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What does it take to secure a banking licence?
7 years agoThe process of applying for a banking licence has become a familiar one for many firms over the past five years...
BBB’s commercial arm launches £100m Regional Angels Programme
7 years agoBritish Business Investments – a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank – has introduced a new...
Gatehouse Bank forms savings partnership with Flagstone
7 years agoGatehouse Bank has announced a partnership with Flagstone, which will see the sharia-compliant bank promote its...
Blockchain banking is paving the way for the future of finance
7 years agoMaking purchases has never been easier...
British Business Investments makes £25m capital investment in STB
7 years agoBritish Business Investments – a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank – has announced a £25m...
Metro Bank launches MSc in retail and digital banking
7 years agoMetro Bank has partnered with Cranfield School of Management to launch an MSc in retail and digital banking...
Eight banking licence applications made between March and July
7 years agoEight banking licence applications have been made in the five months to the end of July this year, according to...
Paragon Bank increases rate on two-year fixed rate bond
7 years agoParagon Bank has increased the rate of its two-year fixed rate bond to 2.26% AER...
Clearpath Finance and Atom bank provide £1.2m to NI SMEs
7 years agoClearpath Finance and Atom bank have provided around £1.2m of new business loans to Northern Irish SMEs in the...
New business models for data-driven banking
7 years agoIn the post-GDPR financial services landscape, new business models will emerge which will see providers serving...
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Believe the hype – why explainable AI is a trend that’s here to stay
Technology has become a ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives...
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What banks need to know about cloud security
One of the most common perceived concerns when adopting the cloud is the issue of security...
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Protecting against supply chain disruption and the domino effect
Disappointingly, many UK SME business owners don’t understand their supply chains...
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Confused about which Isa to choose? Hopefully this mini-guide will help…
We are now firmly in Isa season, so you’re likely to read multiple articles about the most competitive Isa products in the market and how best to...
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Rejuvenation of the regions is overdue and innovative banking can help
Boris Johnson was swift to start delivering on his promise to boost the British regions after the general election...
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Cash costs time for SMEs — how can banks help?
Cash is still king for businesses up and down the country; businesses that must essentially be flexible to consumer preferences...
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Aldermore’s outlook for SMEs in 2020
As we enter 2020, it’s worth reflecting on how the economic landscape in which UK small businesses currently operate in is changing...
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Enhancing offerings to SMEs with the use of technology
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up a significant proportion of British businesses...
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Step back from the hype: what can AI realistically deliver in 2020?
While talk of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services generates great excitement, it’s important not to get too carried away and caught...
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2020 vision: Open Banking is open for business
Last year was a major one for Open Banking. September’s PSD2 deadline encouraged banks to accelerate their efforts to become compliant, and while...
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London: still the fintech capital of the world?
London is often considered the ‘fintech capital’ of the world thanks to its rising number of fintech unicorns — those private companies valued...
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B-North’s 2020 Outlook
B-North, the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank in the UK, has been making strong regulatory and technical progress in 2019...






