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Nottingham Building Society joins Air Mortgage Club retirement lending panel
1 week agoAir Mortgage Club has added Nottingham Building Society to its retirement lending panel...
Triodos Bank provides long-term finance to UK’s largest community solar farm
1 week agoTriodos Bank UK has provided finance for what is claimed to be the largest community-owned solar farm in the UK...
Gatehouse Bank opens BTL range to FTBs
1 week agoGatehouse Bank has opened up its BTL range to both first-time buyers and first-time landlords...
British Business Investments provides £15m tier two facility to PCF Bank
1 week agoBritish Business Investments (BBI) has provided a new £15m tier two capital facility to PCF Bank...
An interview with Oliver Prill: It would be ‘extremely difficult’ for a new business banking player to emerge now
1 week agoIn an interview with Specialist Banking, Oliver Prill, CEO at Tide (pictured above), offers us his opinion on the...
Smith & Williamson to transfer portfolio loan book to Hampden & Co
2 weeks agoPrivate bank Hampden & Co has been selected by Smith & Williamson to take on the latter’s loan book, with the...
Shawbrook cuts rates on second charge products
2 weeks agoShawbrook Bank has announced that it is reducing its rates across its second charge range in a bid to improve its...
Hodge appoints Rufus Leonard to shape brand direction
2 weeks agoHodge has appointed a brand experience agency partner to help shape the independent financial services group’s...
Paragon announces new director of mortgage sales
2 weeks agoParagon has appointed Moray Hulme (pictured above) as director of mortgage sales...
Starling Bank raises £30m to fund European expansion
2 weeks agoStarling Bank has raised £30m from its latest funding round to accelerate its expansion into Europe...
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The ongoing digital revolution is re-writing the communications manual
The evolution of new communications technologies is redefining the customer experience in the specialist banking market, with customers having higher...
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This is the world of new rules and ideation for SME banking
The banking ecosystem is changing and there is possibly no better time than now for digital transformation, with technologies being readily...
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An interview with Oliver Prill: It would be ‘extremely difficult’ for a new business banking player to emerge now
In an interview with Specialist Banking, Oliver Prill, CEO at Tide (pictured above), offers us his opinion on the performance of the UK SME banking...
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How can specialist banks continue to embrace difference?
Everyone’s different — and with big banks not geared up to meet the specialist challenge, the opportunity for smaller lenders is clear. But as...
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Could the Spotify of banking be closer than we think?
Spotify cracked the music market wide open because it understood exactly how people wanted to use music; what will it take for banking to do the same?...
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A spotlight on BTL
At Investec Private Bank, we are seeing a continued demand for BTL mortgages with clients taking advantage of low interest rates to make their...
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An interview with Jacqueline Morcombe: Building diverse teams leads to ‘more innovative ideas and better business outcomes’
Jacqueline Morcombe, area vice-president of international sales enablement at nCino, discusses diversity in the banking industry, how to efficiently...
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A guide to how sharia-compliant mortgages work
In December 2018, we launched an alternative to traditional home loans, a home purchasing plan (HPP) for buyers in the UK, abroad and expats...
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The state of play among challenger banks
Joanne Dewar, CEO at Global Processing Services (pictured above); and Pedro Pinto Coelho, CEO at Banco BNI Europa; discuss who will come out on top...
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An interview with Eric Wilson: 'We envisage the entrance of several neobanks into the Australian market over the next few years'
Earlier this month, Xinja Bank was granted its full banking licence by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority...
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Flexible finance solutions to counter Brexit uncertainty
Since the EU referendum in June 2016, businesses have been looking for clarity over what the future will mean for operations such as pricing,...
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An interview with Ricky Knox: 'It's about time the mortgage sector caught up with the way people live'
Ricky Knox, CEO at Tandem (pictured above), talks about its Savetember campaign, upcoming mortgage product and educating young people about money in...