A look at customer solution design - account structures, flow of funds, and how to sequence an embedded banking build the right way.
Griffin has been selected for Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme, joining 25 high-impact scaleups across AI, fintech, healthtech, aerospace and climate tech in the UK’s flagship scaleup initiative.
When your product handles money, you need banking infrastructure. Here's what that means in practice and how to choose the right partner.
Countingup now offers business bank accounts through a new partnership with Griffin, bringing FSCS protection and full banking capabilities to its all-in-one finance app for small businesses.
A practical case for the infrastructure needed before autonomous payments go mainstream.
The shift to AI agents and stablecoin infrastructure is happening faster than traditional banks can react to. We built Griffin thinking in systems from day one, so we're ready.
Here are some important product updates we made in Q1 2026. We focused on quality of life improvements while making progress on our big bets for the year.
To code or not to code? In this blog, our CTO Allen Rohner explains why engineering managers should stay technical and the trade-offs you can expect.
Ed and Howard, Griffin's product leads, reflect on 2025 (10 major features shipped with a smaller team) and share what's coming in 2026
Most banks talk about innovation. We're actually building it.
Contract to go-live in 8 weeks. Brings FSCS protection and interest on uninvested cash to thousands of Sidekick customers.
London-based API-first bank demonstrates market validation with tier-1 customer integrations and strong revenue growth
We modified Shape Up, built Griffin's Den to keep us aligned, and designed an engineering management style that works for us.
Get the scoop on some major updates to our products in Q3 2025.
The hidden cost of taking on more risk than you can manage
Let's start with the really uncomfortable truth: posting about your fintech on social media could land you in prison for up to two years. This isn't click bait.
With CASS 15 bringing new rules for payments and e-money firms, and enforcement ramping up across CASS-regulated businesses, getting this right has become critical.
Here are some major updates to our products in Q2. There was a focus on improving security features and launching our MCP server.
Updates banking infrastructure to make funding experience smoother for its members.
How to treat your customers poorly and lose their loyalty
Gains operational efficiency and competitive edge through dedicated banking infrastructure and payment processing upgrades.
While other banks aren't built for AI interaction, we are. Our MCP server lets agents open accounts, make payments, and analyse transactions - all while maintaining proper safeguards.
Mankind’s greatest achievements; landing on the moon, the discovery of fire...and designing the new Griffin logo.
New GBP wallets and interest-bearing savings to give UK businesses more control over their cross-border money movement.
Save-as-you-repay wallet from haboo gives borrowers more control over debt repayment through flexible options, variable recurring payments, behavioral nudges and more.
Here are some important product updates we made in Q1. There was a focus on improving onboarding and introducing a new all-purpose account type - embedded bank accounts.
The FCA is strengthening safeguarding requirements for payment firms through new rules that enhance customer protection, increase accountability, and align with established client money regulations.
Embedded bank accounts let Yonder's customers boost credit limits with cash top-ups, while streamlining payment reconciliation behind the scenes.
Accurate software estimates are impossible. Focus on what you know now, make fewer commitments, prioritise quality and get the minimum lovable product into the customer’s hands sooner rather than later.
We dive into the benefits, challenges and opportunities of payroll savings in this chat with Sync CEO, Joss Tasker.
Here’s a look at some of our most important updates in the last quarter of 2024. We were focused heavily on maintaining our strict approach to safety and security. Plus, you'll find some insights into what we’re sticking our hands in this year! 👀
We chat about the proptech industry and upcoming regulatory changes in our most recent episode of In conversation with Griffin
This partnership will enable WealthKernel's customers to take a more holistic approach to their financial health—whether it is building savings or investing for the future.
Our Head of Fintech, Miroslava Betinova shares her insights and the talks that stood out at Slush this year.
In a period of rising living costs in the UK, payroll savings offers not just a savings tool, but a pathway to financial security and wellbeing.
Our CTO and co-founder, Allen Rohner shares some principles that founders and start-ups should prioritise.
The combination of Income Group's deep understanding of payroll and employee needs with Griffin's modern banking infrastructure is creating new possibilities for how companies can support their employees' financial wellbeing.
Whether you're sending one-off payments or managing regular transfers, you can build efficient, automated processes around Faster Payments using our API.
When lenders have better banking, businesses get better funding. The future of lending isn't just about making things more efficient for lenders - it's about making funding more accessible and useful for the businesses that need it.
