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BFS appoints Mark Holloway as CITO

International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mark Holloway as Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) as part of its growth strategy that combines people and technology to support businesses around the world. Mark joins BFS with over...

#BFS#Bibby Financial Services#Mark Holloway

C&N acquires Susquehanna Community Financial, Inc.

Citizens & Northern Corporation (C&N), headquartered in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, US, and Susquehanna Community Financial, Inc. (SQCF), headquartered in West Milton,…

#Chris Trate#Citizens & Northern Corporation#David S. Runk


Triodos Bank secures €200m to boost access to finance...

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Triodos Bank have signed three new guarantees that, in total, will enable over €200m…

#EIF#European Investment Fund#Jacco Minnaar


London small businesses grapple with tariff and tax fears...

London small businesses grapple with tariff and tax fears despite growth hopes and the looming threat of tax increases later…

#Jo Morris#Novuna Business Finance#sme finance


KfW Research: Access to credit is becoming more challenging...

Accessing credit became more difficult for SMEs yet again in the first quarter of 2025. A restrictive approach to loan…

#Jenny Körner#KfW#KfW ifo Credit Constraint Indicator


BBB provides extra £500m of additional finance for smaller...

Announced by the Chancellor today, the Growth Guarantee Scheme will provide approximately £500m of additional lending capacity to help more…

#British Business Bank#Cash flow#Growth Guarantee Scheme


EIB Group and ABN AMRO to make over €1bn...

EIB Group and ABN AMRO sign synthetic securitisation agreement, enabling €1.2bn in new lending for Dutch businesses, part of the…

#ABN AMRO#EIB#synthetic securitisation


Rapid Finance extends API-supported SMB disclosure service

Rapid Finance, a leader in small business financing and enterprise lending solutions, announced the availability of its SMB Disclosure Service,…

#API#disclosure#Rapid Finance


Manx Financial comments on modest UK GDP growth

Commenting on a modest rise in UK GDP growth, Douglas Grant (pictured), Group CEO of Manx Financial Group, said: “A…

#GDP growth#Manx Financial#sme finance


MasterCard and EFL join forces to expand credit access...

At the recent Sibos conference, MasterCard and the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL) announced a global partnership aimed at driving small…

#EFL#Entrepreneurial Finance Lab#Mastercard


Bizcap launches in Singapore to support local SME market

Australian business lender Bizcap has officially launched its operations in Singapore, marking its fourth active market after Australia, New Zealand,…

#BizCap#sme finance


British Business Bank commits up to £36m to Osney...

The British Business Bank today announces it has made a cornerstone commitment of up to £36m to Osney Capital’s Fund…

#British Business Bank#Osney Capital#sme finance

IFC and Afriland First Bank Cameroon partner to boost...

IFC and Afriland First Bank Cameroon (First Bank) have announced a partnership to increase access to finance for thousands of…

#Afriland First Bank Cameroon#Célestin GUELA SIMO#Dahlia Khalifa

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