The UK’s small to medium-sized enterprises face a challenge when it comes to funding their next move: traditional banks’ ...

Tighter bank credit is pushing European SMEs toward online lending and private credit to meet liquidity and growth needs.

SME finance is no longer a separate moment in the business lifecycle. In 2026, lending decisions are increasingly shaped by ...

Indian SMEs are scaling with debt-led financing, machinery loans, and asset-backed funding-without giving up ownership.

Rachel Reeves has held conversations with the traditional high street banks about lending to SMEs and how their current criteria is hampering their growth. This is encouraging to see after what seems ...

FirstBank has revealed its preparedness to disburse over N1trillion in funding to drive the growth of small and medium-scale enterprises in Nigeria this year. This was disclosed at the SME Scale Up ...

Convinced that reviving the moribund securitization market is the best way to channel funding to small and medium size enterprises, the ECB is now championing the financial technique at the centre of ...

A key financial trade association has told the Government that the bank referral scheme is no longer fit for purpose and has ...

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Funding is the top worry for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the next three to six months, according to a survey done in March and April. The mobile-based survey sought to establish the impact ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The scheme, which is available to Dutch businesses with fewer than 250 ...

Welsh Government funding of £2.1 million will see dedicated support made available to help SMEs across Wales adopt artificial ...