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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 SME funding gap in the UK. The cashflow management platform, Lenkie, has announced today that £49m in Series A funding...

#cash management#sme finance

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…

#ADB#AFC#MSME finance


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…

#HKAB#HKMA#sme finance


SME Finance taskforce reveals 7-point plan to boost UK...

The SME Finance Taskforce, comprising major banks, alternative lenders, fintechs, accountancy software providers, payment schemes, credit reference agencies, and industry…

#alternative finance#fintech#sme finance taskforce


Paragon Banking Group reports 4.6 per cent increase of...

UK specialist lender Paragon Banking Group has recorded £230.2m of new SME lending for the first half of the financial…

#John Phillipou


iwoca secures £270M in debt funding to support SME...

iwoca announces a new £270m package of debt funding, taking total gross investment in the company to over £1bn since…

#debt finance


Paragon announces new SME lending sales structure

Paragon Bank’s SME lending division has unveiled a new structure for its sales function, bolstering both the broker and vendor…

#John Phillipou#Paragon Bank#Stewart Good


New research by Praetura reveals growing gap in SME...

New research by Praetura – the Manchester-based debt and equity capital provider to UK SMEs – has revealed that three…

#funding gap#Praetura#SME lending


Australian banks increase SME lending

There was a 28 per cent increase in banks lending to SMEs in the financial year 2023, according to new…

#SME lending


US GoLogiq to acquire SME lending platform in Vietnam

GoLogiq, a US-based provider of FinTech and consumer data analytics, has announced plans to acquire Fram Venture 7 AB, a…

#lending platform#SME lending#working capital finance


EBRD partners with NLB Prishtina for SME lending in...

NLB Banka Prishtina has become a partner bank of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Kosovo. The…

#SME financing#SME lending


HSBC launches £15bn UK SME lending fund

HSBC has unveiled a £15 billion lending fund for UK SMEs. This national fund is part of HSBC commitment to…

#SME lending

New study calls Bank of England for more proportionate...

Allica Bank, the leading fintech SME challenger bank, is urging the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) to consider changes to proposed…

#Allica Bank#FSB#Martin McTague

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