“Can a proprietary AI assistant layer ontop of open banking data, e-money accounts, and embedded investments become the default financial companion for UK consumers?”
Founded in 2022 by three British founders who identified a gap in personalised, AI-led financial guidance for UK consumers. Yeeld started with an open banking data-aggregation layer ('Yeeld Connect') then layered in a regulated e-money wallet and Visa debit card via Transact Payments Limited, and embedded retail investment products (ISAs, GIAs, SIPPs) via WealthKernel as the FCA-regulated custodian. The company positions itself as an AI-first personal finance companion, differentiating through a proprietary AI assistant ('Penny') rather than infrastructure, and assembling a modular regulated stack through third-party partners rather than building a bank charter.
Yeeld discloses Transact Payments Limited as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Yeeld does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Transact Payments Limited.
Yeeld's cards are issued through Transact Payments Limited.
Yeeld connects to bank accounts through Bud Financial.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in Yeeld's stack: Banking / BaaS (Transact Payments Limited); Card issuing (Transact Payments Limited); Open banking (Bud Financial).
Yeeld is founded in 2022 and headquartered in Level 18, 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NR, United Kingdom.
Yeeld has raised £1.6 million in total (latest round: Phase 2 Seed Round, June 2025).
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