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FP·EDITORIAL · VOL. III · ISSUE 14 · UNITED KINGDOM · MAY 2026 last sweep 2026-05-14 · 1 programs scored · 0 defunct

Business banking · United Kingdom

methodology v3.2 · audited apr '26

iso 27001 · CompaniesHouse #OC4451x

Rank

Ranked number 7

Business banking · Full UK PRA/FCA-licensed bank (Awin, credit-builder card)

Cashplus Bank

FCACompaniesHouse
Commission
Estimated £40-£75 CPA per funded account (Awin)
Cookie
30d
12m EPC
$1.91
Payout rel.
95
Clawback
60d
Cashplus Bank is one of the few licensed UK banks combining same-day onboarding with a credit-builder facility — a thin-file SMB niche Tide / Starling / Anna cannot cover. EPC of $1.91 ranks #7 — the cohort midpoint reflects the product niche-fit rather than the brand pull. Full PRA bank licence with FSCS coverage is the trust-band lead.

Pros

  • Full UK PRA/FCA bank licence with FSCS coverage to £85k — only Starling matches in the cohort
  • Same-day onboarding plus credit-builder card is unique in UK SMB banking
  • Awin programme with 30-day cookie and Net 30 cadence
  • Companies House #04098273 surfaced publicly — clean UK trust-band
  • Strong fit for credit-rebuild / thin-file SMB content where other programmes cannot convert

Cons

  • Trustpilot 4.0/5 is the cohort's softest end-user score among full-bank-licence programmes
  • Premium-tier pricing (Premier £69/mo) is a cohort outlier
  • Smaller brand recognition vs Tide / Starling — softer affiliate-attributed pull-through

† Long-form review body pending — editorial expansion scheduled for the next Issue sweep.

Annex · How we scored it

Every factor, every value, every note.

base_payout
$73.00
cookie_decay
0.55
attribution_factor
1.00
reliability_factor
0.95
conversion_rate_estimate
0.05
payment_threshold_friction
1.0
12m true-EPC (computed)
$1.91
relative grade (vs top in cell)
B− · 37/100

Adjacent · same cell

Rank

Ranked number 1

Business banking · Card-led SMB lender + business charge card with Avios rewards

Capital on Tap

FCACompaniesHouse

Rank

Ranked number 2

Business banking · Full UK PRA/FCA-licensed bank (closed broker / accountant channel)

Allica Bank

FCACompaniesHouse

Rank

Ranked number 4

Business banking · UK EMI multi-currency (cross-border specialist)

Wise Business

FCACompaniesHouse

Editorial signatures and issue metadata

Edited by

Maren Holst

Senior Editor

Signed · M.HOLST

Fact-checked by

Asha Devi

Standards Desk (Fact-Checker)

Signed · A.DEVI

Issue meta

vol iii · iss 14

published 2026-05-18

last sweep 2026-05-22

methodology v3.2 · audited apr '26

Companies House #OC4451x