Brickflow deepens lender choice for brokers as Pallas Capital joins the platform with development and bridging finance for mid-market property deals.
British Business Bank lifts Oxbury's Tier 2 backing to GBP £35 million as the specialist farm lender nears a 10% share of new agricultural loans.
Eka Ventures secures USD $107 million for second fund as British Business Bank, Better Society Capital and others back UK early-stage impact bets.
London fintech Round lands USD $6 million and unveils workflow tools to cut repetitive treasury, payroll and payments work for finance teams.
Starling Bank says sole traders are embracing AI for quick tax guidance as Making Tax Digital rules prompt a shift to digital accounting tools.
Parallax expands Leeds team with 30 hires as its AI, 3D rendering and graduate recruitment drive supports record client growth.
Diversity VC marks a decade in venture capital with evidence certified firms are widening teams faster, as women's share on UK investment desks rises to 31%.
Narwhal Labs secures backing from more than 70 UK investors as it unveils an AI communications platform for regulated sectors.
IntelliAM acquires RBM Lubrications & Monitoring Solutions in Scotland, adding staff and assets as it deepens reach into the central belt.
Aqilla has unveiled an AI-enhanced invoice automation feature that combines capture and accounts payable, cutting processing time and tightening controls.
Bucharest crowned Europe's most startup-friendly city as London ranks 69th globally, with Eastern European hubs sweeping the top three.
Oboloo offers SMEs and charities a free cloud-based procurement platform with alerts, sourcing tools and savings tracking to curb wasted spend.
Finance and health lead UK privacy complaints as Bridewell analysis shows rising cases across data-heavy sectors and shifting ICO outcomes.
Seedcamp-backed Omniscient has drawn Renault as an early user of its boardroom AI, as it targets corporate reputation and risk monitoring.
UK businesses back bank-led recurring payments as GoCardless says cards and admin costs are draining revenue and delaying collections.
UK SMEs stick with high street banks despite challenger rivals offering far higher savings rates and better protection options, Flagstone finds.
Parcelhero says eCommerce kept driving UK retail in February, even as monthly sales volumes dipped and geopolitical tensions clouded the outlook.
Cloud2Me survey finds finance staff using AI daily, but worries mount over GDPR, data storage and compliance after disciplinaries.
UK organisations back up AI workloads widely, yet only 39% say they are fully confident they could restore cloud data after a cyberattack.
Evri climbs into EcoVadis' Gold bracket after stronger environmental, labour and supply-chain standards lift it into the top 5% globally.
