The Bank of London has raised additional funding of $40m from its existing investors, maintaining its $1.1bn valuation, reported SkyNews.
Mangrove Capital Partners and 14W venture capital co-led the round, which also saw participation from investment fund ForgeLight.
According to a source close to The Bank of London, the extension to the bank’s Series C funding round could be announced this week.
Founded in November 2021, The Bank of London describes itself as the world’s first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank.
With the latest capital infusion, the total investment raised by The Bank of London is now $160m.
A spokesperson for The Bank of London said: “The Prudential Regulation Authority has lifted mobilisation restrictions to its authorisations for The Bank of London – meaning we can operate in an unrestricted way as the sixth principal clearing bank of the United Kingdom.
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