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The AltFi Awards 2022: Here are the winners!

2nd December 2022 | Oliver Smith

Fintech is slowly becoming profitable

29th November 2022 | Daniel Lanyon

SoftBank's Vision Fund reports heavy losses again as founder takes step back

14th November 2022 | John Reynolds

OakNorth completes £6.5m funding to consumer debt advice provider MoneyPlus

7th November 2022 | Amelia Isaacs

OakNorth Bank buys 50% stake in specialist property lender ASK

12th October 2022 | Will McCurdy

Are you AltFi's CEO Of The Year 2022?

4th October 2022 | Oliver Smith

Bank North: SME neobank goes bust after failing to raise Series B

3rd October 2022 | Daniel Lanyon

To help neobanks scale we need better regulation

23rd September 2022 | Nick Lee

Mini-budget: Fintechs concerned about delay to energy bills support and tax breaks for high-earners

21st September 2022 | John Reynolds

Elliptic lures new CTO from fintech bank OakNorth

8th September 2022 | Stephan Roth

OakNorth appoints Gousto founder to board

18th August 2022 | Will McCurdy

Former chancellor Lord Hammond to join £1bn fintech fund

10th August 2022 | Amelia Isaacs

SoftBank warns its fintech investments will be "more selective" amid £18bn quarterly loss

8th August 2022 | John Reynolds

Ice cream and slushies! How UK and European fintech is combating the heatwave

19th July 2022 | John Reynolds

Allica Bank targets profitability this year after lending grows 12x in 2021

23rd May 2022 | John Reynolds

Allica Bank CEO: 'stay on the right side of the regulator'

27th April 2022 | John Reynolds

P2P property lender Blend Network secures £120m from family offices

11th April 2022 | Amelia Isaacs

OakNorth Bank sees profits hike 73% in 2021

31st March 2022 | Liza Tetley

Neyber co-founder Ezechi Britton named on New Years Honours’ list

5th January 2022 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth finally delivers on M&A promise with Fluidly acquisition

14th December 2021 | Oliver Smith

Mambu bags €235m Series E at €4.9bn valuation as growth accelerates

9th December 2021 | Daniel Lanyon

SME lenders accelerate data and tech adoption but struggle to harness open banking effectively

16th November 2021 | Oliver Smith

Autumn Budget 2021: Rishi gives challenger banks more headroom to grow

28th October 2021 | Oliver Smith

Iwoca accredited under the Recovery Loan Scheme

5th October 2021 | Aisling Finn

UPDATE 3: Which fintechs are offering government-backed Recovery Loans?

2nd June 2021 | Oliver Smith

MPs warn fintech mustn’t “go rogue” in report on Wirecard scandal

30th April 2021 | Aisling Finn

OakNorth sees profits soar as it continues to weather Covid-19 storm

22nd March 2021 | Aisling Finn

Bunq, Scalable Capital, CrowdProperty and LendInvest among FT’s fastest-growing European companies in 2021

2nd March 2021 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth onboards Old National Bank as its latest US win

28th January 2021 | Oliver Smith

Mambu clinches bumper €110m funding from Revolut-backer TCV

8th January 2021 | Oliver Smith

Oxbury Bank launching next week after £15m fundraise led by Duke of Westminster group

5th January 2021 | Oliver Smith

Fintech’s biggest hires and departures of 2020

5th January 2021 | Aisling Finn

2020 in Fintech and Alternative Finance: Part 2

30th December 2020 | Oliver Smith

Who are the top female fintech leaders of 2020?

14th December 2020 | Aisling Finn

Exclusive: OakNorth adds ex-Federal Reserve Bank of New York exec to its advisory board

9th December 2020 | Oliver Smith

Funding Circle eyes profitability following strong 2020

24th November 2020 | Aisling Finn

Commercial lending giant SMBC takes $30m stake in OakNorth

18th November 2020 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth makes two appointments to US team, including new chief marketing officer

12th November 2020 | John Reynolds

Starling Bank reportedly gearing up to raise £200m funding round

6th November 2020 | Aisling Finn

Banking On It review: “No one can label you a failure when what you are trying to do is audacious”

5th November 2020 | Aisling Finn

Revolut co-founder Nikolay Storonsky named UK fintech’s first billionaire

2nd November 2020 | Aisling Finn

OakNorth Bank dishes out over £1bn in new loans as it’s awarded additional CBILS allocation by the British Business Bank

