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Metro supports business expansion with £4.5m funding package
20 hours agoMetro Bank has provided a £3.5m invoice finance facility and £1m asset finance line to a waste management specialist to sup...
Arbuthnot Latham announces Inspiring Innovator of the Year award finalists
20 hours agoArbuthnot Latham has announced the finalists for its third annual Inspiring Innovator of the Year Award...
10,500 people sign up to Coconut waiting list
21 hours agoCoconut has announced that 10,500 freelancers, self-employed workers and limited companies have signed up to its business cur...
Shawbrook chief executive to step down
2 days agoThe board of Shawbrook has announced that Steve Pateman (pictured above) will be standing down from his position as chief exe...
Will current account complaints continue to fall?
2 days agoThe number of complaints the FCA receives regarding current accounts is likely to continue to decrease, an industry expert be...
The potential and pitfalls of Open Banking
2 days agoWhether banking or wealth and asset management, financial management is evolving...
Monzo joins Current Account Switch Service
2 days agoMobile-only bank Monzo has enabled customers to switch bank accounts in just a few taps...
Avoiding the ‘silo mentality’
2 days agoI have just come off a complex bridging case that saw Masthaven deliver an £800,000-plus loan to help a developer complete o...
Metro Bank to open Bristol store
2 days agoMetro Bank has announced that it plans to open a new store in central Bristol this autumn...
Alex Upton set to join Masthaven as sales director
2 days agoIt has been confirmed that Alex Upton (pictured above) will be leaving Castle Trust to join Masthaven to become the specialis...
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The potential and pitfalls of Open Banking
Whether banking or wealth and asset management, financial management is evolving...
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Avoiding the ‘silo mentality’
I have just come off a complex bridging case that saw Masthaven deliver an £800,000-plus loan to help a developer complete o...
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Turning the UK back into a nation of savers
The Bank of England has indicated that it is likely to increase the bank rate in the near future, with market commentators sp...
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Making the right decisions from the start
It’s never been an easy ride running a small or micro business...
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The UK’s regional funding gap: what more can be done?
One of the most important macroeconomic objectives for the UK is to improve economic growth and productivity...
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London – the Western Islamic finance hub
Last month, the Islamic Development Bank and London Stock Exchange hosted the Sukuk Summit, not long after Al Rayan Bank list...
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Ask me a question only a human could answer
We’re often sold the idea that AI solutions and automated systems – increasingly employed in banking, retail, food servic...
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Spring forward
Spring is a time of growth and activity is picking up for many of our customers...
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Are UK banks falling behind?
In an era when companies such as Amazon, Apple and Facebook are setting ever higher standards for online customer experience,...
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Do SMEs favour equity and alternative finance over debt?
Improving the growth and productivity of SMEs is fundamental to enhancing economic performance...
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Funding growth
While we have seen a slight dip in the latest revised GDP figures, there are plenty of positive signs of growth for the year...
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US tie-ups can help drive the UK fintech sector forward
The FCA’s collaboration agreement with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced last week is a good sig...
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Opening up the world of data
We live in a world of data and regulations, so it is not surprising that the two are having a large impact on each other and...
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Fintech as a force for good
The big news around fintech focuses on the many ways it is already making financial services more profitable, more scalable,...