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Barclays to buy GoHenry kids’ debit card and money app
UK NewsBusiness•June 12, 2026 at 12:07 PMNational

Barclays to buy GoHenry kids’ debit card and money app

By Lauren Almeida and Kalyeena Makortoff•The Guardian - UK News

High street bank to buy UK business from US fintech company Acorns as it targets young peopleBarclays is to buy an app designed to help children understand and manage their money, as it targets young people in affluent families.The high street bank has agreed to buy the UK business of GoHenry, which provides children with personalised debit cards carrying their name, from the US fintech company Acorns, which will retain GoHenry’s US branch. Continue reading...

High street bank to buy UK business from US fintech company Acorns as it targets young people

Barclays is to buy an app designed to help children understand and manage their money, as it targets young people in affluent families.

The high street bank has agreed to buy the UK business of GoHenry, which provides children with personalised debit cards carrying their name, from the US fintech company Acorns, which will retain GoHenry’s US branch.

Continue reading...