We're on a mission to build a sustainable future

Science Card is a financial platform for sustainability and scientific discovery.

One vision

We’re building a bank for a sustainable future.

Every one of our products will contribute towards the advancement of scientific knowledge and innovation.

Three pillars

We have three pillars.

The research projects that we support, and the businesses that we will fund, align to our three pillars.

Combating climate change

     Achieving Net Zero

     Enabling the sustainable management and      utilisation of aquatic ecosystems

     Pioneering strategies for carbon-neutral urban growth

     Enhancing soil health and sustainable agriculture

Advancing
healthcare

     Curing cancer

     Providing for equity in healthcare

Propelling computational research

Advancing computational power, quantum computing and AI as an input into scientific discovery

Infinite possibilities

Our customers create a sustainable future, simply with their everyday financial activity.

Every transaction contributes to scientific research. Card payments can be rounded up into research projects, and 10% of our profits is also used to support scientific research.

Whether you contribute directly to research projects or simply hold a Science Card account, your money can actively advance scientific discovery, propelling innovation and sustainable technology.

Why Science Card matters

Across the UK, researchers in universities are innovating to tackle climate change, progress healthcare and advance quantum computing. They are doing research that must be funded.

But the traditional ways of securing funding are time-consuming and intricate. As a result, much of the research with the greatest potential just doesn’t take place.

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Science Card is harnessing the power of the banking system to help solve the biggest global challenges.

We’re bringing together groundbreaking scientific research with e-money current accounts. So people who are committed to a sustainable future can use their money to have a real impact.

We offer the great customer experience and security you’d expect from a technologically-advanced current account...

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...plus opportunities to make grants towards pioneering scientific research that could transform our world for the better.

And the knowledge that you’re putting your money with an organisation that has a positive purpose.

Financial products for a sustainable world

Explore and support vital research

Our unique research crowd-granting platform makes scientific research accessible to everyone.

Hosting high-impact research projects from the UK’s leading universities, and fully integrated with the Science Card account, Science Card customers can explore the projects and support them directly or through round-ups from their card payments.

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Accounts with real impact

Our e-money current accounts work for the benefit of society.

Our customers are able to improve the sustainability of all our futures by funding university research and innovation through their everyday spending.

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Meet your business’ ESG goals

COMING SOON: Science Card for businesses

Advance sustainability and scientific discovery with your business spending.

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Meet the Science Card team

Daniel Baeriswyl, PhD

CEO and Founder PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCL

Daniel founded Science Card to create a new form of engagement with scientific progress, using the power of finance to accelerate human knowledge and ultimately helping guarantee a sustainable future.

John Vardakis, PhD

Co-founder and Chief Science Officer PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oxford

John has worked extensively as a research scientist at institutions including Oxford University, University College London and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research.

Vytautas Savickas, PhD

Co-founder and CTO PhD in Financial Computing from UCL

With a background in both academia and finance, Vytautas has experience straddling both banking and scientific research, enabling him to build the technological bridge between the two ecosystems.

Deborah McGargle

General Counsel BVC Masters and LLM in Commercial Law from Northumbria University

Deborah has 25 years’ legal experience across global markets, with notable General Counsel seats at Rolls Royce plc and Siemens plc.

Leigh Golding

IP & Commercial Partnerships Manager
MSc in Management of Intellectual Property from Queen Mary University of London

Leigh has worked in Technology Transfer since 2010, starting at UCL Business PLC within the Business and Legal Affairs Team before joining Cancer Research Horizon in 2016 and co-ordinating the patent portfolio.

Nick Andrews

Head of Compliance


With 30 years’ experience in financial services, Nick has performed compliance roles across the industry, ranging from founding Strata Global Ltd to a Non Executive Directorship at Wells Fargo.

Daniel Sale

Head of Growth BA in Chinese Studies from the University of Durham

Daniel has worked in financial services in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, leading the build of digital marketing functions in global banks, and scaling high growth startups.

Nicolas Di Brino

Front-End Team Lead BSc in Software Engineering from the University of Parma

Nicolas is experienced in both front-end and back-end development with a focus on the former, and oversees Science Card’s app development.

Dr John Lee Allen

Board Advisor

John is a physician, research scientist, engineer and innovation-focused founder and investor, bridging the gap between academia and industry in the fields of science, medicine and technology.

Daniel Baeriswyl, PhD

CEO and Founder PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCL

Daniel founded Science Card to create a new form of engagement with scientific progress, using the power of finance to accelerate human knowledge and ultimately helping guarantee a sustainable future.

John Vardakis, PhD

Co-founder and Chief Science Officer PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oxford

John has worked extensively as a research scientist at institutions including Oxford University, University College London and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research.

Vytautas Savickas, PhD

Co-founder and CTO PhD in Financial Computing from UCL

With a background in both academia and finance, Vytautas has experience straddling both banking and scientific research, enabling him to build the technological bridge between the two ecosystems.

Deborah McGargle

General Counsel BVC Masters and LLM in Commercial Law from Northumbria University

Deborah has 25 years’ legal experience across global markets, with notable General Counsel seats at Rolls Royce plc and Siemens plc.

Leigh Golding

IP & Commercial Partnerships Manager
MSc in Management of Intellectual Property from Queen Mary University of London

Leigh has worked in Technology Transfer since 2010, starting at UCL Business PLC within the Business and Legal Affairs Team before joining Cancer Research Horizon in 2016 and co-ordinating the patent portfolio.

Nick Andrews

Head of Compliance


With 30 years’ experience in financial services, Nick has performed compliance roles across the industry, ranging from founding Strata Global Ltd to a Non Executive Directorship at Wells Fargo.

Daniel Sale

Head of Growth BA in Chinese Studies from the University of Durham

Daniel has worked in financial services in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, leading the build of digital marketing functions in global banks, and scaling high growth startups.

Nicolas Di Brino

Front-End Team Lead BSc in Software Engineering from the University of Parma

Nicolas is experienced in both front-end and back-end development with a focus on the former, and oversees Science Card’s app development.

Dr John Lee Allen

Board Advisor

John is a physician, research scientist, engineer and innovation-focused founder and investor, bridging the gap between academia and industry in the fields of science, medicine and technology.

Meet the
Science Card team

Our mission is to combine the best banking experience with the ability to fund the scientific research that matters to our customers

CEO and Founder
PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCL

Daniel founded Science Card to create a new form of engagement with scientific progress, using the power of finance to accelerate human knowledge and ultimately helping guarantee a sustainable future.

At Science Card we increase the pace and scale of technological progress by efficiently directing funds to the right projects

Head of Science and Investment
PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oxford

John has worked extensively as a research scientist at institutions including Oxford University, University College London and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research.

At Science Card we’re building a socially-conscious payments company to support science, healthcare and technology

Head of Engineering
PhD in Financial Computing from UCL

With a background in both academia and finance, Vytautas has experience straddling both banking and scientific research, enabling him to build the technological bridge between the two ecosystems.

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Our e-money current accounts work for the benefit of society. By funding university research and innovation, we improve the sustainability of everyone’s future.
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