sme lending
From Frustration to Foundation: Interview with Joel Perlman, Senior Managing Director & Co-founder, OakNorth
Thursday 17 July 2025
We had the privilege of speaking with Joel Perlman, Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder of OakNorth, about his entrepreneurial journey and how the digital-first bank is reshaping SME lending. From his early experiences with failure to the creation of OakNorth, Joel shares how the bank is empowering mid-market businesses with a data-driven approach to credit.
- Published in FTT Lending, Interviews
From data to decisions: A Chat with Liam Gray, Account Management Leader, Plaid
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Simplifying data, enhancing user experience: Liam Gray, Account Management Leader, Plaid At FTT Lending last month we had the chance to sit down with Liam Gray, Account Management Leader, Plaid for an insightful conversation about how Plaid is helping shape the future of lending. As the leader of the Account Management and Customer Growth team
- Published in FTT Lending
The Future of Smarter Lending: A Deep Dive with Kate Bullman, GDS Link
Tuesday 22 April 2025
From Data to Decision: Kate Bullman, Head of Partnerships and European Sales, GDS Link At this year’s FTT Lending, we caught up with Kate Bullman, Head of Partnerships and European Sales at GDS Link. With over 25 years in retail banking, decisioning, and data, Kate shared how GDS Link is helping lenders cut through complexity
- Published in FTT Lending
Shaping the future of SME Lending – A conversation with Dun & Bradstreet
Tuesday 15 April 2025
Transforming SME Lending: Insights from Sara de la Torre, Dun & Bradstreet At the FTT Lending on 19 March, we had the opportunity to sit down with Sara de la Torre,Head of Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Dun & Bradstreet. With years of experience in the financial sector, Sara shared some into how data and emerging
- Published in FTT Lending
Simple, Seamless, Beautiful – A conversation with Jack Smith, CEO, Love Finance
Tuesday 11 March 2025
The Future of Lending with Jack Smith, CEO of Love Finance In our latest interview in our FTT Chats series, we had the opportunity to speak with Jack Smith, Chief Executive of Love Finance, a leading business loan provider in the UK. Jack shared the mission behind Love Finance: to make the business loan process
- Published in FTT Mutuals
FTT Lending 3.0 – Interview with Dr. Daniel Bartsch, CFO & Co-Founder, creditshelf
Thursday 29 February 2024
- Published in Blog, Community, Content, Customer Experience, FTT Lending, Innovation, Interviews
FTT SME Banking 2023 – Interview with Lucile Flamand, Chief Strategic Development Officer, Bibby Financial Services
Wednesday 01 November 2023
We’re taking one last look back at the debut edition of FTT SME Banking, powered by FintechOS, where our highly-curated speaker lineup waxed lyrical on the state of SME finance, cross-sector collaboration and the innovations making waves across the economy. After joining a successful panel discussing the importance and power of personalisation in the SME
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FTT SME Banking 2023 – Interview with Stuart Doignie, Managing Director – Digital SME Lending, Shawbrook Bank
Tuesday 17 October 2023
We’re taking another look back at the debut edition of FTT SME Banking, powered by FintechOS, where our highly-curated speaker lineup dished the deal on the state of SME finance, cross-sector collaboration and the innovations making waves across the economy. After joining a successful panel discussing the need for speed in SME lending, Stuart Doignie, Managing
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FTT Lending 3.0: the wrap up
Wednesday 05 April 2023
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What’s trending in lending? – SME finance
Tuesday 28 February 2023
FTT Lending 3.0 is upon us! Ahead of the biggest lending show in the UK, we’re taking a closer look at a key theme for the sector: SME Finance. With a record number of small to medium businesses uncertain about getting a loan, how are today’s lenders and fintechs innovating to serve these underserved companies?
- Published in AI/Machine Learning, Blog, Content, Fintech, FTT Lending, Innovation