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In March 2019, it was reported in the press that Raphaels Bank would soon be closing after failing to attract a buyer. The shareholder, Lenlyn Holdings, had been trying to sell it since 2015. The book of motor loans had been sold to Paragon Bank in 2018 and the pre-paid card business had been closed
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fined the bank £1.89 million because it had failed to properly supervise the companies to which it outsourced large parts of its operations. This had resulted in thousands of its customers being unable to use their payment cards on Christmas Eve in 2015.
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The Raphael family finally severed links with the bank in 1983. Since 2004, the bank has been a subsidiary of Lenlyn Holdings. The bank is sited in Piccadilly, London and at Walton Lodge, in
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Wallet. In April 2017, Vodafone Germany announced the availability of PayPal in the Vodafone Wallet, referring to R Raphael & Sons plc as the provider, and licensed by
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down. The bank commented that while they were gradually withdrawing from other lending activities, they continued to maintain existing services.
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R Raphael & Sons was founded by Dutchman Raphael Raphael, in 1787. Raphael built up a considerable wealth during the
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would use Raphael Bank to offer Mobile Payment Services in Germany and in Italy, by integrating into the
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In 2014 the bank had an issue with inter-company transfers that resulted in a rare fine from the UK
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Successive generations of the Raphael family moved into public share issues, raising loans for
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It was established in 1787 by Dutchman Raphael Raphael who moved to London at the start of the
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railway stocks in Europe. In 1890, Raphael's was a major contributor to the
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services, personal savings products, consumer credit, and a multi-currency
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In October 2019, the bank shut down its savings account division.
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and on 30 October it entered members' voluntary liquidation.
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On 6 July 2020 the bank gave up its banking licence from the
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a grade II listed building, part of Walton Terrace.
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Private company limited
Financial services
London
personal savings
consumer credit
prepaid cards
credit cards
£
Operating income
£
Net income
Parent
raphaelsbank.com
bank
prepaid and credit card
ATM
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic wars
bullion
European
American
Bank of England
Barings Bank
Walton, Aylesbury
Prudential Regulation Authority
PayPal

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