Simply Asset Finance Hits £2Bn Loan Origination Milestone
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Simply Asset Finance, the specialist business lending provider, has announced that following a successful Q3 2025 it has reached a £2 billion total loan origination milestone - building on its continued growth and lending support for SMEs this year. 2025 saw Simply grow its gross loan book to £543 million, and increase its customer base to 13,000 as the business brought new digital origination channels onstream and introduced products such as... more
Equifax Introduces Income Qualify To Deliver Insights Earlier In The Mortgage Lending Process And Help Lenders Manage Costs
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Equifax® today announced the launch of Income Qualify, a new product that delivers income and employment insights from The Work Number® to mortgage lenders during the prequalification and pre-approval phase as a value add alongside the Equifax consumer credit file.
Empowering Women In Business: NatWest Exceeds Target, Lending £2.84Bn To Over 55,000 Female-Led Businesses
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
NatWest is proud to announce it has exceeded its ambitious target of lending £2bn to female-led businesses by the end of 2025, reaching an impressive £2.84bn across more than 55,900 loans – well ahead of schedule. This milestone underscores NatWest’s commitment to supporting women entrepreneurs across the UK.
LoanTube Becomes The First UK Loans Marketplace Available Inside ChatGPT
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
LoanTube, the UK’s leading digital credit marketplace, has launched a new AI driven loan application experience that lets consumers check real loan offers through a simple natural chat inside ChatGPT. It is the first time a UK credit marketplace has made its full comparison journey available through a conversational interface, marking a step change in how people access borrowing.
Bizcap UK Lifts Lending Limit To £1m To Meet SME Demand For Flexible Funding
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Bizcap, one of the fastest‑growing alternative lenders globally, is expanding its UK presence and has increased its lending limit to £1 million, giving more businesses rapid access to working capital as the credit environment tightens. Since launching in the UK in April 2024, Bizcap has become a trusted partner for SMEs and brokers looking for a more responsive option than traditional lenders.
PRISM, Pepper Advantage’s Credit And Mortgage Servicing Platform, Goes Live
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Pepper Advantage, a global credit management and technology company, today announced that PRISM, its proprietary, end-to-end credit management platform, has officially launched.
Socure Acquires Qlarifi, Establishing The First Real-Time BNPL Credit System And Setting A New Standard For Safe, Low-Cost Payments
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Socure, the AI-first platform for global identity, compliance and risk decisioning, today announced it has acquired Qlarifi, t
Lloyds Completes Its First India–UK Digital Letter of Credit on WaveBL
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Lending
Lloyds and WaveBL, a blockchain-based platform for digital trade documents, have successfully completed a digital Letter of Credit (LC) transaction. The transaction, a Documentary Credit in favour of West Yorkshire-based laboratory equipment business, Labtex, was completed by Lloyds and a major Indian bank. It was executed entirely through the WaveBL platform and demonstrates how digital trade is shifting from long processing cycles to almost... more
Love Finance Integrates iwoca API to Enhance UK SME Lending
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Lending
Love Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing SME lender and broker, has partnered with iwoca, one of Europe’s leading SME lenders, to make it even easier and quicker for small businesses to access finance. The partnership will see iwoca’s API integrated directly into the Love Finance platform, delivering faster decisions and a seamless journey for SMEs.
Credolab Launches Income Prediction Model to Help Lenders Assess Creditworthiness Without Verified Income Data
- 7 months 1 day ago
- Lending
Credolab, a global leader in behavioral and device metadata analytics, today announced the launch of its Income Prediction Model, a new machine-learning solution that enables lenders to estimate applicants’ income levels using privacy-consented smartphone metadata. The model helps financial institutions assess creditworthiness even when traditional proof-of-income or credit history data is unavailable, a common challenge in emerging and digital-... more
PPRO Enables BLIK Pay Later to Activate Poland’s Growing BNPL Market
- 7 months 1 day ago
- Lending
PPRO, the leading local payments platform, has announced that BLIK Pay Later is now available on its platform to merchants and PSPs around the world. This partnership enables online retailers to offer secure deferred payments via a consumer’s banking app, strengthening BLIK Pay Later’s presence in Poland’s domestic e-commerce market.
Tech Mahindra Launches i.GreenFinance, an AI-Driven Sustainable Lending Platform Built on AWS for Financial Institutions Globally
- 7 months 4 days ago
- Lending
Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, announced the launch of i.GreenFinance, an advanced sustainable lending platform designed to transform the origination, evaluation and management of green and sustainability-linked loans for financial institutions worldwide.
Finastra Streamlines the UCC Filing Process with New Dynamic Partnerships
- 7 months 1 week ago
- Lending
Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced enhancements to its LaserPro document management solution, integrating with two leading Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filing service providers, CSC Lien PerfectSM for Lenders and Wolters Kluwer’s iLien UCC platform. These integrations support more efficient and automated UCC filing workflows for banks and credit unions.
Over 30 Million Users Now Rely on Ant International’s Bettr Credit Tech Solutions
- 7 months 1 week ago
- Lending
Bettr, the inclusive financial services and technology business under Ant International, has introduced a new suite of proprietary, end-to-end credit tech solutions designed to help digital platforms build, scale, and enhance their lending capabilities. The offering aims to strengthen financial inclusion by enabling micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets to access faster, more reliable, and data-driven credit... more
Beehive Fintech Transforms Underwriting With Perfios, Achieves 48% Faster Loan Decisions
- 7 months 1 week ago
- Lending
Beehive Fintech, a leading digital SME lending platform, has transformed its underwriting process with Perfios's AI-powered automation solutions. By deploying Perfios Nexus, Beehive Fintech has accelerated loan underwriting by 48%, improving risk accuracy and decision speed.
