ClearBank

ClearBank

ClearBank is a technology-enabled clearing bank founded to modernize payment and banking infrastructure in the United Kingdom and Europe. It launched in 2017 as the first new full-service clearing bank in the UK in over 250 years. ClearBank’s mission is to replace legacy banking systems with a cloud-native, API-first platform, providing fintechs, banks, corporates, and financial institutions with access to core banking services, payment clearing, and real-time account management.

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The bank offers a comprehensive suite of services through a single API interface. This includes regulated deposit accounts, operating accounts for businesses, payment clearing, high-value same-day transactions, real-time payments, and embedded banking capabilities. Clients can leverage ClearBank’s infrastructure to provide financial services to their users without building their own banking backend.

ClearBank’s platform is built using modern cloud-native technologies to ensure scalability, reliability, and security. This allows the bank to process transactions quickly, handle high volumes, provide near-instant payment settlement, and deliver real-time account management for its clients. The cloud-first approach enables ClearBank to support tens of millions of payments per month efficiently.

Operating under a full banking license and regulated by UK and European authorities, ClearBank does not compete for retail customers. Instead, its business model focuses on serving other regulated financial institutions, fintech companies, payment platforms, and corporates. ClearBank provides the infrastructure that allows these organizations to offer banking and payment services to their own customers.

By emphasizing neutrality and embedded banking, ClearBank enables other firms to focus on customer experience and service innovation, while it handles the core banking and payment operations. This approach supports competition, flexibility, and technological innovation in modern financial services.

In summary, ClearBank represents a new generation of banking infrastructure, combining regulated banking services with cloud-native architecture and API-based delivery. Its mission is to empower fintechs, banks, and corporates to offer fast, secure, and scalable banking and payment services without the burden of maintaining legacy systems.

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Nick Ogden
Founder

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