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Capitalise integrates with Plaid to simplify business funding

Capitalise.com, the UK based business finance platform, announces their collaboration with Plaid to bring pre-approved funding to 150,000 small businesses. Using Plaid’s market-leading open banking technology, businesses can now connect securely to their bank and receive funding offers instantly, eliminating...

#Capitalise#Ollie Maitland#open banking

Douglas Grant: Five areas for businesses to consider in...

Douglas Grant, Managing Director at Manx Financial Group, comments on how UK SMEs in 2025 will face significant challenges and…

#agility#Douglas Grant#Manx Financial


New funding to boost CDFIs and UK SME lending

The British Business Bank, Responsible Finance, and JPMorganChase have announced initiatives to address the finance gap for small businesses in…

#British Business Bank#JPMorgan#Responsible Finance


Numou presents platform to streamline SME financing in the...

In a bold stride towards reshaping the financial landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE, Numou, a…

#fintech#Numou#SME lending


BofA and AfDB sign agreement of €50m to support...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Bank of Africa SA (BofA) have signed a risk-sharing agreement of €50m to strengthen…

#AfDB#African Development Bank#African trade


iwoca achieves LSB business standards registration

Recognition for iwoca’s commitment to SME lending The Lending Standards Board (LSB) announced that iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME…

#iwoca#sme finance


BBB increases funding to social impact sector lenders

The British Business Bank (BBB) launches the Community ENABLE Funding (CEF) programme, which is designed to increase the availability of…

#British Business Bank#Community Funding programme#debt finance


Geidea to expand its services to Egypt

Geidea, a leading provider of digital payment solutions in the Middle East, is set to launch its innovative SoftPos service…

#data protection#digital#digital transformation


IFC invests US$50m in City Bank to support SME...

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing US$50m in City Bank PLC to help SMEs in Bangladesh…

#City Bank#IFC#Mashrur Arefin


IFC invests in Nexxus to expand access to finance...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a US$30m anchor investment in Nexxus…

#financing gap#IFC#sme finance


EDB and Ajman Bank renew partnership to enhance SME...

Emirates Development Bank ("EDB" or "the Bank"), the key financial engine of UAE economic development and industrial advancement, and Ajman…

#Ajman Bank#EDB#sme finance


Tarabut and Geidea partner to explore innovative SME financing...

Tarabut, the MENA region’s leading, regulated open banking platform, and Geidea, Saudi Arabia’s leading payments solutions provider, have entered a…

#alternative finance#Geidea#sme finance

EBRD lends €13m to ProCredit Bank in Kosovo

EBRD is providing funding to ProCredit Bank Kosovo for two projects, with financing totalling €13m: A senior loan of up…

#EBRD#ProCredit Bank Kosovo#sme finance

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