convenience Lost | Once a symbol of luxury and indulgence, the hotel minibar has become a relic of the past. In the 1990s and early 2000s, these tiny fridges were the crown jewels of hotel rooms. They promised late-night snacks and a sip of something special ... |
| 28.06.2025 | Gen Alpha are spending big — here’s 2 tips to raise money savvy kids in a world of instant gratification | In the age of instant gratification where Gen Alpha has easy access to instant delivery services like Amazon Prime and Uber Eats, some parents are wondering how to teach the young money-saving skills.
Born between 2010 and 2024, Gen Alpha a... |
| 11.04.2025 | 4 best money apps for teaching kids financial literacy | 1. BusyKid — Best for allowance management
BusyKid takes a practical approach to teaching kids about earning money. The app connects chores with earnings, helping children understand the relationship between work and rewards. Beyond basic a... |
| 20.03.2025 | Sibstar: Fintech backed by Dragons’ Den stars Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies seeking extra cash | Fintech Sibstar, which is backed by Dragons’ Den stars Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies, has launched a new crowdfunding campaign in a bid to raise £350,000.
The mobile app and debit card for people with dementia was founded by chief executiv... |
| 13.01.2025 | Zoomd Expands Global Reach with New Client Partnerships Across Industries | Zoomd Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: ZOMD) (OTC: ZMDTF) and its wholly owned subsidiary Zoomd Ltd. (collectively, “Zoomd” or the “Company”), a leading marketing tech (MarTech) user-acquisition and engagement platform, proudly announce the onboard... |
| 24.10.2024 | GoHenry: The Startup Teaching Kids Financial Skills Through Gamification Louise Hill on GoHenry's mission to equip children with vital money skills through innovative fintech solutions | Louise Hill, the co- founder of GoHenry, a London-based fintech company, discusses how the organisation is reshaping financial education for children and its journey to success.
By focusing on teaching young people essential money managemen... |
| 09.04.2024 | GoHenry co-founder hits out at UK education secretary over comments that financial services firms are London-centric | The co-founder of a UK children’s financial app with millions of customers and a geographically dispersed workforce, has dubbed the UK education secretary’s comment urging fintechs to “get out more” to attract staff as “really strange”.
Lou... |
| 01.02.2024 | GoHenry boss Louise Hill: I’d have loved to stay UK-owned | Each week Charlie Conchie interviews the biggest names in the world of finance and tech. This week he sits down with Louise Hill, the founder of kids’ money-management business GoHenry, which was taken over last year
“I blame my kids,” laug... |
| 22.03.2023 | SNG and MyBnk Partner for Global Money Week | SGN and MyBnk have partnered to empower young people across Scotland to make more sustainable and cost-effective choices when it comes to energy as part of Global Money Week.
This year’s theme is ‘plan your money, plant your future’ with a ... |
| 06.03.2023 | Startup of the Week: GoHenry | 0 shares
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GoHenry is a fintech app that empowers young people to take part in the digital economy. Launched in the UK in 2012, GoHenry is a prepaid Visa debit card and app with unique parent controls designed exc... |
| 23.02.2023 | Setting The Financial Stage For Gen Alpha By Engaging Millennial Parents | By Alpa Patel |
| 14.12.2022 | Peak and La Famiglia lead Berlin family fintech Bling's €3.5 million raise | Bling, a Berlin-based startup billing its debut as Europe's first ever family-oriented fintech, has secured €3.5 million in funds led by the pan-European SaaS-focused VC Peak and VC fund La Famiglia.
This past summer the startup launched it... |
| 12.10.2022 | GoHenry, the fintech for under-18s, raises $55M after passing 2M users | Neobanks have made a name for themselves by successfully winning the business of newly minted adults, opening their first checking, savings and investment accounts and uninterested in doing business with clunky, expensive legacy banks. Now ... |
| 13.07.2022 | GoHenry Announces Acquisition of France’s Teen Banking Fintech Pixpay | The team at GoHenry notes that it has been 10 years since they launched operations in the United Kingdom, and they now have more than two million members in the UK and US.
