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Wyelands Bank hires two new regional directors
1 day agoWyelands Bank has made two additions to its working capital solutions team...
Triodos Bank reports 17% growth in sustainable lending
1 day agoTriodos Bank has reported a 17% year-on-year growth in sustainable lending for the year ended 31st December 2018...
Tandem introduces new savings account powered by AUTOSAVINGS
2 days agoTandem has launched a new savings account which pays 0.5% interest...
Project BankNorth picks nCino to provide digital banking platform
2 days agoProject BankNorth has partnered with cloud-banking fintech nCino...
Curve to hire six country managers for international expansion
2 days agoCurve has announced plans to open offices in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Poland...
Redefining SME banking technology
3 days agoThere has been significant change in the financial services sector in the past three to five years, one driven by...
Unity Trust Bank reports 68 per cent profit rise
3 days agoUnity Trust Bank increased its profits by 68% in 2018, having approved over £200m of lending to firms and projects...
OakNorth reveals plans for Manchester client-facing office
3 days agoOakNorth’s Manchester client-facing office is expected to go live within two to three months, according to its...
SimplyBiz agrees to acquire Defaqto for £74.3m
3 days agoThe SimplyBiz Group has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Regulus Topco Limited...
Training BDMs to the level required takes 'up to a year'
3 days agoInvestec Private Bank’s BDM Peter Izard (pictured above) has stated that if you don't invest in people, you...
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Redefining SME banking technology
There has been significant change in the financial services sector in the past three to five years, one driven by new client expectations of customer...
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A guide to 'Isa season'
If you’ve opened a newspaper or read the news online recently, you’ve probably come across the term ‘Isa season’ which focuses on how you...
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Why private banking is specialist
Ask any mortgage broker to define what ‘specialist’ lending is and their answer will probably encompass the following areas: buy-to-let,...
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How social media can fuel the future of banking
It’s hard to imagine that just 10 years ago social media was yet to become a truly global phenomenon — and smartphones had only just been...
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The UK's SME productivity challenge
There are many millstones hanging around the neck of Britain’s economy in early 2019...
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BTR: Tenant poacher or happy bedfellow?
The sand has been shifting so much under the feet of private landlords that many may believe they are becoming an endangered species...
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Banks need to unite to redefine their social purpose
We are currently seeing a shift in momentum in how people view the role of the banking sector. We have seen non-governmental organisations and...
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Can banks do more for SMEs?
Without mentioning the ‘B’ word, these are uncertain times...
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What does ‘personal’ mean in the specialist banking market?
Personalisation lies at the heart of the specialist banking market, which is exactly what makes the sector so special...
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Financial penalties are needed if we’re to tackle late payments to SMEs
More must be done to clamp down on late payments to SMEs — including fines for poor payers...
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OakNorth: how some of the entrepreneurs we’ve lent to first got started
For many, the new year brings with it new possibilities and the chance to explore new opportunities...
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Technology paves the way for a new era of customer communications for banks
In the post-GDPR banking landscape, utilising outbound mail for critical customer communications has re-emerged as an important communications...