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Shawbrook loan book reaches £5.3bn
5 years agoShawbrook Group PLC has announced that its loan book increased by 21% to £5.3bn in the six months to 30th June...
Paragon’s aviation finance arm completes its first US dollar deal
5 years agoParagon’s aviation finance division has provided a $7.9m loan for Zenith Aviation to enable the latter to buy...
Crowdcube investors see strong returns on Revolut investments
5 years agoCrowdfunding investors who backed Revolut through Crowdcube have now realised returns of around 19 times their...
Redwood Bank launches new one-year business savings bond
5 years agoRedwood Bank has introduced a new one-year fixed rate savings bond...
Entrepreneurship: it’s still a man’s world and we need to change that
5 years agoAs a bank focused on helping the UK’s entrepreneurs achieve their growth ambitions, one of the key issues in the...
Metro Bank to open new Kent store
5 years agoMetro Bank has revealed that it will be opening a new store this winter in Ashford, Kent...
Monzo makes current account available to 16-year-olds
5 years agoMonzo has made its current account available to UK-based 16- to 17-year-olds...
Virgin Money and L&G Home Finance form lifetime mortgage partnership
5 years agoLegal & General Home Finance (L&G) has announced a new lifetime mortgage partnership with Virgin Money...
Challenger bank enters Spanish equity release market
5 years agoBanco BNI Europa has entered the Spanish equity release market after partnering with financial adviser Óptima...
Paragon reaches £5bn deposit milestone
5 years agoParagon has announced that it has reached £5bn in deposits...
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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...