Barclays to buy GoHenry kids’ debit card and money app

Barclays is to buy an app designed to help children understand and manage their money, as it targets young people in affluent families. The high street bank has agreed to buy the UK business of GoHenry, which provides children with personalised debit cards carrying their name, from the US fintech company Acorns, which will retain GoHenry’s US branch. The deal, which has been agreed for an undisclosed price, is expected to complete next year. The app will remain branded GoHenry. …