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300 companies sign up to Women in Finance Charter
9 hours agoA total of 300 companies have now signed up to HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter....
Hanley Economic offers self-build product in Scotland
11 hours agoHanley Economic Building Society has extended its self-build and residential mortgage offerings into Scotland with...
Why it’s important to encourage female entrepreneurs
1 day agoOn Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we honour women in business, their fearless ambition, their achievements and...
TSB names new CEO
1 day agoThe board of TSB Bank PLC – with the support of Sabadell – has announced that Debbie Crosbie (pictured above)...
Tandem opens community beta testing for autosavings
4 days agoTandem has invited its existing app users to join its autosavings beta testing community to help test its new...
Secure Trust Bank enters Right to Buy market
4 days agoSecure Trust Bank Mortgages (STB) has launched into the Right to Buy market with a range of mortgages for tenants...
Starling announces partnership with the Post Office
5 days agoStarling Bank has announced that it has partnered with the Post Office as it looks to offer every day banking...
Close Brothers appoints new NED
5 days agoClose Brothers Group PLC has named Peter Duffy as an independent non-executive director...
What’s missing from the specialist banking market?
6 days agoTwo months ago, Specialist Banking published a feature looking at whether there was room for more banks in the...
TransferWise secures £65m syndicated debt facility
6 days agoTransferWise has completed a £65m syndicated debt facility with NatWest, JP Morgan and LHV Bank...
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Why it’s important to encourage female entrepreneurs
On Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we honour women in business, their fearless ambition, their achievements and successes...
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FOS extension is a step in the right direction
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is an important organisation set up by parliament to resolve complaints between financial firms and their...
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How can challenger banks create a reputation for innovation?
With the world around us digitally transforming at a rapid pace, the opportunities to deliver value-adding financial products and services has never...
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Perceptions of private banks can be misleading
The way in which we perceive the sector we work in – and indeed the job we do – can at times differ to the way others see it...
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What lenders look for when financing hotel projects
This week, I’ll be at the Annual Hotel Conference in Manchester where I’ll be speaking on Thursday about the funding options available to hotel...
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New business models for data-driven banking
In the post-GDPR financial services landscape, new business models will emerge which will see providers serving their clients as collaborative...
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Blockchain banking is paving the way for the future of finance
Making purchases has never been easier...
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The ripples of the 2008 crisis can still be felt today
The financial crisis of 2008 was a watershed moment in global capitalism. Ten years ago, US investment bank Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy,...
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Why data warehouse automation is critical on the path to AI in banking
Start-up banks are challenging the traditional high street institutions to find more agile ways of working – to do more, smarter, with less...
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Why commercial banks are in danger of being left behind
Harnessing a customer-first, technology-led approach, retail banks are paving the way with innovation...
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A window of opportunity for commercial banks
Commercial cards have been a core offering for banks for decades and over recent years, this market has undergone significant transformations...
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Why specialist banks can drive a renaissance in customer loyalty
Is banking loyalty dead? I’d like to think not, but grab some research reports on customer allegiance to mainstream banks and it’ll make for some...