Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions
Ma Activitycurated sourcedetected 2026-05-14 · confidence 98%

Banked: Ma Activity

Banked was acquired by NAB. The London-founded payments fintech will exit UK and US markets to focus exclusively on Australia under NAB ownership.

Source: Scaling Europe Daily

The leadership read

Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in the sector.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 113.4 (Hot) — up 13.7 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is steady (+0.7pts).

Banked: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.

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