They recently launched their in-app Money Missions “to make financia... |
| 10.07.2022 | Kids’ finance startup GoHenry marches into Europe with Pixpay acquisition | GoHenry, the U.K.-based financial education app and pre-paid debit card provider for kids, has expanded into Europe for the first time with the acquisition of French startup Pixpay. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded out of Londo... |
| 14.04.2022 | Your Grandkids’ Education And Your Retirement: Can You Fund Both? | Grandfather and his grandkids getty |
| 30.11.2021 | Solutions by Text Secures $35M Growth Investment Led by Edison Partners | Our opportunity to capture market share through existing and expanded platform capabilities is immense and we’ve assembled an exceptional team and board to turbo-charge this next chapter of growth.
PRINCETON, N.J. and DALLAS (PRWEB) Novembe... |
| 02.11.2021 | Prepaid Technologies Secures $96 Million Growth Round Led by Edison Partners | We’re impressed with Stephen Faust and the management team’s ability to remain capital-efficient while growing organically and profitably. We look forward to working with them as they execute on their vision
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (PRWEB) Novembe... |
| 20.10.2021 | Edison Partners Promotes Gregg Michaelson to General Partner, Jennifer Lee to Partner, and Joseph Giquinto to Chief Financial Officer | "Gregg, Jennifer and Joe have each played a significant role in the success of our strategy through their hard work, dedication, vision and leadership."
PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB) October 20, 2021
Edison Partners, the growth equity i... |
| 30.04.2021 | GoHenry’s New Report Reveals: U.S. Kids Contributed $24.3 Billion to the Economy During the COVID-19 Pandemic | UK-based digital banking solution goHenry announced earlier this week the release of its annual U.S. Youth Economy Report, which revealed how the past year has transformed the money habits of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. According to the report, Am... |
| 27.04.2021 | Report Reveals U.S. Kids Contributed $24.3B to the Economy During COVID-19 | NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 27, 2021
gohenry, the kids' debit card and financial education app, today released its annual U.S. Youth Economy Report, revealing how the past year has transformed the money habits of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. According t... |
| 21.01.2021 | Citi Ventures aims to ‘deliver the best of both worlds’ to startups | Citigroup founded its innovation arm, Citi Ventures, in 2008 and began investing through its venture investment team in 2010.
Since that time, Citi Ventures has made over 140 investments and has a current active profile of over 70 companies... |
| 09.12.2020 | Fintech startup GoHenry grabs $40M | Edison Partners has led a $40 million investment in London-based GoHenry. The startup offers an educational money management app and prepaid debit card for kids. The funds will be used the company's expansion in the UK and US.
Additional In... |
| 09.12.2020 | Kids Are In the Giving Spirit This Holiday Season, New Data Shows | NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 09, 2020
gohenry, the financial literacy app and debit card with unique parental controls for kids aged 6-18, today released data on the gift economy showing how children and their families are spending, saving and... |
| 08.12.2020 | gohenry Raises $40M in Growth Capital to Accelerate Expansion in the U.S. and U.K. and Boost Financial Education for Families | For too long, kids have been locked out of the digital economy and parents lacked the tools to help their children gain confidence with money and finances. gohenry was the first to respond to these needs...
NEW YORK and PRINCETON, N.J. (PRW... |
| 07.12.2020 | GoHenry, a pre-paid card and finance app for 6-18 year olds, raises $40M | Young people have long been a prime, if especially careful, target for financial services companies: find the right and responsible way to connect with them, and you could have a good customer for many years. Today, one of the startups buil... |
| 18.03.2020 | Revolut launches banking app for the under-18s | The world may be grounding to a halt, but it’s business as normal at Revolut, which today launched its “junior” banking offering for under 18s.
The London-based fintech will now bank British users as young as seven via their guardians; the ... |
| 17.03.2020 | Announcing: the UK companies joining Future Fifty 8.0 | Today we are delighted to welcome the new additions to our programme for late-stage tech companies. The prestigious Future Fifty.
The longest-running and most successful accelerator programme for late-stage tech companies in Europe, Future... |
| - | gohenry | “GoHenry's debit card and app lets kids ages 6-18 learn practical money management skills that they can go out and apply in the real world.” |
| - | Finance apps for Gen Z are red hot as startups Step and Greenlight nab big investments from high-profile investors and celebrities like Andreessen Horowitz and Steph Curry | Charli D'Amelio, who has the most followed account on TikTok, has partnered with and invested in the banking app Step. Shannen Balogh; Samantha Lee and Skye Gould/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an... |
