Anthony Watson CBE

Founder of The Bank of London, Co-Founder Uphold

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 2 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2024
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Founder & Investor
Sep 2024
Reach Further® The Bank of London - a principal clearing bank of the United Kingdom and the only mass-commercial *sovereign-system reserve bank in the world. Purpose built for business Britain, with patented technologies, we prioritise the preservation of our depositors’ monies and market stability over chasing risk driven returns. We provide: Agency, clearing, payment and settlement solutions for regulated and non-regulated domestic and international companies. Embedded Banking (As-A-Service), enabling companies to embed regulated banking products into their own branded offerings, powered by our bank license and platform. Business & Commercial Banking, providing custody, transaction, and treasury banking solutions to all types of organisations, domestic and international. *As a sovereign-system reserve bank, we do not generate credit or investment risk. No client deposits are ever loaned, leveraged, or invested. All client deposits are held in full and unencumbered at the Bank of England, which means we’re not impacted by traditional ‘bank runs’. 100% of our clients’ deposits is liquid, unencumbered and immediately available upon demand, in-full, en masse. The way it should be. thebankoflondon.com, or on twitter or instagram: @thebankoflondon
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2024
Founder & Investor
Sep 2024
Reach Further® The Bank of London - a principal clearing bank of the United Kingdom and the only mass-commercial *sovereign-system reserve bank in the world. Purpose built for business Britain, with patented technologies, we prioritise the preservation of our depositors’ monies and market stability over chasing risk driven returns. We provide: Agency, clearing, payment and settlement solutions for regulated and non-regulated domestic and international companies. Embedded Banking (As-A-Service), enabling companies to embed regulated banking products into their own branded offerings, powered by our bank license and platform. Business & Commercial Banking, providing custody, transaction, and treasury banking solutions to all types of organisations, domestic and international. *As a sovereign-system reserve bank, we do not generate credit or investment risk. No client deposits are ever loaned, leveraged, or invested. All client deposits are held in full and unencumbered at the Bank of England, which means we’re not impacted by traditional ‘bank runs’. 100% of our clients’ deposits is liquid, unencumbered and immediately available upon demand, in-full, en masse. The way it should be. thebankoflondon.com, or on twitter or instagram: @thebankoflondon
mid stageBanking
2009
Managing Director & Chief Information Officer of Europe, Middle East & Global Operations
Oct 2009
Barclays is a British universal bank. Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities. With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 83,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Barclays is a trading name of Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries. Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registered in England. Registered No. 1026167. Registered office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.