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  • Simply: Fintech SME lender expands loan book as firms turn to debt finance

    Fintech

    Simply Asset Finance notched a record loan total in the last year as firms turned to debt financing to fuel their expansion plans. The UK lender to small- and medium-sized enterprises topped £1.75bn in the total cumulative value of all loans they’ve approved and funded after the firm’s loan book expanded by £505m over 2024.  [...]

    London's fight to become the world's leading financial centre has heated up.
  • Bank of America backs London fintech Simply’s lending to small businesses

    Fintech

    Bank of America has thrown its weight behind London-based fintech Simply Asset Finance to support its lending to small businesses.

    Simply has been listed in the Financial Times’ ranking of Europe’s 1,000 fastest-growing financial services businesses for three years straight, most recently coming in at 989th.
  • SME lender Simply Asset Finance posts record revenue as small firms shun big banks

    Banking

    Specialist lender Simply Asset Finance has posted a record annual revenue as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) turn away from big banks for funding.

    Specialist lenders have boomed in popularity and soared to the top of customer review league tables in recent years

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