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OakNorth Bank reports Β£10.6m profit in 2017 as it pursues plans to lend a further Β£1.5bn to UK businesses this year

Friday July 13th, 2018

OakNorth has providedover Β£1.2 billion of gross lending in the UK – up from Β£300 million a year ago – helpingover 200 UK businesses achieve their growth ambitions; Its loans have directlyhelped with the creation of 5,100 new homes and 4,000 new jobs in the UK; The bank reported a pre-tax profit of Β£10.6 million […]

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OakNorth Bank launches market-leading fixed rate and easy access cash ISAs as it looks to boost SME lending by a further Β£1.5bn in 2018

Sunday June 24th, 2018

The bank is offering a table-topping rate of 1.35% on its 12-month fixed rate cash ISA and a top-three rate of 1.05% on its easy access cash ISA; The bank already has over 15,000 savings customers but is keen to boost this as it looks to lend a further Β£1.5bn in high quality loans to […]

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The billion-dollar companies at the heart of the UK’s fintech scene

Monday June 11th, 2018

Evening Standard

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Ep. 224. Insights: SMB Banking…are you being (under)served?

Friday June 8th, 2018

Fintech Insider (11:FS podcast)

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UK businesses losing over Β£537m in interest every year by leaving savings with the big five banks rather than a challenger

Monday January 29th, 2018

  SMEs in the UK currently save Β£66.6bn in deposit accounts[1], of which 74% (Β£49.3bn) is held with the big five banks[2]; These banks provide an average rate of 36%[3]compared to the average rate being offered by the top 10 β€˜challenger’ banks of 1.45%[4]; This is a difference in interest of 1.09%, equating to a […]

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