Saxo UK, the leading global platform for online trading and investing, has partnered with Female Invest to commemorate 50 years since women in the UK first gained the right to open bank accounts independently.
The partnership has been launched to spotlight the ongoing disparities in financial equality, using the milestone anniversary as a catalyst to highlight what progress has been made—and what gaps remain.
Founded in Copenhagen in 1992, Saxo is a major FinTech specialist offering multi-asset trading and investment technology. The group provides everyday investors with access to the same tools and markets as professional traders, enabling trading across more than 40,000 instruments in over 20 languages from a single margin account.
The collaboration centres on “A Seat at the Table”, a new public installation unveiled on 12th November in London. The display consists of 50 empty chairs encircling a single table, each representing a year since the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act. The installation symbolises the space women have fought to claim within financial systems and the persistent gender gap across wealth, earnings and investment participation.
The initiative also reflects Saxo UK’s ambition to support more women in becoming confident investors. Despite progress, women hold only one-third of the UK’s wealth and continue to be underrepresented in investment markets.
The installation was created by Female Invest in collaboration with Saxo UK, Revolut, InvestEngine and Yonder. The group of four financial firms aims to spark a wider public conversation about women’s financial freedom, the barriers that remain and the collective responsibility to break them down.
Saxo UK CEO Andrew Bresler said, “At Saxo, we believe financial markets should be open to everyone. It’s sobering to know that only fifty years ago, a woman needed permission from a man to open a bank account. We’re proud to stand alongside Female Invest to celebrate how far we’ve come and to keep pushing for true equality in financial opportunity.”
Female Invest co-founder Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen commented, “It’s easy to think of the 1970s as ancient history. But when your mother or grandmother needed her husband’s signature to open a bank account, that’s not history, that’s the world we were born into. This anniversary isn’t just about looking back. It’s about asking why women are still catching up. Progress doesn’t move unless we push it forward.
“The fact that our mothers couldn’t own a credit card reminds us how recent this change is, and how fragile it remains.”
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