New company promise: ‘Fast. Forward. Finance’ GRENKE becoming fastest growing financing specialist in the UK due to new solutions approach Customer centric and consultative, providing businesses across the UK access to a mixture of financial solutions ideally suited to their business challenges 2019 has certainly been the year for GRENKE. Launching its new brand, website […]
LendInvest, the UK’s marketplace for property finance, has expanded its buy-to-let offering into Scotland as demand for long-term property finance in the Scottish housing market increases. The move comes months after the announcement that LendInvest has received £200m in funding from the National Australia Bank for the business to expand its capacity to lend in […]
Funding Options, the marketplace for business finance, has partnered with predictive company intelligence platform, DueDil, to simplify its customer journey and speed up finance applications. The DueDil Funding Options partnership aims to improve financing outcomes for customers by improving the fit between customer and lender and speeding up the application process. DueDil uses proprietary matching […]
“News of the economy contracting for a second successive month in September has been swiftly followed by a warning of how the growing economic malaise is feeding through to the labour market. Official data from the Office for national Statistics showed employers cutting headcounts at the fastest rate for four years in the third quarter. […]
Start-ups looking to take their next business steps, and budding entrepreneurs who want to develop their ideas into fully-fledged companies, are encouraged to share knowledge and network about potential funding opportunities, thanks to regional events being run by the EISA (The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association). The recent Ready Steady Grow! series has seen events taking […]
NatWest has today announced a new technology integration with global accountancy software provider Xero, which will allow its subscribers to access a NatWest financing service directly from the Xero platform. Using Single Sign On (SSO) technology, Xero users will have direct access to NatWest’s Rapid Cash service, which provides businesses with a flexible line of […]
British entrepreneurs and companies are lagging behind their global competitors when it comes to creating and securing their inventions, with an 8% drop in patents granted domestically in 2018 versus an increase in global (2%) and European patents (20%) granted. According to analysis of the latest WIPO and IPO data by Santander UK, the […]
MarketInvoice has today updated its name to MarketFinance. The fintech business lender established in 2011, has provided over £2.6bn in lending to thousands of UK businesses. Using its proprietary technology and risk engine, coupled with a personalised service to enhance the lending experience, MarketFinance has enabled businesses to seamlessly access credit lines to suit their […]
Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services today announces its rebrand as Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Acuity”) following the completion of its management buyout from Moody’s Corporation, supported by the European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (“Equistone”). Acuity, a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and automation technology to the financial services sector, has also appointed […]
Fiduciam, that last month announced it had met its staffing target for 2019, has just completed its best month since being established. The company granted £43.5m of new loans in October. Last week Fiduciam announced its largest loan in Germany to date and all the countries that the company lends in (UK, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands […]
