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🚀 Propel Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing asset finance lender, will work with Apple’s channel partners to offer finance solutions to small and medium businesses investing in Apple devices. The programme launched on Thursday 11th September with Select, an Apple Premium Partner.   Propel’s embedded finance platform will offer market-leading finance through Select to small businesses at the point of sale, both online and in-store.   Small businesses purchasing Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and accessories will be able to access finance digitally through the purchase journey, with line-level finance options across multiple products in a single basket, and a highly responsive, intuitive and secure user experience.   The proposition is designed to make it highly attractive for the UK SMB business segment to invest in devices they love, with trade-in and lifecycle management supporting broader sustainability goals.   📖 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eX3uF66p Find out more about this new landmark finance offering by visiting https://lnkd.in/eJGrqEtp

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Ahead of Thursday’s Bank of England meeting, the focus shifts from easing to timing. With rates at 4% and recent data supporting a hold, traders are watching for clues on what’s next – and when. More in the #ICEMarketPulse.

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The British Business Bank has agreed an ENABLE Guarantee transaction of up to £300m with Close Brothers Asset Finance, unlocking fresh lending capacity for smaller UK businesses. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/e8a_CPzz #CloseBrothers #AssetFinance #BritishBusinessBank #ENABLEGuarantee #SMEFinance

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OakNorth Bank is no shiny Monzo or Revolut. But what the UK challenger bank lacks in loud logos and viral advertising, it makes up for with a squeaky-clean reputation. Chief risk officer Mark Steele tells Farah Khalique in a sit-down interview at The Banker's HQ on how the lender is expanding into the US in a characteristically cautious way. While many of its digital peers have admitted to embarrassing compliance failures, system outages and swallowed multimillion pound fines in recent history, OakNorth has been quietly building a reputation as one of Britain’s most disciplined and consistently profitable mid-sized banks. With an average liquidity coverage ratio of nearly 500 per cent — more than four times the regulatory minimum — and not a single public enforcement action, it appears to excel at risk management and maintaining its reputation. Visit the comments (switch to 'most recent views') to read the full piece. Photo" Carmen Reichman.

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UK-US news 🚨 UK digital banking leader Starling Bank announces over $100 million investment to expand US operations, bringing their responsible digital banking model to US consumers 🏦 💻 This significant commitment demonstrates how UK fintech innovation creates value across the Atlantic, driving job creation and sustainable growth through strategic partnership 🤝 Starling's expansion showcases the power of the UK-US economic relationship in fostering financial innovation that benefits consumers on both sides of the ocean 🌎 See CEO Raman Bhatia's full statement on this major US investment below👇 #StateVisit #FinancialServices #UKIndustrialStrategy 

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Jack Henry acquires Victor Technologies to boost PaaS offering Victor was created by Jack Henry client MVB Bank in 2021, and enables banks to offer embedded payment services to fintechs and commercial customers. https://lnkd.in/ebHfjvJH

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Experian has published its latest MarketIQ report, detailing M&A activity across the UK and Ireland for the first half of 2025. ThinCats has ranked as the top alternative finance provider of debt funding across the UK, for deal volume. The report reveals that the UK M&A market showed signs of resilience in Q2 2025, with deal volume rising slightly from the previous quarter, however, overall activity in the first half of 2025 saw an almost 51% decline in the value of transactions, and 16% decrease in deal volume, compared to 2024. Despite a slowdown in debt-funded transactions from 2024, ThinCats retained a strong market presence, reflected in its ranking as leading alternative debt provider in the UK and prominent positions across key regions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ecve79pU #helpingthemidsizedthrive #experian #alternativefinance #smefunding #smelending #smefinance #report

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