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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
Singapore-based fintech SME lender Funding Societies has raised USD 7.5 million in debt from Norfund to bring financial inclusion to SMEs in Southeast Asia.
funding, debt facility, SMEs, growth markets, financial inclusion
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
We have been hearing about Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on an almost daily basis. Jesper Domargård from IDEMIA explains CBDC in very simple terms, together with what kind of ‘financial animal’ CBCD is.
CBDC, Bitcoin, stablecoin, payment methods, cryptocurrency, credit card, debit card, biometrics
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
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 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
Anda tackles the M&As and investments from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022, focusing on challenges and opportunities and what should businesses consider when looking to acquire capital or companies.
payment processing, account-to-account payment, Unicorn, BNPL, acquisition, online payments, payments
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged El Salvador to abandon Bitcoin, saying the cryptocurrency could pose risks to national financial stability
Bitcoin, central bank, regulation, cryptocurrency
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
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
The Paypers sat with an FBI representative to find out what are the latest financial fraud and crime threats coming out of investment firms/crypto and learn how to tackle them
fraud detection, financial crime, CDD, FBI, COVID-19, cryptocurrency, AML
JP Morgan, banks, credit card, credit scoring
The US Department of Justice has been investigating whether financial technology companies may have erred while distributing billions of dollars in pandemic aid to struggling SMEs.
fintech, SMEs, SME lending, COVID-19, lending, banks
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, UniCredit, MPS, Monte dei Paschi bank, takeover, AMCO, debt, high-risk loans, treasury, Mediobanca, UBS, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Orrick, ECB
Nucleus Commercial Finance, UK, CBILS, alternative lender, lending, fintech, coronavirus, government backed loan, loan scheme
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
The UK government has announced that it will offer extra financial help to businesses to help them cover their costs after Brexit.
UK, government, trade finance, SCF, Brexit, trade, loans, EU, UKEF, guarantee, lenders, banks
iwoca, UK, CBILS, lending, fintech, coronavirus, Bank of England, British Business Bank, SME