Buy Now, Pay Later Usage Widespread Across Generations
- 11 hours 54 min ago
- Lending
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) will come under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation this month, meaning BNPL borrowers will benefit from stronger protections. As part of the changes, BNPL providers will be required to carry out proportionate affordability checks to protect consumers from unaffordable agreements, as well as offer support to consumers in financial difficulty. Consumers will also be able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman... more
DNB Goes Live on the nCino Platform to Modernise and Scale Corporate Lending Across International Markets
- 5 days 9 hours ago
- Lending
nCino, Inc., the platform for agentic AI banking, today announced that DNB has gone live on the nCino Platform, powering its corporate lending business, with plans to extend to SME lending next year. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, DNB serves over 2 million retail customers and more than 200,000 corporate clients across a global network of branches. As the world’s leading shipping- and seafood-bank and a major international player in the energy... more
Michigan First Credit Union Chooses Scienaptic AI to Unlock Smarter Lending
- 6 days 7 hours ago
- Lending
Scienaptic AI, a global leader in AI powered credit decisioning technology, today announced that Michigan First Credit Union has selected its AI platform to modernize its lending operations, enhance decisioning speed, and responsibly expand access to credit for its growing membership.
Qliro Signs Strategic Agreement to Become PPRO's Nordic BNPL Partner
- 6 days 12 hours ago
- Lending
Qliro AB (publ) ("Qliro") today announced that it has partnered with PPRO, the leading local payments platform. Through this exclusive partnership, Qliro becomes the only BNPL provider available to PPRO's network of payment service providers (PSPs) and merchants across Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
UK Consumer Credit Market Grows on Strong Demand and Increased Competition Amid a Shifting Risk Environment
- 6 days 12 hours ago
- Lending
Research by TransUnion in the UK shows that the consumer credit market saw continued strong growth with rising outstanding balances, increased new credit issuance and expanded credit participation during Q1 2026, while the consumer delinquency rate rose only slightly compared to the same period a year ago.
Upstart Announces Agreement with Neuberger Specialty Finance for Investment in up to $600M of Consumer Loans
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Lending
Upstart Holdings, Inc., the leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace, today announced its renewal of its forward-flow agreement with Neuberger Specialty Finance, the dedicated asset-based investment team within Neuberger, a global investment management firm. As part of the renewal, funds managed by Neuberger Specialty Finance are expected to invest in up to $600M of consumer loans originated through the Upstart platform.
EBRD Lends US$50 Million to SQB
- 2 weeks 10 hours ago
- Lending
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is creating growth opportunities for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) owned by young individuals in Uzbekistan by providing financing to O’zsanoatqurilishbank (SQB), Uzbekistan’s third-largest state-owned lender.
Atom Bank Pioneers Next-Generation Commercial Lending with Flowable Implementation
Atom bank, one of the UK’s highest rated banks on Trustpilot, has announced the successful implementation of the Flowable process automation engine, a core technology initiative designed to redefine speed, efficiency, and scalability within the commercial lending market. Flowable’s agentic case platform establishes a custom architecture across the bank’s operations, dramatically cutting target origination times and positioning Atom at the... more
TS Imagine Expands EMS Product Coverage to Loans
- 3 weeks 6 hours ago
- Lending
TS Imagine, a leading platform for integrated electronic front-office multi-asset trading, portfolio management, prime brokerage and financial risk management, today announced the expansion of product coverage within its TradeSmart Fixed Income EMS to include comprehensive support for loans trading.
Valu Jordan Partners With MEPS and PayTabs Group to Expand BNPL Across In-Store and Online Payments
- 3 weeks 4 days ago
- Lending
Valu Jordan, a leading fintech platform in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Middle East Payment Services (MEPS), Jordan’s leading digital payments infrastructure provider and the backbone of the Kingdom’s national payments ecosystem; and PayTabs Group, MEPS’ global payment solutions partner and MENA’s premier provider of payment orchestration infrastructure.
dLocal Expands BNPL Fuse, Unlocking Transparent Financing for 500M Buyers in Emerging Markets
- 3 weeks 6 days ago
- Lending
dLocal, the leading payments platform for emerging markets, today announced the expansion of BNPL Fuse, its Buy Now Pay Later infrastructure for global merchants operating across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The enhanced solution adds an active intelligence layer: eligibility screening before checkout, payer data enrichment to improve approval rates across the provider network, and checkout optimization that reduces friction... more
TP ICAP Launches RealQ, a New Institutional Credit Trading and Data Platform
- 4 weeks 7 hours ago
- Lending
TP ICAP Group, a world leading provider of financial markets infrastructure and data, today announced RealQ, a new credit trading and data platform designed to improve how liquidity is discovered, accessed and transacted in bond markets. Following the acquisition of Neptune Networks by TP ICAP in partnership with nine global banks in 2025, this marks the next milestone in building a combined dealer to client (D2C) credit business integrating... more
Fasanara Capital Launches Investment Platform for Ferrari-Backed Lending
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Lending
Fasanara Capital today announces the launch of Fasanara Ferrari Lending Platform, a pioneering partnership dedicated to financing loans backed by Ferrari automobiles, alongside the Fasanara Ferrari Strategy: Owner’s Circle, a new investment strategy targeting attractive risk/return opportunities while offering investors privileged access to one of the world's most iconic luxury ecosystems.
NORD/LB Deepens Partnership With Finastra, Adds New Solutions to Grow Its Lending Business
- 1 month 2 weeks ago
- Lending
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NORD/LB) is strengthening its digital lending infrastructure, expanding its long-standing partnership with Finastra to future-proof integrations across its ecosystem. Combined with its established use of Loan IQ, NORD/LB will add Finastra’s Nexus integration layer and the Loan Portal to its tech stack, marking a further step towards smoother, faster, and more user-friendly corporate and syndicated lending... more
Finastra and Nammu21 Team Up to Cut Loan Onboarding Time
- 2 months 1 day ago
- Lending
Finastra and Nammu21 are partnering to solve a long-standing industry challenge in lending- turning complex credit agreements into usable data without the need for manual processing. By bringing the two technologies together, agents and lenders can book loans more quickly and efficiently.
