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Dangote, IFC launch US$10m risk facility to boost Ethiopian...

Nigerian investor and entrepreneur Aliko Dangote has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support a US$10m risk-sharing facility aimed at expanding financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia. The initiative, announced on February 17, 2026, is...

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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…

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Momenta Finance secures £125m facility to scale SME lending

Momenta Finance has significantly expanded its lending capacity after securing a £125m forward flow facility from a leading global investment…

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Deem Finance partners with Biz2X to advance data-driven SME...

Deem Finance (Deem), part of the Gargash Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with AI-powered lending platform Biz2X to…

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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…

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iwoca: Finance brokers expect Autumn Budget to hit UK...

New findings from iwoca’s Q3 2025 SME Expert Index indicate growing concern among business finance specialists about the policy environment…

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Tuum and Abwab.ai partner for end-to-end SME lending solutions

Tuum, a next-generation core banking platform provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Abwab.ai, a leading AI-driven financial services enabler,…

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Orbii raises US$3.6m in seed funding to launch SME...

Orbii, the embedded credit infrastructure platform enabling financial institutions and B2B platforms to launch SME lending products, has raised US$3.6m…

#AI#embedded credit platform#ERP


Intelligent Lending launches Binq App to empower UK SMEs

Manchester-based fintech group Intelligent Lending has launched Binq, a new AI-driven app designed to support the United Kingdom’s 5.5 million…

#AI#artificial intelligence#Binq


Paragon Bank reports 7.3 per cent increase in SME...

Paragon Bank’s SME Lending business reported a 7.3 per cent increase in new loans during the first half of its…

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Lenkie raises £49m to tackle UK SME funding gap

The SME finance landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift as banks retreat from business lending, leaving a staggering £22 bn…

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Asialink Finance secures US$50M boost from ADB to power...

Asialink Finance Corp. (AFC) has secured a US$50m loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost financing for small…

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HKMA and HKAB launch taskforce to enhance SME lending

In a strategic move aimed at improving access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Hong Kong Monetary…

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