OakNorth – a UK-based digital bank, has added Lord (Adair) Turner as its Chairman of the Board. Lord Turner reportedly has “an extensive track record in financial services, including as Vice-Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe, a Board Director of Standard Chartered, Chair of the Financial… Read More
OakNorth, the neobank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has today published new research with the Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think tank, revealing the outsized impact of scale-up businesses1 on the UK economy by region, country, and sector. The new report, titled ‘The Scale of the… Read More
OakNorth, a UK digital bank, says it has launched its business banking services, aimed at “helping mid-sized businesses (revenue of £1m-£100m) that are currently overlooked and underserved in the UK’s current financial landscape.” OakNorth is authorized and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the… Read More
OakNorth, a regulated digital bank, and Founders4Schools, an ed-tech charity for teachers, have announced a new partnership to support 100,000 secondary school students -16 year-olds) – “including 40,000 from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds – over the next three years.” The program will provide secondary school students… Read More
OakNorth has reportedly entered into software deals with US banking institutions Capital One and Fifth Third, according to a report from BI. OakNorth has managed to onboard two new clients for its credit intelligence product offering. Capital One and Fifth Third Bank will be using… Read More
SoftBank-backed Fintech firm OakNorth claims that it has been issuing loans at record levels following the COVID-19 outbreak. Established in 2015, OakNorth was recently valued at $2.8 billion and has managed to achieve profitability. This is not too common for many of the firms or… Read More
UK-based OakNorth, a digital bank for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) that offers business and property loans, has confirmed that OIMIO, a commercial real estate SME-focused lender, has established operations in the Netherlands. The lending firm will be launching a supplier’s credit analysis and monitoring… Read More
Philip Hammond, former Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer, has reportedly joined SoftBank-backed Fintech firm OakNorth as the company continues to focus on its international expansion efforts. Hammond will be serving as a member of OakNorth’s advisory board, beginning on January 27. He… Read More
OakNorth, a UK-based digital bank that provides business and property loans to small and medium-sized businesses, announced on October 7 the appointment of Sunil Chandra as CEO of its new credit platform. Chandra, a former VP at Google Inc, helped scale the internet company’s talent… Read More
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