United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Chip Financial Group LTD
Trading asGetChip · Chip
Chip Financial Group Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, with its head office in London. The FCA authorises it as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (FRN 911255). It trades as Chip and runs a savings and investment app for UK consumers. The savings accounts in the app are provided by ClearBank Limited. The investment accounts and personal pension are offered by its subsidiary Chip Financial Wealth Ltd. No single shareholder controls the firm, and its equity is held largely by crowdfunding investors through nominee companies. It was named Chip Financial Ltd until 29 May 2026.
Licences and registrations
Held by Chip Financial Group LTD (LEI 875500SAY7YLU7J6TX16). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 911255 | United Kingdom | Active | 2020-03-13 | — |
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Trading names on the register: GetChip (FCA-PSD), Chip (FCA-PSD)
- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Venture-backed
Firm type
Other
Trades as Chip
- Standing
- The firm changed its name from Chip Financial Ltd to Chip Financial Group Ltd on 29 May 2026. Some of its help pages and app-store listings still use the former name.
- Ownership
- No single shareholder controls the firm. At 31 December 2025, Crowdcube Nominees Limited held 32.19% and Chip Financial Nominees Limited 27.44% on a fully diluted basis, and co-founder Simon Rabin held 12.22%.
- Major shareholders
- Crowdcube Nominees Limited (nominee for crowdfunding investors) 32.19% · 31 Dec 2025
Chip Financial Nominees Limited (nominee) 27.44% · 31 Dec 2025 - Head office
- Sixth Floor, Fora Montacute Yards, 186 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6HU London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 10113174
- Incorporated
- 8 Apr 2016
- Founders
- Simon Rabin · Alex Latham
- Former name
- CHIP FINANCIAL LTD
Online
- Websites & references
- getchip.uk ↗
help.getchip.uk ↗ help centre
community.getchip.uk ↗ customer community site - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · TikTok ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004VrUlpQAF
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10113174
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10113174/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10113174/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10113174/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10113174/filing-history/MzU0MTM2NDIxNGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- getchip.uk
- getchip.uk/how-we-protect-your-money
- getchip.uk/legal/policies-important-documents
- getchip.uk/news-room/wealth-app-chip-secures-fresh-round-from-channel-4-ventures-alongside-9-000-ret
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Several models
- Licensed firm it operates under
- ClearBank Limited, United Kingdom Account provider for the Chip Instant Access, Easy Access, Prize Savings and Cash ISA accounts
The FCA authorises the firm as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (FRN 911255). ClearBank Limited, a UK bank, provides the savings accounts in customers' names. Subsidiary Chip Financial Wealth Ltd (FRN 1005114) provides the investment and pension products.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 911255 | In its own name | Active | register.fca.org.uk ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm states that customer money in pending or processing transactions is held in a safeguarded account at ClearBank, separate from its own funds, and that savings deposits are held by ClearBank in customers' own names.
- Deposit-holding bank · Safeguarding bank
- ClearBank Limited United Kingdom
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Through a mobile app, the firm offers ClearBank-provided savings accounts to UK consumers aged 18 and over: instant access, easy access, cash ISA and a prize savings account. Customers can also reach investment accounts and a personal pension offered by its subsidiary.
The firm serves UK tax residents aged 18 and over, and only through its app.
- Revenue
- GBP 29.8m
- Sells to
- Consumers
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
- Latest funding round
- Equity round (Channel 4 Ventures and Crowdcube crowdfund) · GBP 17m Jan 2026Led by Channel 4 Ventures
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Simon Rabin Co-founder, Executive Director and CEO
- Chair
- Adam Seale Independent Non-executive Director and Chair
- Executive
- Sharon Miles Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director
- Founder
- Alex Latham Co-founder, Executive Director and CMO
- Executive
- Laurence Krieger Non-executive Director, Chair of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee
- Executive
- Emma Mohan CRO (Executive Committee member)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm changed its registered name from Chip Financial Ltd to Chip Financial Group Ltd on 29 May 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Chief Operating Officer Sharon Miles to its board as an executive director on 18 March 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Funding
The firm announced a GBP 17 million round led by Channel 4 Ventures, including GBP 11 million from over 9,000 Crowdcube investors.
getchip.uk ↗ -
Leadership
Sharon Miles rejoined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. She had previously been its COO from 2019 to 2023.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Laurence Krieger as a non-executive director on 21 January 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Adam Seale as independent non-executive director and Chair on 2 January 2024.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 911255
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address
- Elucidate firm ID
- 11f2af779426
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2020-03-13
- Website
- www.getchip.uk ↗
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- Sixth Floor, Fora Montacute Yards, 186 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6HU
- Country
- United Kingdom
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>875500SAY7YLU7J6TX16</LEI>
<Nm>CHIP FINANCIAL GROUP LTD</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>E1 6HU</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>Sixth Floor, Fora Montacute Yards</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>186 Shoreditch High Street</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent.
The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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