Disrupting small business banking
I think what we (business owners) really want is an experience driven bank.
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Square lands conditional banking licence from FDIC
The bank will be based in Utah.
Citadele Bank invests €10m in SME Finance
The partnership will offer factoring and banking services.
Bank of England dips into US repo to lend banks $15bn
It’s the largest sum the central bank has issued since the financial crisis.
Iwoca launches lending platform to help banks and fintechs tap UK SMEs
The platform has already bagged Monese and Xero as a partners.
What the Fintech? A new podcast from FinTech Futures | Episode 1
Trending topics, useful insights, strong opinions, and a fintech jailhouse – all in our brand new podcast!
Monzo launches first business banking accounts
UK challenger bank steps into the business space with new accounts.
SpotOn raises $50 million in Series B featuring former Twitter CEO
Payments firm plans to extend product development.
SME challenger bank NorthOne raises $21m Series A
New York-based challenger plans to splash the cash on customer acquisition.
Metro Bank partners with ezbob to launch SME lending platform
The bank claims businesses will receive loans in minutes.
Greensill buys Aussie payday advance app Earnd
The acquisition marks Greensill’s move into payday finance.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
“If you want it, go get it!”
Nancy Butler at B-North, shares her experience in banking this international women’s day.
Is the future of banking not open but closed?
Europe and USA have to create their own ecosystems to compete with the East.
CreditEnable announces $2m pre-Series A investment round
The investment will allow it to develop and launch a second-generation product.
India’s lending start-up SMEcorner bags $30m Series B
The round was led by a $10.5 million investment from Germany’s Paragon Partners.
Santander’s PagoFX to launch in Spring and rival TransferWise
The venture now has a 50-person London-based team.
The allure of omnichannel: New functionality, seamless SMB journeys
With the right software in place, the ATM can play a new role.
Poland’s digital banking provider Efigence talks private over public cloud
“Banks don’t want to invest in infrastructure when they don’t need it,” says CTO.
Small business lender iwoca raises €100m for German loan growth
The company says it is the largest fintech small business lender in Germany.
TripActions lands $500m credit facility from SVB, Goldman and Comerica
TripActions Liquid will float an employees’ travel spend.
Aspiring neobank EasyEuro raises $4m in pre-A round
The fintech is targeting cross-border trade between Europe and Asia.
Funda Finance Partners in lendtech revamp with nCino
US-based nCino has gained further presence in Australia via a new deal with Funda Finance Partners, an SME lender. New South Wales-based Funda will implement the vendor’s flagship cloud-based solution, nCino Bank Operating System, “to streamline its lending processes and enhance its customer experience”, nCino says. “Funda chose nCino after searching for a technology solution […]
Neobank for UK farmers Oxbury lands licence and launches Series C
Its flagship offering ‘Oxbury Farm Credit’ will roll out later this year.
OakNorth to deploy lending platform for Dutch lender Oimio
Newly-launched firm aims to help SMEs with loans of €1-10 million.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
The future of trade finance
We speak to Mastercard, NatWest and Marco Polo senior executives about their partnership.
Nucleus Commercial Finance gains £25m funding line from Paragon Bank
SME lender plans to boost support for customers.
Finnish SME banking service Holvi launches in UK
The challenger already has 200,000 customers largely in Finland and Germany.
Liberis raises £32m to boost growth plans
The funding for the SME finance provider was led by investment firm FTV Capital.
Barclays signs tech partnership with invoice insurance firm Nimbla
UK bank to offer Nimbla technology to one million SME customers.
Fundbox hires “Swiss army knife” CFO signalling IPO
CFO Marten Abrahamsen is a former investment banker.
Why start-up boards are here to stay
Start-up boards are often overlooked and underappreciated.
White paper: Next-generation acquiring in Mediterranean countries
What merchant acquirers should do to outperform increasing competition from new entrants.
Challenger bank for British farmers Oxbury set to launch later this year
The launch comes at a time of prolonged Brexit uncertainty for British farmers.
SME challenger bank B-North raises £2m funding
The bank’s first regional “Lending Pod” will open in Manchester in Q2 2020.
UK fintech Rebank raises $2.8m seed round to help businesses bank
The start-up sits on top of businesses’ bank accounts.
Challenger banks in the Middle East
Featuring challenger banks in the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Metro Bank opens SME registration for on-demand cash service
Metro Bank aims to help business users save time.
National Bank of Fujairah preps SME banking platform
UAE bank aims to tap into country’s deep SME market.
