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Company announcement/payments

Kroo brings Apple Pay to customers

Kroo, having received its full banking licence, today brings its customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — and uses the power of iPhone to protect every transaction.

21 September 2022

Company announcement/payments

Kroo taps Clearbank fo access to payment schemes

ClearBank, the enabler of secure accounts, real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, today announced that it has been selected by Kroo to provide access to all UK payment schemes as well as accounts for its operational funds.

14 July 2022

News/regulation

Kroo scores full UK banking licence

UK mobile-only bank Kroo is set to start offering current accounts after securing a full banking licence.

27 June 2022

News/startups

UK neobank Kroo raises £26 million

Newly authorised mobile-only UK bank Kroo has raised £26 million to grow its team and expand its product offerings.

31 May 2022

Company announcement/inclusion

Loqbox joins forces with new social bank Kroo

LOQBOX have today announced they have partnered with Kroo in a bid to give UK customers more options to become financially included, for free.

23 November 2021

News/startups

UK neobank Kroo receives banking licence

Fresh from a £17.7 million funding round, UK social banking startup Kroo has received a restricted banking licence from the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.

17 August 2021

News/startups

UK 'social bank' startup Kroo raises £17.7m

Kroo, a UK startup building a "social" bank, has raised £17.7 million in Series A funding round led by tech entrepreneur Rudy Karson.

10 August 2021

Company announcement/startups

Putative UK banking startup Kroo taps Bugni Labs for credit decisioning tech

A core capability to support their plans to offer lending products in future. Kroo is on the path to becoming one of the UK’s newest licensed banks, with a vision to build the world’s greatest social bank.

04 May 2021