A gaming start-up has raised £500,000, led by RLC Ventures, to turn their popular portfolio of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant games into an industry-first voice game subscription service. labworks, which was founded in 2016 and is based in London, has quickly become the leading creator of viral voice-activated games for Amazon and Google devices. […]
LendInvest, the UK’s leading non-bank property lender, has launched its first green finance initiative. All LendInvest bridge-to-let borrowers are now eligible to benefit from a cashback when they improve the EPC rating (or energy efficiency rating) of a property during the term of their loan. The initiative applies to bridge-to-let loan applications from 1st March […]
NatWest has today reaffirmed its commitment to supporting UK SMEs by removing the minimum monthly fee from its business account and launching its free ‘Business Builder’ digital coaching programme for start-ups and entrepreneurs. NatWest is now the first high street bank in the UK to offer a business banking account without a monthly fee, and […]
Innovative businesses from Ethnic Minority backgrounds have the chance to present their big ideas in front of global brands and investors through the MSDUK Innovation Challenge 2020. In this year’s theme, ‘Better Ideas for a Better World’, social innovation, future tech and sustainability all feature highly. The challenge aims to spotlight the best innovators across […]
Independent funder to invest further in core markets Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the sale of its North American business to Global Merchant Fund Corporation (GMF) for an undisclosed sum. BFS entered the North American market in 2001, first opening an office in Florida. Today, the business has more than 100 […]
Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, and the global leader in risk mitigation, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, today announces that it has expanded its eDiscovery services globally. As part of this expansion, Kroll has fully integrated existing eDiscovery services provided by Duff & Phelps to become part of its Cyber Risk […]
Nationwide insolvency practitioner SFP has successfully completed the sale of Durham-based data network and security installers, Paramount Power and Data Limited, after the company was placed into administration. All seven employees’ positions will be safeguarded as a result of the sale. Established in 2011, Paramount Power and Data Limited, designed and installed intelligent data networks […]
UK peer-to-peer lending platform Propifi, has unveiled the launch of a new Innovative Finance ISA eligible investment opportunity, which enables retail P2P investors to benefit from targeted quarterly returns. An easy to use P2P commercial lending platform, Propifi was established in April 2018, with a clear ambition to cater for the growth in the UK […]
There is no hope of the latest Ami transforming into a beautiful swan, yet Iain Robertson believes that, once the retch reflex relaxes, its EV access for anybody (in France) aged from 14 years will be its salvation, allied to a Euros6,000 price tag. For years, I have wondered about the viability of Citroen as […]
Birmingham and London-based Offa, the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging lender, today announced it has agreed a significant funding line from the Shariah-compliant bank, Gatehouse Bank. Since it launched in the Autumn of 2019, Offa has seen strong demand for its residential and commercial bridging finance products which range from £100,000 to £10m and have a […]
