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Phoenix Group

“Can Phoenix Group consolidate the UK's fragmented long-term savings and retirement market into a single scaled platform while digitising legacy pension books for better customer outcomes?”

Founded1782
HQLondon, United Kingdom
IndustryFintech / Investment
The story

Phoenix Group began in 1782 as a life insurance and savings vehicle and has grown primarily through acquisitions and mergers to become the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement company. It operates across closed and open life books, workplace pensions, and retail savings, serving millions of customers through brands like Standard Life, SunLife, and Phoenix Life. The group's embedded finance footprint centres on pension administration, retirement savings, and long-term investment products rather than payments or banking infrastructure.

Last 12 months
2024
Product timeline
1782
Founded as a long-term savings and retirement business.· banking
2021
Standard Life brand brought under Phoenix Group following acquisition of Standard Life Assurance.· acquisition
2024
TCS teams up with Phoenix Group to assist workplace pension clients, deepening technology partnerships.· banking
Regulated entities
1
regulatory licence held by Phoenix Group
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Phoenix Group’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none

Phoenix Group — frequently asked

Where is Phoenix Group headquartered?

Phoenix Group is founded in 1782 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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