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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 facing the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). More than three-quarters of surveyed finance brokers (76 per cent) believe...

#sme finance

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,…

#Abwab.ai#AI#digital transformation


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…

#John Phillipou#Paragon Bank#SME lending


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…

#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

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