13th October 2020 | Aisling Finn

OakNorth and ComplyAdvantage team up to combat financial crime

6th October 2020 | Aisling Finn

Greensill appoints Standard Chartered global CEO as non-executive director

1st October 2020 | Aisling Finn

“You absolutely can’t ignore” the fintech industry, says new CEO of the British Business Bank

17th September 2020 | John Reynolds

Fintechs to play an “even more important” role coming out of lockdown, says British Business Bank

16th September 2020 | John Reynolds

Tech Nation launches programme to bolster UK fintech sector

15th September 2020 | Aisling Finn

Exclusive: Starling Bank’s Marketplace hits third anniversary amid new “quality over quantity” strategy

15th September 2020 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth hires Silicon Valley veteran to lead lending platform build

3rd September 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

OakNorth hires new CFO

25th August 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

OakNorth loans Ultimate Finance £20m to bolster its SME lending

25th August 2020 | Aisling Finn

Revolut exec tasked with improving governance exits after just a year

28th July 2020 | John Reynolds

OakNorth’s CFO to step down from top job

19th June 2020 | Aisling Finn

Upcoming SME bank Recognise picks ClearBank to handle its APIs

16th June 2020 | Oliver Smith

Greensill, Metro Bank and OakNorth among new lenders added to CLBILS

10th June 2020 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth partners with PNC bank to introduce a Covid-19 vulnerability rating

5th June 2020 | Aisling Finn

Silicon Valley Bank joins list of CBILS-accredited lenders

4th June 2020 | Aisling Finn

OakNorth’s Rishi Khosla still mulling M&A, but warns fintechs face “capital scarcity”

1st June 2020 | Oliver Smith

5 things to look out for in Monzo's 2020 annual report

1st June 2020 | Oliver Smith

Exclusive: OakNorth allocated £160m more of government-backed loans

22nd May 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

UPDATE 3: Which fintechs are offering government-backed CBILS, CLBILS or Bounce Back loans?

21st May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Alternative lender iwoca joins list of CBILS accredited lenders

20th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Tide and Liberis accredited to government loan schemes

18th May 2020 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth originates £36m of CBILS loans

14th May 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

MarketFinance and Capital on Tap among newly-approved CBILS and Bounce Back Loan lenders

13th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Starling dishes out £90m in Bounce Back Loans to SMEs in just over a day

13th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Starling Bank set to join Barclays and Lloyds as an accredited lender under Bounce Back Loan scheme

4th May 2020 | John Reynolds

UK lenders dish out £4.1bn in CBILS loans

30th April 2020 | Aisling Finn

Starling Bank gears up to offer loans under Bounce Back Loans scheme

29th April 2020 | John Reynolds

Get ready for the AltFi Digital Summit 2020

28th April 2020 | Oliver Smith

Fintech lenders: Institutional investors must step forward

27th April 2020 | Alison Harwood

Thincats and Paragon Bank in new wave of lenders added to coronavirus loans panel

27th April 2020 | Oliver Smith

Funding Circle execs take pay cuts amid Covid-19

20th April 2020 | John Reynolds

Funding Circle joins growing list of CBILS accredited fintechs

17th April 2020 | Aisling Finn

UK banks have made just 6,000 SME coronavirus loans

15th April 2020 | Aisling Finn

Countingup among 250 accountancy firms pleading to the Chancellor for more SME coronavirus support

15th April 2020 | Aisling Finn

OakNorth partners with New York-based Modern Bank to help support US businesses through Covid-19

14th April 2020 | John Reynolds

Starling Bank and OakNorth among new lenders added to coronavirus loans panel

14th April 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

OakNorth onboards US lender, Customers Bancorp, looking to monitor loan portfolio amid coronavirus crisis

8th April 2020 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth joins call for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme overhaul

3rd April 2020 | Aisling Finn

Fintech firms led by 2008 veterans: What can we learn from the last recession?

31st March 2020 | Aisling Finn

Marcus takes on fixed savings industry with second UK product

30th March 2020 | Oliver Smith

Hargreaves Lansdown halts interest on cash savings, what will fintechs do?

