Griffin has landed Uber and Marqeta integrations in a milestone yr for the UK banking startup, which says funds volumes reached about £3billion and income rose fivefold.
The London-based, API-first financial institution stated it now works with greater than 50 platform prospects, together with Yonder and Prospe, and helps a whole bunch of 1000’s of finish customers by way of these companions, with extra integrations akin to Entry Group, Aspora and Sidekick both reside or in testing.
Its newest replace follows a sequence of milestones for Griffin, together with regulatory approval to exit mobilisation in March 2024 (backed by a $24million, about £19million, fundraise) and the transfer to common
availability in September 2024 after its early entry ‘Foundations’ programme; the financial institution additionally introduced its B Corp certification in July 2024.
“2025 was the yr we turned the companion financial institution of selection for fast-moving know-how corporations within the UK,” stated David Jarvis, CEO and co-founder of Griffin.
“We’ve confirmed you may construct a financial institution that strikes as quick because the fintechs it serves with out compromising on compliance or resilience. The businesses integrating with us aren’t simply taking a guess on the longer term – they’re constructing on confirmed infrastructure that scales.”
Developer-facing APIs
Griffin says its API-based platform has helped some prospects carry new monetary merchandise to market extra shortly, with compliance controls built-in into the underlying infrastructure. The financial institution offers entry to accounts and funds capabilities, together with financial savings, present and operational accounts, alongside compliance tooling, delivered by way of its developer-facing APIs.
Matt Ford, co-founder and CEO at Sidekick Cash, commented: “Griffin represents the infrastructure layer that may allow the subsequent technology of monetary providers in any business. We went from signing our contract to going reside in eight weeks, which speaks to each the standard of their infrastructure and experience of the workforce.”
Griffin’s replace comes amid rising demand for embedded finance throughout Europe, with the financial institution positioning itself as a regulated UK banking companion for platforms. The corporate stated it plans to develop its funds functionality in 2026 alongside a card programme and a stablecoin providing.
