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Moneybox launches three new ready-made funds and cuts its fees. Updated: 03:11 EDT, 9 October 2026 Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money's specialist journalists. If you open an account using links which have an asterisk, This is Money will earn an affiliate commission. We do not allow this to affect our editorial independence. Investment platform Moneybox has launched three new actively managed ready-made funds and cut its fees for those who want to invest in them. Ready-made funds are handy for those who prefer to leave investing to experts. You just need to choose your attitude to risk based on your goals. You can buy the new funds within Moneybox's investing accounts, including its stocks and shares Isa and personal pension. Moneybox charges 0.15 per cent in account fees for these funds, as opposed to 0.45 per cent for other investments. It has also scrapped its £1 a month subscription fee for those with £5,000 or more across qualifying investing and savings accounts. Moneybox has launched the three funds in partnership with the investment manager Amundi. They have different risk profiles - cautious, balanced and adventurous. How do Moneybox's new fees compare with other platforms? Moneybox is aimed at novice investors, as well as those who might have managed investments elsewhere and are keen to cut costs. The fee cuts now make it more competitive against some of its closest rivals including AJ Bell Dodl, Monzo and Plum. You can see how the fees stack up against different platforms below: HOW DOES MONEYBOX COMPARE WITH RIVALS? | / | Annual admin charge | Choice of investments | Other notes | / | | AJ Bell Dodl* | 0.15%, minimum of £1 a month | Eight ready-made funds, selection of ETFs, UK and US shares | Part of the larger investment platform AJ Bell, founded in 1995 | / | | Moneybox | 0.15% for own ready-made funds, 0.45% otherwise | Three ready-made funds, selection of ETFs, US shares | £1 a month subscription fee on top of account fee, waived if you have £5k or more with Moneybox | / | | Monzo | 0.25% or 0.2% for paid Plus, Premium, Perks or Max account holders | Three ready-made funds, selection of themed funds (ETFs) | Capped at £250 (or £200 on paid plans). No fees on Isa or investment account if you have Aura credit card | / | | Plum* | £3.99 a month for Plus, £14.99 a month for Premium | 26 mutual funds, 3,000+ stocks | Full range of investments only available on Premium | / | | Source: This is Money, published information on providers' websites | AJ Bell Dodl* also has an annual charge of 0.15 per cent of the value of your investments and the minimum you'll pay is £1 monthly. For those with less than £5,000 to invest, AJ Bell Dodl should work out cheaper because of Moneybox's extra £1 charge on top of its platform fee. AJ Bell Dodl also has a wider range of ready-made investment portfolios, with six growth funds, one ethical fund and one pension builder fund available. However Moneybox has a broader range of financial products on offer for those who prefer to manage more of their money in one place. It offers cash savings products and has built a reputation as a champion of the lifetime Isa (Lisa). Its cash Lisa is currently sitting at a strong rate of 4.65 per cent, which includes a fixed 1.85 per cent boost for 12 months. Just beware that if you decide to transfer out of the Lisa after a year, Moneybox's terms mean that you can't then reopen it if you want to move back to the platform. This is Money says... If you're keen to start investing but aren't sure where to begin, you could do worse than Moneybox now it has cut fees on its ready-made funds. A 0.15 per cent platform charge is competitive, as is the underlying 0.29 per cent fund management fee. Taken together you'll pay 0.44 per cent a year. This is cost effective for actively managed investments aimed at beginners. Having different pricing tiers does risk creating a confusing fee structure however, which is something that legacy investment platforms such as AJ Bell*, Fidelity* and Hargreaves Lansdown* struggle with. Retaining the expensive 0.45 per cent platform charge on other investments means that Moneybox customers are more likely to choose the cheaper funds. If you are more of a do-it-yourself investor who wants a wider range of investments than Moneybox's ready-made ones, have a look at lower-cost platforms like Freetrade* and Trading 212*. You can read our guide to investing for beginners if you'd like to get started but aren't quite sure how.

DriveWealth named to CNBC World's Top FinTech Companies 2026 list. * July 22, 2026 * Press Releases Financial technology platform recognized for a third consecutive year, reflecting its continued global growth and innovation NEW YORK- July 22, 2026 - DriveWealth, a global B2B Brokerage-as-a-Service platform designed to make investing easier for partners and their customers, was recognized on the fourth edition of CNBC's "World's Top FinTech Companies 2026" list released today. The award is presented by CNBC and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, and recognizes DriveWealth for its global efforts to deliver innovative investing and financial services solutions to banks, brokerages, and fintechs, and their customers around the world. "Being named to CNBC's World's Top FinTech Companies list for a third consecutive year reflects DriveWealth's accelerated growth and continued commitment to power the future of global investing," said Naureen Hassan, CEO at DriveWealth. "This recognition comes at a pivotal moment, following our participation in DTCC's landmark tokenization initiative this month. It's proof that the newest capabilities in the market can be delivered with the same institutional rigor and platform stability our clients have counted on for years. We're proud to keep scaling innovation on behalf of our clients and the millions of investors they serve." The World's Top FinTech Companies list recognizes 250 companies across eight different market segments: Payments, Neobanking, Alternative Financing, Wealth Technology, Digital Assets, Enterprise Fintech, Insurtech, and Regtech. The segment-specific metrics were derived from publicly available data, including annual reports, company websites, and media monitoring across more than 2,000 companies. Over the past year, DriveWealth has significantly broadened its product suite with the addition of Alternative Asset Funds, Business Accounts for corporate entities, and an enhanced Fully Paid Securities Lending program, while bolstering consumer protection through excess SIPC insurance covering up to $50 million per account and excess FDIC insurance covering up to $1 million per customer. The company also expanded its global footprint, supporting an average of more than 6 million trades per day for its B2B partners worldwide and bringing U.S. equities investing to consumers in Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Turkey through new client relationships. DriveWealth clients Acorns, C6 Bank, Chipper Cash, Freetrade, Inter, Moneybox, MoneyLion, OnePay, Revolut, Step, and Uala were also recognized in CNBC's "World's Top FinTech Companies 2026" list. About DriveWealth DriveWealth is a global B2B financial technology platform. Its core business is providing Brokerage-as-a-Service, powering the investing and trading experiences for digital wallets, broker dealers, asset managers, and consumer brands. DriveWealth's APIs provide its partners with a modern, extensible and flexible toolkit to develop everything from traditional investment workflows to more innovative techniques like rounding up purchases into fractional share ownership. DriveWealth, LLC is a registered broker dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC. Visit legal.drivewealth.com for full disclosures. For more information, visit www.drivewealth.com. Discover more. * Jun 2026 * Press Releases * Apr 2026 * Press Releases * Mar 2026 * Press Releases Ready to get started? Connect with DriveWealth Holdings, Inc. and let's discuss how to empower your clients with modern, innovative products and solutions. Take control of your business using its Client dashboard to manage many of the "back office" investing functions.