24th March 2020 | Aisling Finn

OakNorth celebrates near-doubling of profits in 2019, as growth halves

9th March 2020 | Oliver Smith

Here are the UK’s 5 leading banking-as-a-service providers

3rd March 2020 | Oliver Smith

Dear Chancellor: Here’s what fintechs want from Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Budget

2nd March 2020 | Oliver Smith

Dutch commercial real estate lender launches using OakNorth tech

3rd February 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

N26 says it has lured in 250,000 customers in US in five months

28th January 2020 | John Reynolds

Monzo held discussions with SoftBank over fresh funding, says report

28th January 2020 | John Reynolds

Philip Hammond joins OakNorth’s Advisory Board

27th January 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

ComplyAdvantage picks new joint COO/CFO in Vatsa Narasimha

20th January 2020 | Oliver Smith

Ex-OakNorth senior executive joins identity verifcation firm

17th January 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

Fintech trends to look out for in 2020

9th January 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

Which UK and European fintech startups raised the most money in 2019

7th January 2020 | John Reynolds

Creating the next big thing in savings

6th January 2020 | Amy Gavin

The year in quotes: 2019

3rd January 2020 | Oliver Smith

Raisin UK sets £1bn goal for 2020

2nd January 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

British invasion: The UK fintechs taking on the US

2nd January 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

AltFi's 10 most read stories of 2019: Part 1

30th December 2019 | John Reynolds

OakNorth and British Business Bank bosses make New Years Honours’ list

30th December 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

2019 In Fintech And Alternative Finance: Part 2

24th December 2019 | Oliver Smith

2019 In Fintech And Alternative Finance: Part 1

23rd December 2019 | Oliver Smith

Alternative lending giant OakNorth reveals first loan defaults

16th December 2019 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth partnerships chief to depart

21st November 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Valentin Stalf, Romi Savova, Nick Ogden and Meri Williams named among AltFi’s inaugural Powerlist 50

18th November 2019 | AltFi

MarketInvoice rebrands as MarketFinance as it launches SME lending up to £250k

12th November 2019 | Oliver Smith

Revolut named UK’s fastest-growing technology company

8th November 2019 | Oliver Smith

Revolut and OakNorth Bank welcome Financial Services Bill but warn it's "imperative" that growth not impeded

16th October 2019 | John Reynolds

OakNorth appoints Google veteran as CEO of its tech arm

7th October 2019 | John Reynolds

Santander UK overhauls legacy systems with nCino

27th September 2019 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth Bank strikes deal with Shieldpay to launch digital escrow accounts for borrowers

24th September 2019 | John Reynolds

Smarterly and OakNorth partner on Cash ISA

20th September 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Woefully low “no deal” preparedness reported among London’s fintech community

12th September 2019 | Oliver Smith

Investec joins forces with Moneybox for 95-day savings account

4th September 2019 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth appoints two senior hires as it boosts lending

28th August 2019 | Roger Baird

Fintech founders warn UK risks losing global crown

27th August 2019 | Roger Baird

OakNorth hires GoCompare exec for senior leadership role

6th August 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Exclusive: OakNorth poaches senior Starling Banker

10th July 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Revolut to hire former Goldman Sachs powerbroker

8th July 2019 | Roger Baird

Revolut hires TSB veteran as operations head

3rd July 2019 | Roger Baird

Moneybox launches ISA partnership with OakNorth Bank

2nd July 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

OakNorth and Tandem Bank lead finalists for Growth Finance Awards

28th June 2019 | Roger Baird

TransferWise joins US invasion with debit card launch

27th June 2019 | Roger Baird

Brexit and drive for growth sees IT fintech salaries surge

19th June 2019 | Roger Baird

London Tech Week: The Fintech Inside Track

10th June 2019 | Russ Shaw

TransferWise becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech, with $3.5bn valuation

22nd May 2019 | Roger Baird

Monzo Review - May 2019

21st May 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

LendingCrowd strikes £19m small business deal with Scottish Investment Bank and Dutch lender

21st May 2019 | Roger Baird

SoftBank invests $800m in UK fintech Greensill

13th May 2019 | Roger Baird

AltFi Insights: Why Fintech M&A activity hit record $112bn in first quarter, despite slowing global economy

13th May 2019 | Roger Baird

Softbank's Vision Fund: Why we invested in OakNorth

9th May 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

OakNorth starts building-out mortgages for high-net-worths and entrepreneurs

7th May 2019 | Oliver Smith

Monzo teams up with Shawbrook and hints at bespoke savings accounts

7th May 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

P2P property lending platform hires to expand northern development

2nd May 2019 | Roger Baird

Discouraged demand and SME advice gap take the limelight at alternative finance industry roundtable

