Tagged: business growth

March 13, 2025 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The North East of England continues to drive regional growth for the UK, according to the latest NatWest UK Regional Growth Tracker for February. The index is said to be the “fact-based” indicator of regional economic health published each month, offering a snapshot of “performance… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle-market businesses, has appointed Denise Pagliarulo, a former AXIS Capital finance veteran and Deloitte alumna, to lead its finance team. According to the update from Insurtech Cowbell, Denise will be responsible for… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

‍Small business optimism returns in 2024, as half of SMEs anticipate growth this year, according to new research from iwoca – one of Europe’s small business lenders. As noted in the update from iwoca, nearly half (47%) of small business owners “surveyed expect that their… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite a challenging economic environment, 101 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2023, according to research by iwoca – one of Europe’s largest small business lenders. Analysis of Companies House data reveals “that over 436,000 businesses were… Read More

September 27, 2023 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SME Finance, the Fintech reinventing growth financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises, and Okredo, the open data platform for risk assessment and business growth, have partnered to launch the risk-based credit pre-offer in the Baltic region. The solution streamlines and simplifies business financing processes “by… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paystand, the B2B payments company with the world’s largest commercial blockchain, claims that it has “defied” market conditions and experienced “a more than 600% growth rate over the past three years.” At a time when inflation is an ongoing issue, the stock market “remains volatile,… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tipalti, the global payables automation solution, reveals fresh insights into the strategies of global finance leaders in high-growth businesses “amidst the current economic climate, with almost 8 in 10 (78%) believing sustainable growth is now more important than growth-at-any-cost.” With interest rates at their highest… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 9:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has announced that, from today, it aims to provide an additional £1 billion in lending to the UK Manufacturing sector by the end of 2030, aiming “to stimulate growth in the sector and help manufacturers invest in cleaner, more efficient forms of energy… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global spending on financial market data and news “continued its decade-long growth streak with revenues jumping 4.7% to a record $37.3 billion in 2022.” Although real-time trading and data spending accounted “for the largest share of total revenues, strong demand for Pricing, Reference and Valuation… Read More

March 13, 2023 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech lender Sonovate has surpassed £3.5bn in total funding and £1 billion in annual funding for the first time “as rising costs force businesses to seek finance to manage cashflow and drive growth.” During 2022, Sonovate reportedly “provided businesses with £1.1 billion in finance, a… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mettle, the NatWest-backed digital account for small businesses operating in the United Kingdom, has reported 500% customer growth since the beginning of last year, reaching 50,000 clients nationwide. Established back in 2018, the app-only banking service offers hard-pressed freelance workers, sole traders, and small business… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bubl Technology Inc., creators of the Bublcam, the world’s first fully spherical consumer camera, announces that following the close of its $4.6M Series Seed funding round including Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital and other strategic investors, it will perform organizational changes to its executive management team… Read More