Metro Bank opens its 72nd store on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 January in Wolverhampton. To mark the occasion, Metro Bank is inviting businesses, residents and four-legged friends to the two-day grand opening party. The fun will kick off at 8am on Friday 10 January, with entertainment including stilt walkers, a DJ, free manicures and […]
1pm plc (“1pm”), the AIM listed independent specialty finance provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Gosling as sales manager in their vehicles division. Andrew will be responsible for growing the sales and profitability in line with the Groups’ vision. The appointment comes at an exciting time for 1pm as it follows a […]
B-North, the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank for the UK, has secured in excess of £2m of fund raising from new and existing investors through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube and Growthfunders, adding to the £4.2m it has raised in previous rounds. The news follows the announcement in December that B-North has selected Newcastle […]
Alternative lenders and fintechs have been threatening banks since the economic crisis from 2007 – 2009. Reports show that 2019 biggest lenders were direct lenders for both consumer credit and business loans. What is a direct lender? Direct lender loans are not really all that different from a bank or any other kind of credit. […]
Millions of workers returning to work after Christmas and New Year will have to remember an average of 27 passwords, and many of these will have been forgotten over the break. It comes as no surprise then that employees may not be instantly productive as they waste time calling IT helpdesks to help them login. […]
Economics is defined as the study of the production and distribution of wealth. As a social science, it primarily focuses on how individuals and, ultimately, society buys and sells merchandise. It has two main branches. Microeconomics deals with the dynamics between individual consumers and businesses. Macroeconomics, on the other hand, studies the economic behaviour of […]
If you’re looking to expand your team this year, then you are in luck! The latest report from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board reveals that job applications in the finance sector have increased by 8.5% in the last year. The report from CV-Library analysed job market data throughout 2019 and compared it with […]
Have you ever tried looking up a product online and being bombarded with hundreds of companies selling the same item? One of the apparent factors to filter out is to eliminate the businesses that place a hefty price tag on the merchandise. However, you should also compare the payment options offered by these enterprises. This […]
Ahead of the two-year anniversary of its implementation on 13 January 2020, Robert McKechnie, Open Banking expert at Equifax UK, believes broadening Open Banking platforms will be a turning point in its drive to mass adoption in the year ahead: “Open Banking, which was brought into inception two years ago, was predicted by many to […]
An experienced banking expert has joined Together to lead its professional sector and auction teams as the specialist lender bolsters its presence across the UK. Sean Williams, 52, who spent over three decades with the Yorkshire Bank, takes up his new role as head of field sales with Together this month. He will be […]
