According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the UK online alternative finance market volume rose by 35% in 2017 to £6.2bn. more»

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The value of Britain’s online alternative finance market reached £4.6bn in 2016, new research has found, as growing numbers small business owners find lending opportunities outside of high street banking. more»

Nine of the UK’s biggest high street banks will pass on the details of small businesses that have been rejected for loans to three alternative finance platforms. more»

Writing for Business Advice, financial director at Nucleus Commercial Finance, Simon Willmett, explains the ins and outs of alternative finance. more»

Whatever the business idea and whatever the motivation behind it, there’s one thing that unites them all – they need money to get off the ground. more»

The bank referral scheme, launched to help owners access finance if bank lenders are unable to offer what they need, was heralded as an innovative idea. But has it worked for those it was intended to support? more»

Atom Bank serves both small business and personal banking clients through a smartphone app, doing away with the traditional face-to-face banking models of high street lenders. more»