Recognise Bank adds further BDM to North West and Yorkshire team
The team, based at the bank’s Manchester hub, will support local SMEs with their lending needs. Recognise Bank is continuing to develop its regional offering in the North West and Yorkshire with the appointment of a new Business Development Manager, Paul Bagan, who joins the business with immediate effect. Paul joins Recognise Bank with 16 […]
Recognise supports Professional Practice and Healthcare sectors with new hires
New sector specialists will target SMEs including architects, law firms, pharmacies and dentists. Recognise Bank has signalled its intention to provide the best lending support to the UK’s small and medium sized businesses by appointing two new industry sector specialists to lead the propositions. Robert Hulse joins Recognise from Shire Professional Funding as Head of […]
Recognise bolsters presence in the North West
Recognise hires three new Business Development Managers in the region to support local SMEs with their lending needs Recognise Bank is reinforcing its presence in the North West with the appointment of three new Business Development Managers in the region. The move cements the importance of the North to the SME lender, which only opened […]
Recognise expands its team to support growth plans
Three new Business Development Managers have joined Recognise to focus on London and the Midlands. SME lender Recognise Bank has appointed three new Business Development Managers as it seeks to meet its ambitious growth plans across the UK. With a network of regional hubs offering personal service to smaller businesses and brokers, the new joiners […]
The Face Of British Family Business
Family Business United (‘FBU’) has launched ‘The Face of Family Business 2021’, the latest campaign to put the family business sector on the map. Comprising ‘faces’ of over 200 family business members, the face truly encapsulates the true spirit and diversity of the family business sector across the UK today. Leading family figures included in […]
Almost a third of SMEs invest to make businesses safe for the summer
New research from Recognise Bank finds that nearly eight out of ten small businesses are confident of a summer boost in trade, but over a third are worried about the impact of continued social distancing. SMEs are increasing their investment in protective measures for both customers and staff as they remain cautiously optimistic that the […]
UK jobs boost as six out of ten SMEs plan to recruit
Latest SME report from Recognise finds that over a third of smaller firms are looking to hire full time staff, with financial services leading the way as 72% of SMEs in the sector plan to employ more people Britain’s small businesses are giving the economy a jobs boost as we head out of lockdown restrictions, […]
Recognise and Mambu provide UK SMEs with bespoke lending
Recognise has partnered with Mambu to implement its SaaS cloud banking platform to serve the UK’s SMEs. Recognise Bank, granted a banking licence in December 2020, is now providing the rapidly evolving SME business sector with a range of unique products in commercial property and working capital loans. The bank’s proposition is unique in that […]
Recognising the difference for family firms
Recognise is a partner of Family Business United, a global magazine and resource centre that brings together the family business community via news, insights, research and events. Paul Andrews, its founder and editor-in-chief, spoke to Recognise CEO, Jason Oakley, to understand more about the creation of the bank and its approach to finance for the […]
Recognise appoints new Head of Savings and Payments
Recognise Bank, the UK’s newest SME Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Damian Trussler as Head of Savings and Payments. Damian will lead the launch of the Bank’s personal savings products once the full banking licence is granted and then also develop the suite of Business Savings accounts which will follow later in […]