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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

Our latest quarterly update

6 JUN 2019

Highlights Appointment of renowned banking heavyweight, Ron Emerson CBE, as Independent Non-Executive Chair- Ron has an outstanding pedigree, having been honoured in 2017 for services to international banking and the financing of SMEs. He was the founding Chair of the British Business Bank and a former Senior Advisor to the Bank of England, having…

GMCA commits support to B-North

22 MAY 2019

B-North announced the funding during an investor event on 24 July, with guest speaker Andy Burnham, who confirmed the endorsement and its contribution to the northern SME ecosystem. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up the vast bulk of the northern UK economy – according to an IPPR report in February 2019, 99.8% of North England…

Why UK banks are waking up to cloud banking

22 MAY 2019

Only 30% of UK financial institutions use cloud-based systems, according to research by Finastra, while in continental Europe this figure is much higher (42% in Germany and 41% in France). Why? Well, the difference may be due, in part, to Europe’s different banking industries. On the continent, the banking landscape is comprised of a greater…

The team continues to grow

10 APR 2019

B-North has announced three new appointments as the company moves forward with its regulatory journey, following submission of its second regulatory business plan. The start-up has welcomed Keith Ollier as Head of Risk and CRO designate, Mike Smedley as Head of Architecture and Asha Kandra as Salesforce Development Manager. The appointments come…