All articles by Alejandro Gonzalez

IWD24: Optimum Finance champions gender diversity in financial services

Capify appoints Mike Morris to spearhead broker business growth

Mike will concentrate on the growth and expansion of Capify’s introducer relationships and enhancing its marketplace offerings.

Pulse Cashflow Finance expands operations with Basingstoke office

The company has recently expended its offering to include Invoice Discounting and Trade Finance alongside its existing Invoice Finance offering.

Decoding tech solutions for lease accounting: key questions for vendors

Essential accounting questions to ask when evaluating leasing and asset-finance technology vendors. This report by Diane Parisi, VP of Solution Architecture at Odessa.  

UK leads in recognising women: a closer look at female figures on banknotes

A global study scrutinises the faces adorning banknotes, revealing a stark reality – only 7.54% of individuals showcased on currency across 115 countries are women.

Why the full expensing extension didn’t go far enough

This week’s Spring Budget 2024 will be a disappointment to business owners as full expensing extension falls short of expectations, writes John Phillipou, MD of SME Lending for Paragon Bank.

Spring Budget 2024: Opening up full expensing to leased assets is the missing piece for businesses

“Full-expensing wasn’t the headline grabber for this pre-election budget, but it will make a big difference to businesses,” says Ed Rimmer, CEO of Time Finance.

Chancellor pledges extension of ‘full expensing’ to leased assets

Commitment to extending full expensing to leased assets has been described as addressing an historical injustice, although details on the affordability timeline remain pending.

EBRD boosts women-owned businesses in Uzbekistan via leasing support

The leasing aspect provided by Uzbek Leasing aligns with the broader mission of the EBRD to bolster private entrepreneurship.

Signal: BNP Paribas and Citi invest in United Fintech Group