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UK banks face £30m call to fund firms mainstream...

Barclays, HSBC and Santander have been challenged to invest a combined £30m in community lenders that provide finance to small businesses unable to secure conventional bank credit. Gareth Thomas, a former business minister and MP for Harrow West, has asked...

#Barclays#CDFIs#community finance

India’s upper house clears delayed-payment bill to unlock MSME...

India’s Rajya Sabha has passed legislation intended to accelerate delayed-payment disputes and strengthen the ability of micro and small businesses…

#delayed payments#India#MSEFC


Ares closes US$8.2bn of direct lending commitments in second...

Ares Management’s credit funds closed approximately US$8.2bn of US direct lending commitments across 69 transactions during the second quarter of…

#acquisition finance#Ares Credit#Ares Management


UK business failures fall 6% but start-up appetite weakens

UK insolvency-related activity fell during the second quarter of 2026, but a parallel decline in company formations points to continuing…

#business failures#Cash flow#company formations


Bank of England holds at 3.75% as three policymakers...

The Bank of England has held Bank Rate at 3.75%, but a widening split among policymakers has increased the risk…

#Bank of England#Bank Rate#Business lending


LS Manufacturing targets £4m after £400k invoice-finance growth bridge

British clothing producer LS Manufacturing is on course to increase annual turnover from £3m to £4m after using a £400,000…

#Cash flow#export growth#invoice finance


Lloyds pledges over £45bn to SMEs as it doubles...

Lloyds Banking Group plans to provide more than £45bn of new finance directly to small and medium-sized businesses between 2027…

#Accelerate 2030#business banking#digital banking


Europe’s heatwave turns crop losses into a working-capital test

Severe heat and drought across Europe are placing pressure on grain output, creating a potential working-capital squeeze for farmers, food…

#agricultural commodities#barley#commodity finance


iwoca lands £250m funding line as demand for larger...

UK small-business lender iwoca has secured a new £250m debt facility from an unnamed leading UK bank and Waterfall Asset…

#alternative finance#Business lending#iwoca


YouLend puts working capital inside REA Card terminals across...

YouLend has partnered with German payments provider REA Card to offer revenue-based working capital directly to merchants using its point-of-sale…

#embedded finance#payments#REA Card


Eurozone banks tighten corporate credit as working-capital demand rises

Eurozone banks tightened lending standards for businesses during the second quarter even as demand for working-capital and inventory finance increased,…

#alternative finance#bank credit#corporate lending


Energy costs darken UK business outlook despite easing input...

UK businesses have become more cautious about their near-term turnover as energy costs and economic uncertainty continue to weigh on…

#business confidence#economic uncertainty#energy costs

Finacity unlocks US$200m receivables facility for Vibrantz across 13...

Finacity has facilitated a US$200m receivables financing facility for specialty chemicals and materials group Vibrantz Technologies, giving the company a…

#Finacity#private credit#receivables financing

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