Financial IT:  Please introduce us to Modularbank

Vilve: Modularbank is a new entrant into the UK Fintech scene. We provide a flexible banking platform, allowing any business to rapidly offer seamless, tailored financial services to its customers. 

The company was launched in 2018 by a small group of Estonian financial IT pioneers and entrepreneurs. Modularbank is a spin-off from another Estonian fintech: Icefire, which is responsible for the infrastructure of the Estonian tax system and which has successfully built more than 15 banks and financial institutions. 

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