Owners Bank, a new digital bank created to meet the unique needs of small business owners, announced today the expansion of its financing offerings to include a new business credit card designed specifically for small businesses.

Gold-i has developed an enhanced multi-asset liquidity aggregation and distribution platform, combining three of its key products into a single platform and incorporating a range of new features.

Employee benefits provider, Zest, has today announced a new partnership with PoloWorks, the leading provider of support services to the insurance market in the UK, and Wave, a national water retailer, bringing the ability for more flexible and personalised benefits to be offered to their employees.

HiBob, the company behind Bob, the modern HR platform that powers productivity, engagement and retention, and Papaya Global, the only dedicated payroll and payments platform for global workforces, today announces a ground-breaking partnership. The strategic collaboration aims to address the critical need for robust and compliant HR-integrated payroll solutions, especially for multinational companies. 

LHV Bank, the UK’s newest licenced bank, has rolled out a new loan system for its SME Lending division, transitioning to the cloud-based banking system of its SaaS partner, Tuum. This move consolidates the bank’s architecture, enhances resource allocation, and establishes a robust futureproof framework, free of legacy system challenges.   

Bank ABC’s commitment to digital disruption remains resolute, as its retail arm ila Bank successfully launched Bahrain’s exclusively digital, Shari’a-compliant banking offering for individual customers - ‘alburaq.’ Introduced in May 2023, this new Islamic banking experience from ila Bank brings customers a host of intuitive Shari’a compliant banking products and services at their fingertips through ila’s multi-faceted, state-of-the-art mobile banking app.

Fintechs Wise and Lightyear have come together to call out Santander’s fake rate increase - and to demand that big banks truly commit to passing on rate rises.

 Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced that its UK branch has been granted authorisation as a UK bank. This is granted by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under Part 4A of FSMA 2000.

Research from Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, has revealed that 90% of businesses’ supply chains have been disrupted by inflation in the past 12 months. As a result of higher inflation and rising costs, organisations have been hampered in their efforts to improve supply chain sustainability (64%) and labour standards (63%).