Tagged: sme finance

November 6, 2023 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently spoke with Mindaugas Mikalajūnas, Cо-Founder and CEO of SME Finance, a Vilnius-based Fintech reinventing growth financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Europe. SME Finance aims to fill a gap left by risk-averse banks and high-cost alternative lenders. Led by Mikalajūnas with… Read More

September 27, 2023 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SME Finance, the Fintech reinventing growth financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises, and Okredo, the open data platform for risk assessment and business growth, have partnered to launch the risk-based credit pre-offer in the Baltic region. The solution streamlines and simplifies business financing processes “by… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and SME Finance in Lithuania have joined to provide €40 million in financing for businesses in the Baltics and elsewhere, according to a statement by the EIF. The EIF will be providing a guarantee to SME finance to provide investments… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 9:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Uplinq, a global credit & scoring assessment platform for small business lenders, has partnered with SME Finance Forum – an entity that is managed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank Group. SME Finance Forum was established by the G20 Global… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 8:26 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While more than 40 per cent of businesses in the United Kingdom have accessed external finance this year, the economic impact could be far greater, the British Business Bank’s first annual Regions and Nations Tracker reveals. The problems begin with a lack of local investors… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 1:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Latvia-headquartered Citadele Bank has teamed up with Baltics’ non-bank factoring provider, SME Finance, and has invested €10 million in the company. The bank also noted that it would be offering a loan relief program to clients who may have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19)… Read More

July 20, 2017 @ 10:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK small business lender Growth Street has been selected to participate in Nesta’s Open Up Challenge. As one of 20 Stage 1 participants, Growth Street will work to develop new tools and change small business banking in the UK. Growth Street will build services that use… Read More