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MarketFinance forms a strategic partnership with Funding Options

MarketFinance forms a strategic partnership with Funding Options

  Fintech credit and payments company joins proprietary, real-time lending plat..

Paragon Bank lifts half-year SME lending by 16.9%

Paragon Bank lifts half-year SME lending by 16.9%

  Paragon Bank’s SME Lending division grew new lending by 16.9% during the firs..

Lack of payment options cause 9 in 10 shoppers to abandon online purchases

Lack of payment options cause 9 in 10 shoppers to abandon online purchases

  June 2022: Nine in ten shoppers admit they have abandoned an online purchase ..

How Fintech Can Drive Scaling and Compliance

How Fintech Can Drive Scaling and Compliance

By Kris Simpson, Head of UK B2C for Cool Company  Financial services compliance is e..

Fintech Tulipshare challenge Salesforce on diversity, as research reveals that tech workers twice as likely to experience racism and microaggressions in the workplace

Fintech Tulipshare challenge Salesforce on diversity, as research reveals that tech workers twice as likely to experience racism and microaggressions in the workplace

        Despite high level of representation in senior leadership, almost hal..

Campaign to recover missing millions from apprenticeship budget

Campaign to recover missing millions from apprenticeship budget

  A leading apprenticeship provider is aiming to recover £1million of unspent f..

Fintech disruptor Trust Payments announces partnership expansions at Money 2020

Fintech disruptor Trust Payments announces partnership expansions at Money 2020

  The power of these new partnerships will drive the business towards its aim o..

New EU Initiative Could Address Long-Standing Challenges for Financial Institutions — if Regulators Play Ball

New EU Initiative Could Address Long-Standing Challenges for Financial Institutions — if Regulators Play Ball

The European Commission has launched a new platform, with the goal to bridge the gap..

MULTINATIONAL MUTARES ACQUIRES SHEFFIELD BASED FIRM, ATI, WITH SUPPORT FROM CYNERGY BUSINESS FINANCE

MULTINATIONAL MUTARES ACQUIRES SHEFFIELD BASED FIRM, ATI, WITH SUPPORT FROM CYNERGY BUSINESS FINANCE

    08 June 2022: Cynergy Business Finance has provided an £18m funding li..

VCTA responds to Treasury Select Committee inquiry into Venture Capital

VCTA responds to Treasury Select Committee inquiry into Venture Capital

  London, 8th June 2022 – The Venture Capital Trust Association (VCTA) has subm..

Addressing the Disconnect between IT and Delivery Team needs in Investment Banking

Addressing the Disconnect between IT and Delivery Team needs in Investment Banking

  By Theo Williams, Managing Director at UpSlide  The investment banking indust..

TelcoSwitch receives private equity investment to accelerate its ambitious growth strategy

TelcoSwitch receives private equity investment to accelerate its ambitious growth strategy

  Private equity fund Queen’s Park Equity (QPE) has partnered with TelcoSwitch,..

PayU strengthens presence in Africa with Ghana entry and new BNPL and QR-based product offerings

PayU strengthens presence in Africa with Ghana entry and new BNPL and QR-based product offerings

  Alongside expanding into Ghana, PayU announces strategic product updates incl..

Spanish neobank Plazo partners with Mambu to fuel the expansion of its innovative lending solutions

Spanish neobank Plazo partners with Mambu to fuel the expansion of its innovative lending solutions

Integration with Mambu will provide customers of Plazo with demand-driven new lendin..

Mastercard SpendingPulse Insights Show Solid Retail Sales Growth in UK and Europe

Mastercard SpendingPulse Insights Show Solid Retail Sales Growth in UK and Europe

  May Insights Show Rebound of In-Store Shopping & the ‘Experience Economy’..

Over two thirds of global consumers want their bank or financial institution to become more sustainable in future

Over two thirds of global consumers want their bank or financial institution to become more sustainable in future

Access to green finance options is more important to consumers than five years ago..