25th April 2019 | Oliver Smith

Softbank invests €900m in troubled payments challenger Wirecard

24th April 2019 | Roger Baird

British Business Bank hands out £200m Brexit boost to small firms

17th April 2019 | Roger Baird

Monzo may see valuation hit £2bn after fresh US backing

8th April 2019 | Roger Baird

Obama’s former cabinet member says US fintech lags UK and European rivals

5th April 2019 | Roger Baird

Onfido lands $50m round led by Softbank

3rd April 2019 | Roger Baird

TransferWise poised to recapture title of Europe’s most valuable fintech with $4bn valuation

2nd April 2019 | Oliver Smith

Australian neobanks target scale of UK rivals without growing pains

1st April 2019 | Roger Baird

OakNorth strikes £133m deal with British Business Bank

28th March 2019 | Roger Baird

Monzo and OakNorth join forces to offer savings accounts in challenger bank tie-up

21st March 2019 | Oliver Smith

Brexit at boiling point in Commons, but fintechs work around uncertainties

21st March 2019 | Roger Baird

OakNorth profits rocket

21st March 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Four reasons to attend the AltFi London Summit 2019

13th March 2019 | Roger Baird

Leading stars of Monzo, OakNorth and WorldRemit named among Women in Fintech Powerlist 2018 winners

28th February 2019 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth lines up payments tie-up with ClearBank

25th February 2019 | Roger Baird

OakNorth doubled profits last year ahead of US expansion

18th February 2019 | Oliver Smith

OakNorth lands $440m round led by SoftBank ahead of US drive

8th February 2019 | Roger Baird

Direct lending fund completes £15m loan to asset finance platform

24th January 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

P2P property lending platform hires former RBS exec

15th January 2019 | Roger Baird

AltFi’s most-read stories from 2018

7th January 2019 | Roger Baird

Challenger banks flexed their muscles in 2018

7th January 2019 | Roger Baird

P2P property lending platform completes £10m investment round

17th December 2018 | George Geddes

OakNorth expands Northern operation to keep pace with demand

11th December 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo enters unicorn stable with £85m fundraise

31st October 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Fintechs seem intent on selling their secrets to banks

17th October 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Challenger consultancy enters banking-as-a-service market

15th October 2018 | Ryan Weeks

OakNorth valuation tops $2bn after latest fundraise

6th September 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Challenger banks raise record capital in Q1

29th June 2018 | Daniel Lanyon

OakNorth: Brexit creates opportunity to reform banking regulation

24th May 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Metro Bank reports Q1 growth as shares fall

25th April 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Starling seeks business banking lead, eyes major slice of RBS fund

24th April 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo backtracks on its third-party marketplace, removes savings and investments

16th April 2018 | Emily Nicolle

The rapid rise of OakNorth Bank

13th April 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Starling Bank CEO criticises Treasury RBS bidding war

12th April 2018 | Emily Nicolle

UK’s newest unicorn notches £10.6m profit for 2017

21st March 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Challenger banks are edging ahead of the high street on savings

14th March 2018 | Emily Nicolle

Fintech leaders launch Parity Pledge to increase sector diversity

8th March 2018 | Emily Nicolle

Fintech firms revealed on UK Department of International Trade mission to NYC

7th March 2018 | Emily Nicolle

UK fintech beats the Brexit blues to take second place globally

7th February 2018 | Emily Nicolle

Venture Capital investment in UK fintech more than doubles helped by Monzo, Funding Circle and Transferwise

7th February 2018 | Daniel Lanyon

Challenger OakNorth funds £1m into payment services

18th January 2018 | Emily Nicolle

An interview with Mambu’s CEO Eugene Danilkis - “The UK is the fintech hub of Europe”

20th December 2017 | Daniel Lanyon

Millennial Money Matters podcast: Episode 18, OakNorth

22nd November 2017 | Ryan Weeks

Challenger bank teams up with direct lending fund

7th November 2017 | Daniel Lanyon

Singaporean sovereign wealth fund piles into OakNorth fundraise

3rd November 2017 | Ryan Weeks

Challenger bank OakNorth nabs £154m, claims unicorn status

12th October 2017 | Ryan Weeks

Octopus teams up with challenger banks on new savings product

3rd February 2017 | Ryan Weeks

Challenger bank OakNorth scoops £30m from British Business Bank

12th January 2017 | Ryan Weeks

Challenger bank Oaknorth gears up for post-Brexit “boom”, predicts £500m increase to loan book in 2017

6th January 2017 | Daniel Lanyon

SMEs unsure about Hammond as Autumn Statement looms

22nd November 2016 | Ryan Weeks

OakNorth boss calls on Chancellor to level playing field for challenger banks post-Brexit

21st November 2016 | Ryan Weeks

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