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Investec marks 20 years of asset finance as AI...

Investec Asset Finance has marked its 20th anniversary with an event for more than 80 UK broker principals and directors, focused on how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies could reshape the asset finance market. The event examined how AI, automation...

#AI#asset finance#brokers

TD Bank puts US commercial banking under single leadership

TD Bank U.S. has appointed Jill Gateman as Head of U.S. Commercial Banking, consolidating its corporate, commercial, small business and…

#asset based lending#commercial banking#sme finance


Xero AI tools put small-business cash flow automation in...

Xero has announced new AI-powered features for its agentic platform JAX, aiming to help small businesses and accountants automate financial…

#accounting technology#AI#Cash flow


YouLend and Just Eat surpass €150m in embedded finance...

YouLend and Just Eat Takeaway.com have provided more than €150m in financing to restaurants and takeaways across seven European markets,…

#embedded finance#hospitality finance#Just Eat


Investec expands UK corporate banking team as mid-market push...

Investec Bank plc has appointed Terry Koizou as Head of Client Relationship Management in its UK Corporate Banking business, supporting…

#Investec#mid-market finance#relationship banking


Bank of England: SME credit availability tightens as borrowing...

UK lenders reported a slight fall in credit availability for small and medium-sized businesses in the second quarter, according to…

#Bank of England#Business lending#credit conditions


eCapital UK appoints Mark Finn to lead regional invoice...

eCapital UK has appointed Mark Finn as group managing director as the invoice finance and asset-based lending provider looks to…

#asset based lending#eCapital UK#invoice finance


Lloyds: UK firms with international outlook remain more confident...

UK business confidence fell in June, but companies with an international outlook remained more optimistic than domestically focused firms, according…

#business confidence#Lloyds#sme finance


EBRD Ukraine package unlocks new bank lending for MSMEs...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed new agreements in Ukraine that are expected to enable €845m in…

#banking#development finance#EBRD


What IFC and Santander’s supply chain finance deal could...

The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Banco Santander launched a supply chain finance risk-sharing…

#Banco Santander#emerging markets#IFC


Italian supply chain finance turnover rises as factoring market...

Supply chain finance turnover in Italy rose by nearly 6% in the first five months of 2026, reinforcing the product’s…

#ASSIFACT#CrediFact#factoring


EU clears Romania development bank support to boost SME...

The European Commission has approved state aid measures for Romania’s national investment and development bank, Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare,…

#development bank#European Commission#guarantees

Italy factoring market grows as Assifact names new president

Italy’s factoring market continued to expand in 2026, with turnover rising in the first quarter and supply chain finance showing…

#ASSIFACT#Commercial Credit#factoring

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