In August 2024, market-leading UK fintech ClearBank acquired a banking licence to operate in the EU. The clearing bank is the latest in a crop of London-based fintechs and neobanks to hop across the Channel. Even after all the ructions of Brexit, and the continent’s current political and economic turbulence, forward-thinking UK companies are still looking to Europe for their next stage of growth.
On 21st November, we spoke to ClearBank Europe’s COO, Ezequiel Canestrari, to check in on the progress of their first international expansion.
We unpacked their strategic objectives, the operational and regulatory challenges they’ve faced so far, and the tactics they’ve adopted to stay compliant with evolving EU frameworks like DORA and SEPA Instant. We’ll also touch on the demands that Brexit has placed on financial services.
This webinar is a must-watch for financial professionals, fast-growing tech companies eyeing up expansion opportunities and anyone interested in the post-Brexit state of play.
With the EU’s vast financial landscape and sophisticated regulatory frameworks, UK fintechs have a unique opportunity to tap into new customer bases, diversify their services, and strengthen their brand.
We’ll find out the strategy ClearBank adopted on their path to operating in the EU market, and how it differs from the norms of UK banking.
We’ll discuss how ClearBank scaled their digital infrastructure from the UK to the EU, ensuring both smooth continuity and data security.
Europe and the UK have very different banking sectors. ClearBank’s experience can teach us how UK fintechs can tweak their usual playbook to meet the needs of European customers and regulators.
Setting up in a new geography is never risk-free, so how have ClearBank identified and planned for bumps in the road on their European expansion?
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