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UK’s Allica Bank Reports Completing £2B of Business Lending

Allica Bank – the fintech challenger bank specifically focused on established businesses with over ten employees – has revealed it has completed more than £2 billion in lending to UK businesses, with 80% of that being to businesses outside of London. Allica bank, which made… Read More

UK’s Allica Bank Reports Steady Progress, Claims to be Among Fastest Fintechs to Reach Profitability

Allica Bank claims it is one of the fastest UK fintechs to hit profitability – “becoming monthly profitable in June 2022, less than three years after securing a banking licence – and achieving a £3m pre-tax profit in the second half of the year.” Allica… Read More

UK Fintech Allica Bank Reports Steady Progress in 2022

Allica Bank claims it is one of the “fastest” UK Fintechs to hit profitability – “becoming monthly profitable in June 2022, less than three years after securing a banking license – and achieving a £3m pre-tax profit in the second half of the year.” Allica… Read More

Allica Bank Acquires Over £1B in Deposits from Businesses, Individual Savers

Allica Bank has reportedly secured more than £1 billion in total deposits from businesses as well as individual savers. The key milestone comes after Allica Bank had preformed considerable work to further diversify its deposit-acquring channels. Along with introducing its range of personal and business… Read More

AIB to Sell UK Small Business Loan Book to London’s Fintech Challenger Allica Bank

AIB revealed on Tuesday (November 23, 2021) that it has decided to sell its British small business loan book to London-headquartered Fintech challenger Allica Bank. But the £600 million (appr. €715 million) size of the portfolio is considerably smaller than the recently reported £1 billion… Read More

Challenger Allica Bank Looks to Raise £100 Million Following £26 Million Funding led by Warwick Capital Partners

Newly minted SME focused bank, Allica Bank, has closed on a £26 million funding round led by Warwick Capital Partners – the majority shareholder in the firm. This announcement included the news that Allica intends on raising a further £100 million to pursue its vision… Read More

After UK’s Exit from EU, Vilnius Set to Become Largest Center in the Bloc for Regulated Fintech Firms: Report

The Baltic region’s finance industry has been struggling and some of the area’s countries including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have reportedly been indirectly involved in money-laundering scandals that were allegedly orchestrated by large Nordic banks. However, Lithuania’s capital has been able to develop its local… Read More

“We Must Adapt”. HSBC Commits £10 Billion in Lending to SMEs

According to multiple reports, HSBC is committing £10 billion in lending to UK SMEs. This announcement comes on the heels of a notice that HSBC has introduced its virtual platform that cuts business loan application and approval times – in half. Richard Davies, COO of… Read More