Access smart cash tools, public and private investments, and tax-efficient growth all in one app.
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Please remember, investing should be viewed as longer term. Your capital is at risk - the value of investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you put in.
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Representative APR
6.0% APR Representative APR (fixed). Based on a loan of £10,000 repayable over 24 months (two years) with an interest rate of 6.0% per annum (fixed). Monthly repayment of £443.21 and a total amount repayable of £10,637.04.
This representative APR applies to loans of £10,000 to £19,900 over 6 to 30 months. We offer loans from £1,000 to £60,000 with loan terms from 6 to 30 months. The maximum APR rate you could be offered is 8.0%.
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We're a team of investors and technologists, with experience building and scaling fintech businesses and running large multi-billion dollar investment portfolios. Sidekick is the fourth business Co-Founders Matt Ford and Pete Townsend have worked on together, and they're joined by a wider founding team of experts across the investment management and banking industry. We're also backed by Octopus Ventures, Seedcamp and Semantic, some of the most notable investors in the wealth management, fintech and crypto space.
Yes, we're authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 984829). You can see our FCA registration here.
Sidekick is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is a global broker and acts as the custodian for Sidekick's core investment portfolios, holding client assets and ensuring regulatory compliance. IBKR is authorised and regulated by the FCA.
Our Easy Access and Fixed Term savings accounts are provided by GB Bank. GB Bank has a full UK banking licence and offers the same level of protection as the traditional high street banks. GB Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (Financial Services Register number: 850286). Your deposits with GB Bank are protected up to £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Any deposits you hold above the limit are unlikely to be covered. Learn more about FSCS protection here.
Currencycloud, our payments services e-money provider, is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the issuance of electronic money and the provision of payment services (FCA registration number 900199). It's important to note that as Currencycloud electronic money accounts are not bank accounts, the UK FSCS does not apply. Currencycloud does however safeguard any funds held on a client's behalf, for further details on their safeguarding approach, please see here.
Please note that your e-money wallet is used to facilitate the funding of your investment strategy rather than to hold cash.
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