NatWest today brings Apple Pay to its business credit card customers, providing a safer, more secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — and uses the power of iPhone to protect every transaction. NatWest and its subsidiaries including Royal […]
Aldermore bank has appointed Rania Pugh as its new head of sales support for asset finance. Rania has over 20 years’ experience in the asset finance sector, most recently working at Hitachi Capital, the finance solutions provider, as a project model office manager. She has previously spent over six years at Aldermore, including as head […]
Online platform, Lendlord, has partnered with Guardian Tax & Accounting to enhance its portfolio management product with automated tax insights for landlords. The product will provide landlords with the ability to track their portfolio’s net profit, total capital gains tax and their inheritance tax exposure on an ongoing basis. Guardian Professional, specialist property tax advisors, […]
Castle Trust Bank has recruited Jason Neale to become its new sales director as the lender continues to focus on plans to grow its specialist lending business. Jason, who begins his new role on 1st October, is currently head of buy-to-let Lending at Axis Bank UK and has previously held sales director roles at Magellan […]
Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank has appointed Tina Hayton-Banks to the role of chief operating officer (COO). Before joining Cambridge & Counties Bank, Tina was director of member services at the Nottingham Building Society, a position she had held since October 2018. This covered the group’s operations in relation to all customer sales and […]
Hope Capital has seen new cases for loans in excess of £1m increase by 350% month-on-month in July. The latest figures from Hope Capital follow a year-on year increase in cases of 189% recorded by the specialist short-term lender in June. The recent surge in interest for larger loans provides further evidence of renewed investor […]
The Try Adviser Network of mortgage brokers has been granted permission by the FCA to give financial advice on Shariah-compliant home purchase plans. Try Adviser Network acts as a link between mortgage providers and advisers, and operates alongside a direct-to-consumer mortgage service under the Try Financial brand. Its appointed representatives have reported increasing interest in […]
Young people in the West Midlands will benefit from new one-year training courses at further education colleges and private providers to equip them with the skills needed to gain jobs, as the region recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. To support young people who may struggle to get a job or apprenticeship due to the impact […]
A study released today reveals the scale of omni-channel pressure brands now faced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, as consumers flock to apps and websites to as the priority destination to transact with brands. The UK has experienced a huge leap in use of online services thanks to lockdown, with the public appearing […]
As businesses worldwide begin coming out of lockdown into uncharted territory, adapting and surviving the economic and social impacts of Covid-19 is imperative as consumer behaviour, namely spending habits, continue to rapidly change. Alongside a 200% rise in “first-time” online purchases in April, Econsultancy recently reported a 33% increase in “online banking or use of […]
