Lisa Laverick

Financial technology provider SBS has appointed a US leadership team as it looks to expand its presence in the wholesale and floor plan finance market and help lenders modernise legacy technology ahead of wider AI adoption.

The AFPA Trust BIG Quiz 2026 is almost sold out, with only a few team places remaining for the finance industry fundraising event in London.

Triple Point has arranged a senior Shariah-compliant ijara-based facility of up to £75 million for Islamic car finance fintech Ayan Capital.

Aveni has launched an enhanced version of its AI-powered compliance monitoring and outcome testing platform, Detect, allowing motor finance, specialist

Ultimate Finance has provided a £450,000 invoice finance facility to UK engineering and manufacturing business Cats & Pipes Limited as the company continues its recovery following a major cyber-attack.

The UK economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 0.4% in July, with services and computer programming activity helping to drive growth as businesses continued to demonstrate resilience amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

Shawbrook's Financial Sponsors team deployed more than £250 million of incremental lending during the first half of 2026, marking its strongest first-half lending performance to date.

Almost 390,000 new businesses were registered across Britain during the first half of 2026, equivalent to around 90 every hour, as business creation rebounded following last year's slowdown, according to new analysis from iwoca.

Advantage Finance has expanded its use of artificial intelligence across its motor finance operations following the introduction of AI-supported call transcription and summarisation.

UK motor finance lender Finclusion has partnered with haboo money to introduce a more flexible digital repayment experience for customers underserved by mainstream credit.