Should you offer savings accounts? Here's a quick look at some use cases for embedded savings accounts.
Introducing our new quarterly product roundups! These updates will take you through our most impactful deliverables for the past quarter and give you a little insight into what's coming next.
Head of Sustainability, Katy Zack shares an overview of sustainability regulations relevant to fintechs in the UK.
Come behind the scenes with People Experience Designer, Annie McCullagh and see what we learned from organising our annual offsite, the Gathering.
Explore the concept of interest, the technicalities in building accurate interest calculation on our banking platform, and how cross-functional collaboration is important for successful product builds.
The UK's leading bank for fintechs closes its early access programme, Foundations.
Griffin teams up with Income Group to power embedded savings accounts in the IGsend app.
Head of Talent and People product, Joe Campbell shares insights on how we're building mental wellbeing into our culture
Becoming a B Corp as an early stage fintech has the potential to massively drive growth for your business.
The UK's leading bank for fintechs commits to the high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency of the B Corp certification.
We examine some of the key themes that we expect to emerge at Money 20/20
In the second edition of Fintales, we got together to discuss the innovation dilemma. How can banks and fintechs work together to solve problems and deliver value for customers?
Talent partner, Kieron McAdam shares a guide to interviewing for software engineering roles at Griffin
- PRA and FCA approve Griffin’s application to lift restrictions and exit mobilisation - Funding will be used to scale the bank and enhance infrastructure for new and existing customers
Fintechs who want to embed banking products like savings accounts, safeguarding accounts and accounts for holding client money can apply to join Foundations
MLRO Alex Nash explains Simplified Due Diligence and shares some scenarios where it may be applied.
The start of Griffin’s sustainability journey
Our Head of Product Marketing, Mo Backer breaks down some themes that caught our attention at Slush 2023
Foundations is for companies in the UK who want to embed banking solutions into their products
The UK bank and BaaS platform welcomes key team members across Customer Success, Enterprise Risk, Operations, Sustainability, Finance and Sales.
Scams are becoming harder to spot. Vigilance is your best defence. Here are five warning signs to watch out for and some simple steps you can take to stay safe.
In this episode of 11:FS Fintech Insider spotlight, we join Lettspay to discuss regulatory enforcement in the proptech sector and banking partnerships
Treating problems as isolated events increases the chance of their recurrence. It's far better to assume all problems are systemic and respond accordingly
How can financial services firms embed the new Consumer Duty across their business to ensure that customers receive good outcomes?
In the very first edition of Fintales, we asked: how can banks help proptech companies provide fully compliant solutions to landlords and letting agents?
Regulators are ramping up enforcement of client money rules in the property sector - what does this mean for letting agents and proptech companies?
Most traditional banks can only provide pooled safeguarding and client money accounts to fintech customers. At Griffin, we're building something different.
The Three Lines of Defence is a tried-and-true model for embedding effective risk management throughout your organisation.
Our customer onboarding solution now comes pre-integrated with Veriff's technology, allowing fintechs to run biometric checks on new users quickly and securely.
A robust ID&V process is essential for complying with regulatory standards, guarding against financial crime, and enhancing customers' trust in your product.
Looking after money on behalf of customers is a high-trust activity with potential to deliver enormous value - but only if the right guardrails are in place.
At Griffin, we are very big on deliberately designing the culture we want. We also want everyone who joins our team to feel empowered to succeed from day one!
Product manager Howard Rees goes deep on the history of payments technology and lays out the pros and cons of Bacs, CHAPS, Faster Payments, and more.
In a world of accelerating change, making accurate and effective decisions is critical to building successful products.
The newly licensed UK bank will use the funds to support go-to-market and enhance its core banking infrastructure.
CPO Sameer Dubey explains how the right banking partner can enable fintechs and brands to embed savings accounts into their existing products and ecosystems.
MLRO Alex Nash explains what "tipping off" means, and shares some tips on how to avoid it while still providing a great customer experience.
We dig deep on expectations for Banking as a Service and the banking industry as a whole in the second half of 2023.
The UK bank appoints new Chief People Officer to drive organisational growth and enhance internal operations
Cable's innovative technology lets us conduct sophisticated automated assurance and customer checks to ensure compliance across our platform.
The recently authorised UK bank hires top talent with Chad Ryan joining as CFO and Dora Grant as CRO.
