Only half of UK consumers currently feel that they have sufficient access to credit, according to figures revealed in TransUnion’s latest Consumer Pulse study.
 
Despite the majority of consumers (71%) acknowledging the importance of credit in helping them achieve their financial goals, just 49% say that they have sufficient access. In fact, almost a fifth (18%) state they don’t have enough access to the finance they need.i
 

Reach Commercial Finance has secured three different funding solutions worth £4.8 million for Tuber Group to help accelerate business growth, the latest of which is support for the acquisition of fresh produce business - MyFresh.

Moneybox, the app-based digital wealth manager, has appointed Smith Forte as its Chief Product Officer.

RKVST, the integrity, transparency and trust platform for digital supply chain operations, announces the first close of a Series A funding round of $7.5 million, from Ridgeline, Acadia Woods, Cyber Mentor Fund and Long Run Capital. Ryan Clinton, General Partner at Ridgeline, joins Kevin Compton, co-founder at Radar Partners and Nick Sturiale on the RKVST board of directors.

Volume, the payments fintech startup, today exists in stealth mode after its April $2.4 million raise with the launch of its, “Pay Now Spend Less” internet payment, fee killer. This is the first solution to incentivise shoppers to pay with their banking app by offering an immediate discount at checkout on everything they buy.

Kroo, having received its full banking licence, today brings its customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — and uses the power of iPhone to protect every transaction.

Esprow LLC, a leading global provider of automated testing and compliance solutions for the financial industry, today announced that Genesis Global (Genesis), the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, has adopted ESPROW’s Enterprise Testing Platform (ETP) to automate testing of their FIX connectivity and message processing.

Payday loans are a type of loan borrowed and repaid on your next payday. Most people use these loans to take care of emergencies they can't finance at the time. 

These loans are convenient for quick cash but come with high fees and interest rates. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about payday loans, so keep reading.

ACA Group (ACA), the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services, today announced that it has acquired Ethos ESG (Ethos), a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings data and software for financial advisors, asset managers, institutions, and investors.