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Metro Bank adds £1bn of business lending as commercial...

Metro Bank increased its commercial lending book by 30% year on year to £4.02bn after providing £1bn of new gross lending to corporate, commercial and SME customers during the first half of 2026. Commercial balances rose from £3.08bn a year...

#balance-sheet rotation#business finance#commercial lending

UK banks face £30m call to fund firms mainstream...

Barclays, HSBC and Santander have been challenged to invest a combined £30m in community lenders that provide finance to small…

#Barclays#CDFIs#community finance


Drip Capital surpasses $9bn in MSME trade finance as...

Digital trade finance provider Drip Capital has surpassed $9bn in cumulative MSME cross-border trade finance transactions, highlighting continued growth in…

#cross-border trade#Drip Capital#fintech


SME lenders accelerate digital lending as API integrations reshape...

SME lending platforms are accelerating the shift toward API-driven lending models, as brokers and fintechs increasingly integrate directly with funding…

#API#digital lending#embedded finance


Lovey integrates Funding Circle API to accelerate SME lending...

Lovey has integrated Funding Circle’s lending API into its platform, in a move aimed at reducing friction in SME finance…

#API#embedded finance#fintech


Time Finance Grows Invoice Finance Team With New Appointment

Independent SME lender, Time Finance, has appointed Ria Seward as a Relationship Manager within its Invoice Finance division. Ria joins…

#invoice finance#SME lending#Time Finance


BII backs Rawbank with US$25m to expand SME lending...

The UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed a US$25m senior loan to Rawbank, the largest commercial…

#SME lending


ART Business Loans secures £7m backing to expand SME...

ART Business Loans has secured £7m in new funding from the British Business Bank to increase lending to smaller businesses…

#SME lending


FundingSearch.com gives lenders real-time access to verified SME financial...

FundingSearch.com is providing commercial lenders and brokers with direct access to loan applications backed by live, verified financial data from…

#SME lending


Allica completes seamless migration to Lendscape

Allica Bank (Allica) has successfully gone live on Lendscape’s industry-leading lending platform, marking a major milestone in its digital transformation…

#SME lending


Love Finance integrates iwoca API to enhance UK SME...

Love Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing SME lender and broker, has partnered with iwoca, one of Europe’s leading SME lenders, to make…

#SME lending


BCR Webcast: Why banks stepped back from SME lending...

In this exclusive BCR webcast, Professor Michael Mainelli KStJ OMRI FCCA FCSI(Hon) FBCS, Chairman of Z/Yen Group, President of the…

#Chamber of Commerce & Industry#Michael Mainelli#SME funding gap

Time Finance: Why seasonal flexibility matters in SME lending

As the nights draw in and the first signs of festivities emerge, Ed Rimmer (pictured), CEO of independent lender, Time…

#business finance#Ed Rimmer#SME lending

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