All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

Bank of Ireland UK invests $5m to enhance invoice finance services 

The technology ensures enhanced security and enables customers to access cashflow facilities through a single online portal. 

Time Finance reports 14 consecutive quarters of lending growth 

Invoice finance and ‘hard’ subset of asset finance represented approximately 85% of new deal volume during the first half of the 2024/25 corporate year. 

Funding Circle names Ken Stannard as chair designate

Stannard brings nearly three decades of experience in credit, lending, and payments. 

LSB review spots 102 areas requiring better lending standards

The LSB’s review encompassed 16 UK lenders, including major banks, fintechs, and challenger banks.  

Sherbet Electric Taxi Company £1.6m deal with Reward Funding

This funding will support Sherbet’s plans to treble its business size over the next 12 months through mergers and acquisitions.  

United Trust Bank secures minority investment from Warburg Pincus

Subject to regulatory approvals, the agreement is expected to bolster UTB’s growth and expansion into new products.

Santander CIB and Pemberton launch Invensa to offer supply chain solutions 

Invensa is focused on providing supply chain inventory solutions to support large and mid-sized corporates in building resilient supply chains.  

Economic uncertainty on rise for UK SMEs following Autumn Budget

The percentage of brokers reporting pessimism among their SME clients about the future has more than doubled, according to an iwoca Q3 report.

Compass Box secures $45.6m ABL facility from Santander UK 

This asset-backed lending package will be used to bolster the whisky business’s growth, allowing investment in quality of stock and warehousing. 

UK’s Teesside renewables sector receives $293m boost  

The investment was made possible after SeAH Steel Holding secured guarantees from the UK and South Korean export credit agencies.