London-based Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider has received authorisation with restrictions from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).
Understanding what risks pose a higher threat to your customers allows you to focus on preventing financial crime at the point of maximum impact.
Meeting culture like all aspects of a company's culture should be carefully created and reinforced for effectiveness. Our VP Engineering, James shares gems on how we reframe meetings to ensure maximum return on the time invested.
We caught up with Ed Stephens to chat all things product management and what it’s like working as a product manager at Griffin.
Understanding customer due diligence (CDD) is crucial for effectively managing risk and compliance in your business.
We break down safeguarding requirements for regulated fintechs and give some pointers on what to look out for when choosing a banking partner.
Scaling quickly shouldn't come at the expense of strong controls - we break down the common checks all B2B fintechs need in their onboarding process.
The Banking as a Service fintech acquires top-tier talent with Sameer Dubey joining as CPO and Fergus Speight joining as GC.
Get the low-down from our VP Marketing, Laura Hauser and product marketing manager, Mo Backer on their time at Slush 2022.
Build your next financial product in our sandbox, with free unlimited access to all our banking and compliance functionality.
Users can now explore Griffin’s API-first, Banking as a Service platform and build financial products quickly.
New partnership will help UK companies build and launch financial products at speed.
Choosing a company to dedicate some of your life to can be really hard - backend engineer Alistair Bull explains why he chose Griffin.
Griffin's Head of Fintech, Miroslava Betinova, shares her perspective on everything embedded finance.
Verify helps regulated fintechs manage financial crime risks and streamline customer onboarding by automating KYC and KYB checks.
VP Engineering James Trunk on how our product process helps us solve the right problems and communicate better as a team.
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.
Campbell will be responsible for embedding operational excellence and resilience into the business as it scales.
Chief Commercial Officer Adam Moulson will act as interim CEO while current CEO and co-founder David Jarvis is on parental leave.
London-based Banking as a Service provider Griffin announces that it has reached a crucial milestone in its quest to become a fully regulated UK bank.
With big banks and digital challengers alike under pressure to tackle money laundering, MLRO Alex Nash shares five lessons on strengthening your AML processes.
Anna O’Shaughnessy is Clausematch’s Most Loved Compliance Professional of 2022 and one of FinTech Magazine’s Top 100 Women in FinTech.
VP Engineering James Trunk on what it takes to build a thoughtful engineering culture driven by effective decision-making.
International Women's Day is a global celebration - and an opportunity to examine what else we can do to create truly inclusive and supportive cultures at work.
Maria Campbell named one of the top 25 women leaders in financial technology in Europe for 2022.
Griffin CCO Anna O'Shaughnessy on how to approach compliance in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Griffin expands its leadership team, with Chris Forlano and Laura Hauser joining as VP Product and VP Marketing respectively.
We make our debut at Slush, Finland’s finest annual techfest and a highly anticipated event for startups all over the world.
250+ financial crime experts, 100+ fintechs, and one goal: winning the fight against financial crime.
We're proud to be recognised as a leading new player in the UK’s fintech space, as part of a cohort of 22 companies making waves in payments and banking.
Culture must be taken as seriously as strategy. It is equally tangible, equally impactful, and needs to be deliberately designed and cultivated.
The seamless experience of embedded finance is only possible with an equally seamless offering powering the back-end.
To deliver on the potential of embedded finance, companies need to leverage the complex underlying infrastructure of a bank. That's where BaaS comes in.
How long can you spend trying to make a routine task more efficient before you hit a point of diminishing returns?
Griffin has expanded its executive leadership, appointing Adam Moulson as Chief Commercial Officer and Maria Campbell as VP People.
Griffin announces the appointment of Amy Kirk to its Board as Senior Independent Director (SID), effective from 3rd November 2020.
London-based Banking as a Service provider Griffin today announces a £6.5m round led by EQT Ventures.
Good writing is probably the single most undervalued talent a startup can have.
How a design system can help build the foundation of an efficient product design process.
Rather than relying on an implicit framework and hoping things work out, we have an explicit framework for making decisions.
London-based startup Griffin raises £3M towards building their fully regulated banking platform for the next wave of fintech.
How to design and architect an immutable, event-driven bank - and what that means.
For fintechs, being able to move lots of money around every day is a basic operational requirement - so why do so many legacy banks still make it so difficult?
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