The British Business Bank has launched its new Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, a £660m fund set to cover the entire North of England.

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), aims to build on the success of the initial fund, with the purpose of driving sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across the North.

OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – today publishes its latest Annual Report, revealing pre-tax profits of £187.3m in 2023, up 23% from £152.3m in 2022.

NatWest Group has announced a new package of targeted lending and support for UK social housing, aimed at supporting local housing authorities and homeowners alike in the face of ongoing economic pressures.

Confluence Technologies, Inc. (“Confluence”), a global technology solutions provider for regulatory and investor communications for the investment management industry, announced today it is integrating comprehensive MSCI ESG Research data into its leading factor investing analytics solution, Style Analytics.

Global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., today announced the launch of Broadridge Investor Insights, an analytics platform that gives issuers a comprehensive understanding of their investors and voting patterns.

Paynetics, the pioneering embedded finance provider, announced today its strategic acquisition of Novus, the UK’s first-ever “impact neobank.” This landmark deal underscores Paynetics’ commitment to advancing environmental, social, and governance goals while revolutionizing the financial landscape with its powerful embedded finance suite.

Coast has raised $92 million in new funding across equity and committed debt capital. The new equity capital comes from investors, such us  BoxGroup, Avid Ventures, Accel, Insight Partners, and Better Tomorrow Ventures.

The key to creating any robust infrastructure is resilience. Today, business and consumers both rely on resilient architecture to ensure a high degree of accuracy and speed. With new innovations in OpenBanking and scenario-based finance, it’s vital to build resilient architecture. 

Liberty Savings Bank, a family-owned bank with over $1.2 billion in assets serving Sarasota-Manatee County on the Gulf Coast of Florida, has announced a new partnership with Upstart, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace, to provide personal loans to new and existing customers.

Ericsson, in collaboration with Juniper Research, unveils the report “What Will Drive Mobile Financial Services’ Growth?”, providing profound insights into the dynamics of Mobile Financial Services (MFS) and transformative opportunities for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) globally.