Financial Services News & Updates
- 29th June 2026
BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK has been recognised with the Excellence in Credit Risk Modelling and Credit Risk Team of the Year awards at the 2026 Credit Awards.
Unity Trust Bank has appointed a new healthcare care lead to strengthen the bank’s commitment to the social and primary care sectors.
The Midlands remained one of the UK’s leading destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, holding onto its position as the country’s third-largest region for inward investment despite a wider slowdown across the market.
Well-known Midland accountants and business advisers Jerroms have joined forces with another long-established accountancy group to strengthen their regional presence.
West Midlands businesses are showing resilience in response to global uncertainty, with 67% saying they are confident in their ability to withstand economic shocks, according to new findings from the Lloyds Business Barometer.
Banking group Lloyds is joining forces with online payment service Stripe to deliver the latest payments technology to small businesses.
A long-standing tax levied on businesses donating to charities has now been removed, a leading accountancy and advisory firm has said.
A long-standing tax levied on businesses donating to charities has now been removed, a leading accountancy and advisory firm has said.
- 11th June 2026
ART Business Loans is celebrating achieving further growth in lending to SMEs across the West Midlands and adjoining counties.
PKF Smith Cooper has helped save almost 100 Midlands jobs across three transport, manufacturing and retail operations businesses this spring, as increasing cost pressures and post-Covid disruption continue to push regional firms into financial distress.