Opinion
SME funding support is more important than ever
7 years agoSmall businesses are the backbone of the UK economy and play a crucial role in boosting economic growth....
Capturing the SME market: Is it time for banks to get personal?
7 years agoThe SME market is proving to be an extremely lucrative one. In fact, in 2018, SMEs in the UK had a...
Is it time to ask banks what is happening with your money?
7 years agoWith Mark Carney indicating that the Bank of England will soon produce new rules on how it wants banks,...
Why does it take so long to get a commercial loan?
7 years agoIn today’s digital and agile world, businesses move fast. They optimise their products, sales,...
How can banks succeed in this new digital age?
7 years agoLooking back over the first year of Open Banking, it’s only fairly recently that we have started to...
Open Banking — the specialist way
7 years agoThe cogs of Open Banking have been whirring in the background of the specialist lending market for some...
Redefining banking: AI
7 years agoThis is an exciting time for financial services as a new era of interrelated technologies, including...
Redefining SME banking technology
7 years agoThere has been significant change in the financial services sector in the past three to five years, one...
A guide to 'Isa season'
7 years agoIf you’ve opened a newspaper or read the news online recently, you’ve probably come across the term...
Why private banking is specialist
7 years agoAsk any mortgage broker to define what ‘specialist’ lending is and their answer will probably...
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Temenos partners with ClearBank for cloud payments
Banking software company Temenos has formed a strategic relationship with ClearBank to provide banks with a faster route to market for real-time cloud payments...
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Unity Trust Bank registers 34% rise in profits
Unity Trust Bank increased profits by 34% in 2019...
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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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Piloting tech updates: ‘The bigger the bank, the harder it is to get anything done’
In the latest Medianett filmed roundtable session, we discussed how important technology is in the banking space, and what impact the industry expects it to have on its businesses in the future...
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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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OakNorth sees 95% increase in pre-tax profits
OakNorth Bank has announced a 95% rise in pre-tax profits in 2019 to £65.9m, up from the £33.9m recorded in 2018...
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Redwood Bank signs up to Women in Finance Charter
Redwood Bank has announced that it has signed up to the Women in Finance (WIF) Charter...
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Masthaven launches digital Women in Leadership programme
Masthaven Bank has launched a new Women in Leadership digital development programme for female senior leaders...
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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 make the most of your Isa allowance before the end of the tax year...
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Garden shed entrepreneurs contribute £16.6bn to the UK economy
Entrepreneurs who run their businesses from garden sheds contribute £16.6bn annually to the UK economy, according to a recent study...






