Fintech

Choosing the Best Payment Option for Your SME

Rebecca Taylor

The payment options you offer to customers can have a significant impact on sales. Here's a look at the pros and cons of cash, card, and mobile payments to help you decide

Open Banking: What Does it Mean for SMEs?

Rebecca Taylor

Open Banking has the power to transform how the financial industry works for consumers and business in the UK. We take a look at what this means in practice for SMEs

What is Fintech?

Jyoti Patel

Here's our view of how fintech works and the impact it's having on the landscape of the UK economy

Cryptocurrencies: What Does the Future Hold?

Sacha Bright

With more people buying and trading in cryptocurrencies, some have suggested they could eventually replace traditional currency. But how likely is that?

The Five Best Crowdfunding Sites for Your Business

Adam Pescod

Crowdfunding has given startups and SMEs an exciting new route to investment, but what are the five best crowdfunding sites for UK businesses?

The New £5 Note and the Future of Cash

Ewan Ogilvie

The UK's first polymer 5 note was recently introduced as a cleaner and safer form of currency, prompting questions about the survival of cash payments

How Does Crowdfunding Differ to P2P Lending?

Paul Marston

Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending are often lumped together, but there's an important distinction between these two types of business finance

The Small Business Guide to Kickstarter

David Kiriakidis

Launching your next product on Kickstarter could be the best and worst thing you ever do. Here's our guide to navigating the crowdfunding minefield

Funding Circle: Leading Peer-to-Peer Lender

Elma Glasgow

Find out what the big deal is about Funding Circle, the $1 billion P2P lending platform that offers great business borrowing and investment opportunities

Top 10 Fintech for Small Businesses

Elma Glasgow

We delve into the prestigious FinTech50 2015 list of the hottest European Fintech firms to find the top 10 offering valuable tools to SMEs including Klarna

Indy Traders Love Easy Mobile Payment

Elma Glasgow

Droplet mobile payment app is fintech that's making Christmas trading easier and less costly for independent retailers and their customers.

Guide to 20 Popular Startup Terms

David Kiriakidis

Read Fleximize's guide to 20 popular startup terms – ideal for entrepreneurs who are new to the buzzing startup and business funding scene.

How To Turn Digital Media Into Increased Footfall

Daniel Kidd

Traditional promotion is dead. Long live Digital Media. Here are some ways you can use technology to grow your business footfall

Invoice Financing: a New Funding Frontier

Michael Bridgman

A slew of tech startups have turned the invoice financing sector on its head. But what does it mean for the future of small business funding?

Peer-to-Peer Finance (P2P) and Funding Circle

Michael Bridgman

We explore why alternative finance and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms like Funding Circle are getting businesses and the government so excited

The One With All the Crowdsourcing...

Michael Bridgman

How you can use crowdfunding to successfully grow your business and establish buzz around your brand

Why Mobile Banking Really Matters

Daniel Kidd

Mobile payments have become increasingly popular for a number of reasons. We explore how mobile banking works and the financial implications for consumers

Your Small Business… On Mobile

Daniel Kidd

Apple’s NFC offering – Apple Pay – has opened a new, broad consciousness to a future of card-less, cash-less payment. The space isn’t empty, though.

The Financial Revolution

Michael Bridgman

Get the key facts and figures about the rapid growth of fintech on a global scale to understand exactly why industry leaders are so excited for the future

Peer-to-Peer Lenders in the UK

Marcia Smith

With peer-to-peer lending growing in popularity among businesses seeking new investors for funding, we take a look at some of the top P2P lenders in the UK