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Q2 2020 Update

31 JUL 2020

Despite a very challenging market backdrop, substantial progress has been made in the second quarter of the year. The bank licence process has been completed, subject only to the completion…

Q2 2020 Update Q2 press coverage

B-North partners with Wiserfunding for SME credit risk assessment

13 JUL 2020

We have chosen Wiserfunding as our risk grading partner. This key element of B-North’s underwriting strategy will help us become more confident when assessing the credit profile of SMEs and, consequently, turn customer cases around faster and more accurately than other market participants – whilst also supporting B-North underwriters to make better…

Introducing Becky Owen, our Regional Managing Director

29 JUN 2020

Becky's skill set is perfectly suited for the challenges of delivering a new regional SME lending bank, the UK’s first in 150 years, as she has both extensive experience in delivering meaningful SME lending and working at a challenger brand.

B-North chooses TruNarrative

21 MAY 2020

TruNarrative’s platform capabilities will be added to B-North’s selected technology stack providers, which already includes core banking from Mambu and loan originations workflow from nCino (the first time that both providers have integrated their solutions together for business lending).

Northern powerhouse Partnership

5 MAY 2020

What does the Northern Powerhouse mean to you? I am sure it means different things to different people. For me, it should be about creating a region which can genuinely compete on a global basis. This starts with better collaboration across the Northern Powerhouse cities, to get to a point where they selflessly promote the Northern Powerhouse…