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Grid Finance gains EIF backing to support Irish SMEs...

Grid Finance, an Irish SME and micro-enterprise lender, has secured a €1.5m loan from the European Investment Fund’s (EIF) InvestEU Capacity-Building Investment scheme. The 10-year loan will fund expansion of Grid's product offerings, organisational capacity, and its lending platform. This...

#Derek Foley Butler#EIF#European Investment Fund

IFC and BNI Madagascar partner to finance SMEs in...

IFC and BNI Madagascar today announced a partnership to expand access to local currency financing for smaller businesses in Madagascar,…

#BNI Madagascar#IFC#sme finance


CFIT secures strategic coalition led by Mastercard and Lloyds...

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has struck an agreement with key industry partners that will see blue-chip…

#Centre for Finance#CFIT#Innovation and Technology


LSB review uncovers 102 areas for improvement in SME...

A review by the Lending Standards Board (LSB) of its registered firms’ application of the Standards of Lending Practice for…

#LSB#sme finance#SME lending


EBRD launches portfolio risk-sharing product in Kosovo

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is signing the first portfolio risk-sharing facility with Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo. The…

#EBRD#green economy transition#MSME finance


‘Smaller businesses backed by the Start Up Loans programme...

Smaller businesses backed by the government’s Start Up Loans programme have higher survival rates than other businesses, finds and independent…

#British Business Bank#smaller businesses#start up loans


Manx Financial comments on UK inflation rate and SMEs...

Commenting on the rise in inflation and wage rate growth heaping further pressure on businesses, Douglas Grant, Group CEO of…

#Douglas Grant#inflation rate#Manx Financial


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.…

#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

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