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February 8, 2019

How Tink raised capital from banks but kept its independence

Fintech companies usually distance themselves from banks to keep their independence. Swedish company Tink took another path.


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Daniel Kjellén and Fredrik Hedberg founded the Fintech company Tink in 2012.

Raising money from a big bank is generally a no-go for fintech startups. That didn’t put off Swedish fintech platform Tink, however.

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Ann Grevelius has worked in finance in 25 years and is now a senior advisor at the investment company GP Bullhound.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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