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Griffin team picture - March 2023

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Griffin raises $13.5 million in Series A funding round led by MassMutual Ventures

The newly licensed UK bank will use the funds to support go-to-market and enhance its core banking infrastructure

Griffin strengthens leadership team with Marina Gorey joining as Chief People Officer

The UK bank appoints new Chief People Officer to drive organisational growth and enhance internal operations

Chad Ryan, CFO and Dora Grant, CRO at Griffin

Griffin strengthens executive leadership team with new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer

The recently authorised UK bank hires top talent with Chad Ryan joining as CFO and Dora Grant as CRO

Griffin Founders, Allen Rohner and David Jarvis pose in front of the Bank of England

It’s official: Griffin is a bank!

London-based Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider has received authorisation with restrictions from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)

Fergus Speight and Sameer Dubey of Griffin

Griffin hires Chief Product Officer and General Counsel to support next phase of platform maturity and commercial growth

The Banking as a Service (BaaS) fintech acquires top-tier talent with Sameer Dubey joining as CPO and Fergus Speight joining as GC

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Griffin launches its sandbox to break down barriers for startups and fintech developers

Users can now explore Griffin’s API-first, Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform and build financial products quickly

11:FS and Griffin

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11:FS and Griffin join forces to bring the power of embedded finance to UK businesses

New partnership will help UK companies build and launch financial products at speed

Griffin launches Verify, the first product available from its API-first BaaS (Banking as a Service) platform

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Griffin launches Verify, the first product available from its API-first BaaS (Banking as a Service) platform

Verify helps regulated fintechs manage financial crime risks and streamline customer onboarding by automating KYC and KYB checks.

Griffin secures additional $15.5 million in funding in quest to become the bank fintechs can build on

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Griffin secures additional $15.5 million in funding in quest to become the bank fintechs can build on

Notion Capital led the round and funds will be used to continue building a tech-first bank that brings SaaS to the financial services sector.

Griffin submits application for UK banking authorisation, hitting major milestone in building a developer-friendly bank for fintechs

Griffin submits application for UK banking authorisation, hitting major milestone in building a developer-friendly bank for fintechs

The London-based company is building an API-first Banking as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, designed to couple best-in-class technology with the security and reliability of an authorised bank.

Griffin appoints top tech and financial services talent to accelerate growth and build the global OS for embedded finance

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Griffin appoints top tech and financial services talent to accelerate growth and build the global OS for embedded finance

Chris Forlano and Laura Hauser join Griffin as VP of Product and VP of Marketing, a perfect blend of digital banking experience and developer-first go-to-market strategy.

Griffin selected for Tech Nation's Fintech 4.0, an exclusive network of the hottest UK fintechs

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Griffin selected for Tech Nation's Fintech 4.0, an exclusive network of the hottest UK fintechs

We are delighted to announce that Griffin has been selected to join Fintech 4.0, a Tech Nation programme [https://technation.io/programmes/fintech/] which aims to accelerate the growth of successful UK scaleups in the financial services industry. Now in its fourth year, the Fintech programme is funded by

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Griffin secures £6.5m round led by EQT Ventures to build Banking as a Service platform and seek full bank license

London-based Banking-as-a-Service provider Griffin today announces a £6.5m round led by EQT Ventures.

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Griffin closes a £3M Seed round, begins bank authorisation process

London based startup Griffin raises £3M seed round to build the fully regulated banking platform of choice for the next wave of fintech. Griffin aims to make it easy for any business to build and launch financial products on its proprietary API banking platform.