Posts Tagged ‘SME Finance’
UK’s Smart Data Challenge winners revealed
Each of the four winning teams have been awarded a share of £20,000 by Kevin Hollinrake, Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business.
Read MoreHSBC unveils new SME credit application process under Hong Kong’s IADS pilot
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Interbank Account Data Sharing (IADS) pilot programme went live at the start of this year.
Read MoreUK government-led coalition calls for Smart Data use case ideas
The ‘Smart Data Discovery Challenge’ wants to hear ideas on cross-sector use of Smart Data, from individuals, innovators, entrepreneurs, academia and civil society.
Read MoreUK SMEs report difficulty accessing finance from high street banks
New research by Sonovate found that 40% of businesses agreed it is easier to access finance from a fintech lender rather than mainstream banks.
Read MoreInsight: Neobanks – why aren’t SMEs making the switch?
BankiFi’s chief executive officer Mark Hartley writes about the financial products and services that, increasingly, appeal to SME owners and may incentivise them to switch to neobanking experiences.
Read MoreTide pledges to help 200,000 women start businesses by 2027
Tide’s own research found that 53% of women in the UK find it challenging to start their own business.
Read MoreCRIF roundtable: Banks discuss the need to balance automation and personalisation for SME customers
The roundtable gathered representatives from UK and European banks and specialist lenders to discuss ‘Revolutionising Loan Origination’.
Read MoreClearBank and Allica Bank team up to ‘boost’ UK business banking
ClearBank will provide Allica Bank with client money accounts and access to UK payment schemes.
Read MoreUK SME lender Triver launches following £7m raise
Triver, founded by Jerome Le Luel, formerly of Funding Circle and Barclays, uses Open Banking data to “revolutionise” how SMEs access finance.
Read MoreMondu brings B2B BNPL solutions to the UK
The B2B payments company is opening an office in London and will be hiring a UK country lead, citing “growing demand from UK businesses for our solutions”.
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