Three quarters of British business owners dip into their own pockets as cost-of-living crisis bites

Three quarters of British business owners dip into their own pockets as cost-of-living crisis bites

  Entrepreneurs admit to raiding their personal savings to stay afloat as infla..

ShelfNow Becomes The World’s First Blockchain-Enabled Marketplace

ShelfNow Becomes The World’s First Blockchain-Enabled Marketplace

  April 2022: B2B online marketplace ShelfNow announces the launch of blockchai..

New open banking-powered invoice financing service launched to support businesses during tough economic times, and help more to get paid instantly

New open banking-powered invoice financing service launched to support businesses during tough economic times, and help more to get paid instantly

  CRIF – the leading provider of credit information in Europe – has partnered ..

South West SMEs outperforming rest of UK when it comes to growth

South West SMEs outperforming rest of UK when it comes to growth

            The South West is leading when looking at growth prospects and fi..

Brilliant Solutions adds Proportunity to its lender panel

Brilliant Solutions adds Proportunity to its lender panel

  Members will now have access to Proportunity’s mortgage booster equity loan, ..

Crowd Data Systems raises €1M to enable the future of treasury management software

Crowd Data Systems raises €1M to enable the future of treasury management software

  The platform enables corporate treasurers managing a company’s liquidit..

Tax planning for the year ahead: What to consider for your small business

Tax planning for the year ahead: What to consider for your small business

By Ben Brookes, Partner at Wellers, one of the UK’s leading accountancy firms, highl..

How to budget during high costs and inflation

How to budget during high costs and inflation

By Beth Whitmore, Partner at Wellers, one of the UK’s leading accountancy firms, off..

An Ace Up Your Sleeve: How Business Audits Add Value to Your Company

An Ace Up Your Sleeve: How Business Audits Add Value to Your Company

By: Oliver Assogna on behalf of Wisteria Accountants As a business owner, it is impo..

Ensuring secure and reliable ways to pay for virtual goods will be paramount to making the metaverse a truly immersive experience.

Ensuring secure and reliable ways to pay for virtual goods will be paramount to making the metaverse a truly immersive experience.

May 19, 2022. The metaverse economy is predicted to hit 13 trillion dollars by 2030 ..

Here’s How to Take Your Financial Business to New Heights

Here’s How to Take Your Financial Business to New Heights

  Owensboro, KY, May 16, 2022 — Travis Ray Chaney’s first book, Turbo Growth, f..

Triple lock won’t save the ‘Golden Years’

Triple lock won’t save the ‘Golden Years’

  Brits must look for alternative assets as retirement wealth comes under threa..

HSBC launches $1 billion lending fund for female entrepreneurs

HSBC launches $1 billion lending fund for female entrepreneurs

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings said on Thursday it was launching a $1 billion le..

Mounting pressure on crypco investors, says William Je

Mounting pressure on crypco investors, says William Je

Following a Freedom of Information request, HM Revenue & Customs is reported to ..

The Biggest Payment Issues Small Businesses Face and How to Navigate Them

The Biggest Payment Issues Small Businesses Face and How to Navigate Them

By Gary Prince, Chief Strategy Officer, SimplyPayMe  Payment processing..

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar moved sharply off its low..

RO CAPITAL PARTNERS INCREASES ITS SCOPE WITH STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN SQFT.CAPITAL

RO CAPITAL PARTNERS INCREASES ITS SCOPE WITH STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN SQFT.CAPITAL

  sqft.capital is a platform for UK property developers to model deals  and rai..

Accounts Payable fraud: Do you know who’s accessing your finances?

Accounts Payable fraud: Do you know who’s accessing your finances?

  Mark Blakemore, CFO at Compleat Software The use of social engineering and ph..

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experi..

Just 1 in 10 UK professionals have confirmation of a pay rise in 2022

Just 1 in 10 UK professionals have confirmation of a pay rise in 2022

   74% feel unsupported by their employer as wages fail to keep pace with the s..

5 Trends Currently Booming in Fintech Space

5 Trends Currently Booming in Fintech Space

  A2A payments, green initiatives, embedded finance, low-code solutions and the..