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Funding Circle partners with Atom Bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Nov 2023

UK-based lending platform Funding Circle has partnered with Atom Bank to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with convenient access to funding. 

partnership, funding, financing , online platform, banks, financial services, SMEs, SME lending

Regtech&IDV roundup 2023: global investments and collaborations in the fight against fincrime – part 2, the who

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Nov 2023

Expanding on the rationale behind funding and M&A activity in regtech and IDV, today we present the technology vendors in the space that have made headlines since the beginning of 2023.


identity fraud, regtech, merger, acquisition, funding, AI, machine learning, KYC, AML

Starling Bank launches one-year saver product for SMEs

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 17 Feb 2023

Starling Bank has launched a one-year saver product for its SME customers with a 2.5% fixed interest rate over one year on balances of GBP 2.000 or more.

banks, product launch, SMEs, fintech, banking license

Chinese municipal bank offers first digital yuan loan

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Aug 2022

The Rural Commerce Bank of Zhangjiagang has issued its first digital yuan loan backed by intellectual property as collateral.

digital currency, CBDC, fintech, digital payments

UK government puts banks in the spotlight after releasing BBLS data

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 01 Aug 2022

The UK government has published the first figures on the performance of its three emergency COVID-19 loan guarantee schemes, pushing banks like Starling Bank to explain their reliance on state-back funding.

banks, COVID-19, SMEs, acquisition, data

Starling Bank to acquire mortgage book worth GBP 500 mln

News | Payments General | 14 Jun 2022

Starling Bank has agreed to acquire a mortgage book worth about GBP 500 million, as the digital challenger attempts to broaden its assets beyond COVID-19 loans.

banks, COVID-19, acquisition, challenger bank, digital banking

iwoca releases SME Expert Index

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 02 Nov 2021

iwoca has released its quarterly SME Expert Index of UK Brokers which showcases that small business owners are feeling optimistic about economic conditions for growth.

SMEs, SME lending

Brokers see rising demand for unsecured finance, study finds

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 15 Jul 2021

Demand for unsecured finance from SMEs is on the rise, according to iwoca’s quarterly SME Expert Index of UK brokers.

lending, SMEs, SME lending, study

US-based banks to issue credit cards to people with no credit scores

News | Cards | 14 May 2021

US-based banks have planned to start sharing data on customers’ deposit accounts to extend credit to people who have traditionally lacked opportunities to borrow, according to WSJ.

JP Morgan, banks, credit card, credit scoring

iwoca releases its SME Expert Index

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 31 Mar 2021

iwoca’s new SME Expert Index has revealed that the most requested reason for applying for unsecured finance was to ‘manage day to day cash flows’, according 41% of respondents.

fintech, lending, cash flow, survey

China to push its tech giants to share consumer credit data

News | Online Payments | 12 Jan 2021

China has shown signs of trying to push tech giants including Ant Group, Tencent, and JD.com to share consumer loan data to prevent excess borrowing and fraud.

China, Ant Group, Tencent, JD, consumer data, credit agencies, banks, PBOC, Open Banking, open data

Italy to take on USD 17 bln of UniCredit bad loans to ease MPS sale, Reuters

News | Payments General | 08 Jan 2021

Italy has plans to take on about EUR 14 billion (USD 17 billion) of UniCredit’s impaired loans to make a takeover of state-owned Monte dei Paschi more attractive for the bank, according to Reuters

Italy, UniCredit, MPS, Monte dei Paschi bank, takeover, AMCO, debt, high-risk loans, treasury, Mediobanca, UBS, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Orrick, ECB

FCA shows survey data on coronavirus financial resilience

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 07 Jan 2021

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the results of its coronavirus financial resilience surveys sent to solo-regulated companies to inform of the impact of the pandemic, according to the official press release.

FCA, UK, survey data, coronavirus, financial resilience, Financial Conduct Authority, pandemic, solvency, companies

Nucleus Commercial Finance to lend GBP 200 mln via CBILS

News | Payments General | 06 Jan 2021

UK-based alternative lender fintech Nucleus Commercial Finance has pledged to lend GBP 200 mln to SMEs through the government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

Nucleus Commercial Finance, UK, CBILS, alternative lender, lending, fintech, coronavirus, government backed loan, loan scheme

Mergers & acquisitions in the fraud prevention space – the last 12 months overview

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 10 Dec 2020

Simona Negru, content editor at The Paypers, has outlined an overview of the most important mergers and acquisitions in the fraud space and the reasons behind their business strategies

mergers, acquisitions, Simona Negru, The Paypers, fraud prevention, ecommerce, digital transactions, KYC, identity, compliance, financial services, banking, merchants, ATO, online channel, digital onboarding, identity verification, fraud detection, risk management

Updraft gets GBP 16 mln in funding

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Dec 2020

UK-based money management app Updraft has closed GBP 16 million in equity and debt from investors.

Updraft, funding round, money management, mobile banking, online banking, Future Fund, Open Banking, credit report, borrowing

Iwoca looks to increase CBILS lending to GBP 200 mln

News | Payments General | 13 Nov 2020

UK-based fintech and participant in the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) Iwoca has declared intentions to double the amount it lends through the government-backed loans.

iwoca, UK, CBILS, lending, fintech, coronavirus, Bank of England, British Business Bank, SME

Gen Z most reliant on credit as UK population continues to struggle financially

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Nov 2020

People in the UK continue to feel the strain on their finances due to COVID-19 with those aged 18 to 24 most affected, has shown credit reference agency Credit Kudos’ second Borrowing Index.

Credit Kudos, credit scoring, UK, financing , lending, GenZ, COVID-19, Open Banking, credit, data, creditworthiness

Interview with Rebekah Moody, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions on cybercrime trends amid COVID-19

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 12 Oct 2020

Rebekah Moody, Market Planning Director, Fraud & Identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions shares with The Paypers what were the main fraud trends that the team has seen from analysis of the LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Digital Identity Network® between January and June 2020

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Rebekah Moody, fraud, cybercrime, Digital Identity Network, Cybercrime Report, automated bot attacks, EMEA, customer journey, COVID-19, digital banking

The UK Chancelor of the Exchequer extends CBILS

News | Payments General | 28 Sep 2020

The UK’s Chancelor of the Exchequer has reported intentions to extend the government loan schemes that have been helping SMEs stay afloat throughout the coronavirus pandemic. 

UK, Chancelor of the Exchequer, CBILS, government loan schemes, SMEs, coronavirus, pandemic, financial aid, fintechs, alternative lenders, accredited lenders, banks, CLBILS, Bounce Back Loans, loans, Future Fund, convertible loans, repayment, Pay As You Grow