A new kind
of bank.

We create targeted products to make people better off.

What we do

Chetwood is a digital bank with a difference. Since earning our full UK banking licence in 2018 (the only retail bank to do so that year), we’ve focused on creating distinctive and disruptive financial products for underserved segments of the market

Our brand-led propositions are designed alongside our customers to meet specific needs and ensure that people are truly better off. This means that unlike traditional banks, we don’t cross-sell to our customers. Our business model is designed to keep costs low, using leading cloud-based technology and digital distribution partners to pass savings onto our customers.

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SmartSave provides better fixed term, fixed rate savings accounts, offering a simple way to save online at a great rate - for new and existing customers.

BetterBorrow offers customers a quick and simple loan; one with an instant online decision, their personalised rate upfront and their money in minutes.

The LiveLend Reward Loan is a world first; a truly dynamic loan that adapts to improvements in our customers’ credit score. As their score goes up, their rate comes down.

A new kind of bank.

We create targeted products to make people better off.

What we do

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A new kind
of bank.