Dubai Investments (DIC), the leading investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), has acquired a 9 percent equity stake in Monument Bank Limited, a UK-Based Digital Bank regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (UK) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (UK).
Monument Bank is focused on the overlooked ‘mass affluent’ segment in the UK. The bank’s strategic goal is to provide core banking and other related services, helping clients prosper and optimize time by offering smart, efficient and flexible solutions and leveraging digital capabilities to expand globally.
Khalid bin Kalban VC & CEO Dubai Investments
“Investment in Monument Bank provides the Group a unique opportunity to foray into the Digital Banking space in one of the most advanced and regulated markets at an early stage. The accelerated global shift to digital banking has been very positive for neo banks and the growth has been fueled by waves of customers who have embraced digital banking’s expanded product suite. With Monument Bank combining traditional and established banking products with innovative solutions, the Group is looking forward to being a part of the evolving and the continued growth phase of digital banks while expanding horizons and diversifying strategically.”
CEO of Monument, Mr. Ian Rand said that “Monument Bank is uniquely positioned as the only UK bank focused exclusively on the mass-affluent segment. We are already supporting thousands of customers with our deposit products and have lent nearly $124 million in our first year of operation. With this investment and partnership with Dubai Investments, we will accelerate the scale-up of our UK business, launching innovative solutions to our target segment and growing our market share, whilst also leveraging our best-in-class technology with partners and clients around the world.”
Mr. Mintoo Bhandari, the Head of Institutional Relationships and Founder of Monument, said that “We are very pleased to have Dubai Investments as a strategic investor in Monument and look forward to building a deep relationship over the coming months and years.”
Monument Bank’s property investment lending and range of savings products use advanced in-app capabilities for client interactions and will continue to enhance the range of products and services to serve the evolving needs of its mass affluent clients. The bank is currently working on a broader suite of products and services that can help make mass affluent lives easier, both in the UK and globally and underpinning the bank’s initiatives are fundamentally innovative technology.
