Save - Access the best rates at only 0.5% above the FX base rate on our Essential plan, saving you at least 85% on every transaction, or 0% on our Premium and Elite plans, saving you 100% on every transaction.
Convenient - partners with your current bank account to make saving money simple. No need to prepay, no need to top-up, no new bank account needed.
Secure - All purchases protected by Mastercard chargeback protection
Sustainable - Currensea removes 2.5 times the plastic it produces from the ocean, and you can automatically remove ocean plastic or plant trees every time you spend.
Convenient - partners with your current bank account to make saving money simple. No need to prepay, no need to top-up, no new bank account needed.
Secure - All purchases protected by Mastercard chargeback protection
Sustainable - Currensea removes 2.5 times the plastic it produces from the ocean, and you can automatically remove ocean plastic or plant trees every time you spend.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $7.48M
Founded date: 2018
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 04.10.2022 | - | $5.08M | - |
| 20.07.2022 | - | $2.4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.12.2025 | Currensea Appoints Enrique Garland as Chief Operating Officer | Enrique Garland Currensea, a London, UK-based provider of a payments technology platform for co-branded debit cards and of a travel spending card, announced the appointment of Enrique Garland as Chief Operating Officer. He brings a wealth o... |
| 02.07.2024 | Currensea smashes crowdfunding target | Travel debit card Currensea has raised over £1.7m from 760 investors in just four hours on crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Currensea initially targeted a raise of £1m at a valuation of £28.5m. The successful campaign comes after Currensea hit... |
| 04.07.2023 | Walking With The Wounded and Currensea Join Forces to Drive Donations for Veterans in Need | Key Takeaways: Walking With The Wounded (WWTW), a charity supporting injured British Armed Forces veterans, has partnered with fintech company Currensea to introduce a debit card that allows supporters to make charitable donations with ever... |
| 27.04.2023 | Announced! Sustainability60 Winners 2023 | 0 shares Share Tweet Pin LinkedIn TechRound is excited to announce the winners of our Sustainability60 Competition 2023! Founded in 2016 and based in London, TechRound is where decision-makers, investors and startups of all sizes come ... |
| 03.10.2022 | Open Banking Fintech Currensea Secures £2.4M in Additional Funding | Open Banking-enabled Fintech Currensea has reportedly acquired £2.4 million in capital from VCs Blackfinch Ventures and 1818 Venture Capital. The proceeds will be used to support the Fintech platform’s ongoing growth plans. Currensea, which... |
| 30.09.2022 | Currensea secures £750k investment from Blackfinch Ventures | Currensea secures £750k investment from Blackfinch Ventures |
| 30.09.2022 | Currensea Raises £2.4M in Funding | Currensea, a London, UK-based open banking-powered fintech startup, raised £2.4m in funding. Backers included Blackfinch Ventures and 1818 Venture Capital. Led by James Lynn, Currensea provides a direct debit travel card, which aims to remo... |
| 20.07.2021 | The best open banking apps in 2021 | Open banking is more than just a buzzword -- the emerging trend is reshaping traditional services and may become the industry’s future. Through the use of application programming interfaces (APIs), third-party financial service providers (T... |
| 22.04.2021 | Earth Day 2021: UK-based green tech startups doing their part to save the planet | Today, April 22 is Earth Day as you know! As soon as you come across this term, the first thing that might resonate in everyone’s mind is to restore the planet. Since the past year, the pandemic has changed the way we live and resulted in r... |
| 09.10.2020 | Staycation—How A U.K. Open Banking Fintech Diversified From Travel Transactions To SME Payments | Currensea founders Craig Goulding and James LynnCurrensea |
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