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Fintech pays ‘heavy price’ for profit failures, says UK startup boss

Savings app Chip targets £100m funding, becomes profitable for first time

Some of the UK’s largest fintech companies have been loss-making annually since their founding more than half a decade ago, but turning a profit has become more important as the businesses mature and head for public markets
Some of the UK’s largest fintech companies have been loss-making annually since their founding more than half a decade ago, but turning a profit has become more important as the businesses mature and head for public markets Photo: Getty Images

Fintech firms eager to gain market share at the expense of turning a profit have found their business models left in the lurch, the boss of savings startup Chip says, as some of the UK’s biggest players flounder in widening losses.

Simon Rabin, chief executive of Chip, told Financial News that too many fintech firms such as digital banks Monzo and Revolut are stuck with loss-making business models that are overly reliant on generous venture capital funding to stay afloat.

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