Radar · Banks in London
Best Banks Companies in London, United Kingdom
The 51 best Banks companies in London, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Metro Bank.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
51companies tracked
$811.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
Ranked: Best Banks companies in London
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metro Bank Retail bank offers personal and business banking services such as current accounts, savings, loans, credit… | $564M | 33 mo ago | Public | Daniel Frumkin CEO | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Recognise Bank Commercial bank | $115M | 43 mo ago | Series C | Jason Oakley Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 3 | Masthaven Bank Retail bank | $77M | 9 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1983 | — | — | — |
| 4 | PCF Bank Commercial bank | $32M | 81 mo ago | Public | — | 1994 | — | — | — |
| 5 | TBC Bank Group Commercial bank | $18M | 31 mo ago | Public | — | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Weatherbys Bank Commercial bank | $4M | 33 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1770 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 7 | Cynergy Bank Commercial bank | — | 35 mo ago | Funding Raised | Nick Fahy CEO | 1955 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 8 | HSBC Provider of financial services including banking, investment, and wealth management | — | 70 mo ago | Public | Georges Elhedery CEO | 1865 | +3% | 39 patents Tokenized physical asset management and distributed ledger resource optimization | — |
Top 12 Banks companies in London
#1
Acquired · London, England · founded 1983 · 200 employees$77.5Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 1983 · 200 employees
Retail bank
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$133.5M
- Apr 2019PE$77.5M
Investors
Varde Partners, Macquarie
Tech stack
Microsoft Asp.NetJqueryGoogle Tag ManagerCloudflareOpen Graph
#2
Public · London, England · founded 2010 · 4184 employees$564Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2010 · 4184 employees
Retail bank offers personal and business banking services such as current accounts, savings, loans, credit cards, and mortgages. It also offers asset finance , relationship banking, and banking application solutions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 108k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2023Post IPO$397.5M
- May 2019Post IPO$480.7M
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$156.6M
- Jul 2017Post IPO$362M
Founders & team
Investors
Reuben Brothers, BCR, Spaldy Investments, West Hill Capital, Swordfish Investments, National Community Investment Fund
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularAngularjsAppdynamics
#3
Series C · London, England · founded 2017 · 65 employees$115.2Mraised▾
Series C · London, England · founded 2017 · 65 employees
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: New Business Operations Manager, Service Delivery Manager
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Woods Commercial Finance Ltd) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2022Series C$30.3M
- Aug 2021Series B$19.1M
- Feb 2021Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
PV27
Tech stack
AccessibeBootstrapCore-JsElementorGoogle Tag ManagerHello Elementor
#4
Public · London, England · founded 1992 · 10679 employees$18.5Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 1992 · 10679 employees
Commercial bank
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt$76.3M
- Jun 2017Conventional Debt$18.5M
Investors
European Investment Bank, Symbiotics Group, Lancapital, IFC, EBRD
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailCloudflare
#5
Early Stage · London, England · founded 1770$3.7Mraised▾
Early Stage · London, England · founded 1770
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 24k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Tech stack
AzureAzure Front DoorBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#6
Public · London, England · founded 1994 · 152 employees$32.4Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 1994 · 152 employees
Commercial bank
Funding rounds
- Oct 2019Conventional Debt$19.3M
- Feb 2019Post IPO$13.1M
Investors
British Business Investments, Somers
#7
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 1955 · 248 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 1955 · 248 employees
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 26k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
British Business Investments, Stay Original
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapContentfulDartEnvoyFlutter
#8
Public · London, England · founded 1865 · 228687 employees—raised▾
Public · London, England · founded 1865 · 228687 employees
Provider of financial services including banking, investment, and wealth management. It offers services such as corporate and institutional banking, international wealth and premier banking, and group infrastructure. The company focuses on digital accessibility, digital assets, currencies, and trade. It also provides insights, media releases, and news on various topics.
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Ping An, Treasury, Annuit Coeptis Investments
Tech stack
Accessible360AceAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe TargetAhoyAlibaba Cloud Cdn
#9
Acquired · London, England · founded 1977 · 336 employees—raised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 1977 · 336 employees
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Henley Regatta) announced in 12 mo
Investors
Keyhaven Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCivicCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#10
Public · London, England · founded 1853 · 85103 employees—raised▾
Public · London, England · founded 1853 · 85103 employees
Provider of corporate, investment, wealth, and retail banking services. It connects corporate, institutional, and affluent clients to cross-border trade and investment opportunities. The company offers financial markets, transaction banking, and Islamic banking services. It also provides international banking, global private banking, priority banking, SME banking, and wealth solutions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2.5M LinkedIn followers — 42.6% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
British International Investment, TEAK Capital, Temasek
Tech stack
AkamaiDigicertDocusignGoogle Tag ManagerHstsImperva
#11
Public · London, England · founded 1690 · 92900 employees—raised▾
Public · London, England · founded 1690 · 92900 employees
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $30.93B and a net profit of $6.5B.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2.8M LinkedIn followers — 48.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
AnaCap Financial Partners, Sherborne Investors, Europa, Skybrook Venture Partners, Qatar Investment Authority, West Hill Capital
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon Alb
#12
Public · London, England · founded 1975 · 81667 employees—raised▾
Public · London, England · founded 1975 · 81667 employees
Lloyds Banking Group is a commercial bank. It provides services like retail banking, commercial banking, private banking, general insurance, life insurance, pensions for individuals, corporations, institutions investment banking. It operates in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $27.97B and a net profit of $7.05B.
Investors
Europa, BOMI, Voyager Capital Partners
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAkamaiAkamai Bot Manager
Funding & investor landscape
$811.2Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
13disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
EBRD1 rounds
Notable founders
Daniel Frumkin
CEO · Metro Bank
Richard Jenkins
Commercial Lending Director · Metro Bank
Jason Oakley
Founder & CEO · Recognise Bank
Nick Fahy
CEO · Cynergy Bank
Kerri Lim
Head of Ultra High Net Worth · HSBC
Edith Wong
Managing Director · HSBC
Maria Ramos
Chairman of Board · Standard Chartered
Deven Thacker
Executive Director · Standard Chartered
Jaideep Khanna
CEO · Barclays
Bjorn Andersen
Senior Managing Director · Barclays
Charlie Nunn
CEO · Lloyds Bank
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Banks coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Banks companies are there in London, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 51 indexable Banks companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Banks companies in London, United Kingdom?
The Banks companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $811.2M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Banks company in London, United Kingdom?
Metro Bank is the highest-funded Banks company in London, United Kingdom, with $564M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Banks companies in London, United Kingdom are funded?
6 of the 51 Banks companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Banks unicorns are there in London, United Kingdom?
None of the Banks companies in London, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in London, United Kingdom Banks companies?
The most active investors in London, United Kingdom Banks companies on this list include Europa, Annuit Coeptis Investments, British Business Investments, West Hill Capital, AnaCap Financial Partners.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.