“Can a UK removals marketplace become Europe's default logistics layer for everything bigger than a parcel?”
AnyVan is a UK-based logistics marketplace founded in 2009 connecting consumers with van drivers for removals, furniture, car and pet transport. The platform monetises by holding customer funds for 2-5 days until job completion before releasing to drivers — a marketplace-of-record model that drove its switch to Checkout.com after prior PSPs struggled with the flow. It is consumer-facing and partner-network driven, not a fintech, with embedded finance limited to payment acceptance and partner payouts.