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Fintech startup Wagestream picks up £15m from Balderton and Northzone
London fintech startup Wagestream has today closed a £15m series A funding round, co-led by venture capital investors Balderton Capital and [...]May 20, 2019
Alternative finance lender Oakam is trying to help the unbanked
Payday loan companies get a bad rap. And it’s easy to see why, considering the predatory businesses practices and extortionate [...]November 30, 2018The City helps fuel economic growth right across the country, so be wary of those who want to clip its wings
One of the most pernicious elements of Labour's current economic platform is the idea that the City is entirely distinct [...]October 28, 2018
FTSE asset management fund LBOW takes £25m loan from challenger bank Oaknorth
UK challenger bank Oaknorth has completed a £25m loan to ICG-Longbow (LBOW), the London listed commercial real estate lender. Oaknorth [...]October 17, 2018
Regulator warns payday lenders over risky loans
The Financial Conduct Authority has written to the bosses of payday lending firms, urging them to consider ‘affordability risk’ before [...]October 15, 2018
Payday lender Cash Genie told to repay £20m to customers by Financial Conduct Authority
A payday lender has been told to give back millions of pounds to customers because its lending practices were deemed [...]July 27, 2015
Guarantor loans are “as damaging” as payday loans, Citizens Advice says
A charity has warned as Britain's regulators heap pressure onto payday lenders, problems linked with this sector are simply shifting [...]July 17, 2015
New guidance issued for payday loan adverts to prevent trivialisation of short-term high-cost borrowing
New guidance has been published on the regulation of adverts for payday loan products, designed to prevent ads from trivialising [...]June 4, 2015
Wonga revamp adds money-back guarantee, ditches puppets – and aims new products at “hard working people”
Wonga’s re-brand is here: the payday lender is to roll out new television adverts aimed at its new middle-class target [...]May 19, 2015
Payday lender Wonga to drop toxic name and advert puppets after losses
Payday lender Wonga is planning to replace its toxic brand with a new name and a range of products beyond [...]April 21, 2015Content tagged with "Payday lenders"
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