Finastra’s User Connect 2025 Highlights Modern Lending Innovation
- 4 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Finastra’s User Connect 2025 conference, hosted in Denver and Orlando, brought together Finastra team members, industry leaders, and customers to explore the future of retail lending through the lens of automation, collaboration, and customer-centric innovation. The event series emphasized strategic insights into how financial institutions can leverage lending technology, such as LaserPro and Mortgagebot, to meet evolving market demands and... more
Equifax Offers Comprehensive Suite of Solutions to Help Lenders Navigate Motor Finance Redress
- 4 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Equifax UK is offering a comprehensive suite of motor finance redress solutions that will provide motor finance lenders with the key data and tools to efficiently manage the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) proposed motor finance redress scheme. With up to 14 million finance agreements potentially eligible for compensation and a possible 17-year look-back period requiring data that firms may no longer hold, lenders are under pressure to... more
Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Applicability of Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Rules for Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
- 4 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2026 are subject to certain protections under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing).
Eltropy Launches E-Notary to Enable Same-Day Loan Closings for Credit Unions and Community Banks
- 4 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the launch of E-Notary, allowing CFIs to complete secure, state-compliant electronic notarizations during live video banking sessions. The new capability addresses a critical operational bottleneck that delays loan closings by days or weeks and drives member abandonment.
martini.ai Launches Voice Typing For Real-Time Credit Risk Analysis
- 4 months 2 weeks ago
- Lending
martini.ai, a leader in AI-driven credit risk analysis, today announced the launch of Voice Typing, the industry’s first voice dictation capability purpose-built for real-time credit analysis. This feature enables credit professionals to speak naturally and receive immediate, data-driven answers on company health, peer benchmarks, and portfolio risk — transforming how analysts interact with complex financial data.
Simply Asset Finance Hits £2Bn Loan Origination Milestone
- 4 months 3 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
- 4 months 3 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
- 4 months 3 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
- 4 months 3 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
- 4 months 3 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
- 4 months 3 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
- 4 months 3 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
- 4 months 4 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
- 4 months 4 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
- 5 months 5 days 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
