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SME Lending, Banking Services for Fintechs: LHV Bank Extends Maximum Loan Size to UK SMEs to £5M

LHV Bank, a provider of banking services to fintechs and SME lending solutions for UK businesses, announces the extension of its maximum loan size to £5 million, enabling further support for UK SMEs aiming to grow. LHV Bank’s Manchester-based SME lending team “offers commercial mortgages… Read More

UK’s LHV Bank Secures Banking License from Prudential Regulatory Authority

LHV Bank, a provider of Banking Services and SME Lending solutions, announces it has been authorized “as a credit institution by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), becoming the first institution to receive a banking licence without restrictions in 2023.” This milestone achievement “allows LHV Bank… Read More

European SME Lender October Reports More Projects Funded Last Year than 2018, 2019, 2020 Combined

Earlier this month, the team at marketplace lender October had shared an open letter with their community. October wrote in its open letter that last year, they had committed to working hard, “with enthusiasm and curiosity.” They had promised to lend more efficiently to businesses,… Read More

European SME Lender October Reveals that Investors are Increasingly Seeking “Safe” Investments

European SME lender October reveals that 2021 was an “intense year” for their platform. October notes that not only was it their best lending year so far on record, with more initiatives financed than the past 3 years combined, but also “the one of multiple… Read More

HCL Technologies Commits to Application Services Partnership with Lendico, a Brand of ING Germany

HCL Technologies, a global tech firm, has agreed to a multi-year application services transformation partnership with Lendico, which is a brand of ING Germany, in order to deliver application and engineering services to help it create a digital platform that makes business banking faster and… Read More

BaaS Fintech Netbank Partners Investree Philippines to Expand Digital SME Lending Services

Netbank and Investree have announced a new partnership in order to expand electronic SME lending in the Philippines. Netbank, which is a banking as a service (BaaS) platform, and Investree, an SME lender from Indonesia, have confirmed that their partnership will focus on expanding loans… Read More

North Carolina’s nCino and Sweden’s Small Business Lender Yourban to Launch Digital Banking Platform to Support SME Lending

US-headquartered nCino, an established cloud banking provider, has teamed up Sweden’s small business lender, Yourban, in order to support SME lending via the nCino Bank Operating System. Through the partnership, Yourban will be using a system that has been configured to meet the bank’s requirements…. Read More

Singapore’s SME Financing Plaform Validus Secures $14 Million, with $20 Million in Committed Capital via Series B+ Round

Singapore-headquartered Validus, a financing platform focused on SMEs, has secured more than $14 million in funding, with $20 million in committed capital, from a Series B+ investment round. Validus’ round was co-led by Kuok Group’s Orion fund (managed by K3 Venture Partners) and the Vertex… Read More

Post COVID-19: Lasting Impact on Society Following Coronavirus Crisis will Create Favorable Growth Conditions for Fintech Firms, New Report Claims

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has had a significant impact on our lives and is changing the way we work, interact, and consume products and services. Finch Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on Europe and the Southeast Asia region, has published a report, titled… Read More

Mexican Fintech Credijusto Secures $100 Million in Debt from the Credit Suisse Group to Help Finance Local SMEs

Credijusto, a Mexican Fintech firm, has revealed that it has secured $100 million in debt from Credit Suisse Group, a Switzerland-based multinational wealth manager, investment bank and financial services company. Credijusto says that it acquired the capital in order to issue more loans to SMEs… Read More

NatWest Joins Forces With Soldo to Boost SME Lending

UK banking group NatWest announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Soldo, a pre-paid company card provider for small businesses, to expand its SME lending capabilities. NatWest reported that the partnership will allow two of its ventures, Esme Loans and Rapid Cash, to be… Read More

Joseph Gaudio Takes on New Role as Private Fintech Lender National Funding President

Joseph Gaudio has taken on a new role at National Funding, the large private fintech lenders of small and medium-sized business loans. Previously COO, Gaudio has been promoted to President and will report directly to Founder and CEO Dave Gilbert. Founded in 1999, National Funding has… Read More

UK P2P Lender Growth Street Expands Team

UK SME lender Growth Street has brought on board a new Director of Sales, Head of Relationship Management and Business Development Manager as the firm’s expansion continues. The new appointments bring a wealth of sector experience to Growth Street. Chan Purewal, formerly of Boost Capital and… Read More

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