Close Brothers news and trends

SMBs Doubtful Of UK’s New Small Business Commissioner
B2B Payments // March 22, 2018

The U.K. appointed its first small business commissioner last year to champion faster payments for small suppliers and support small business (SMB) growth, but already the small business community doubts the effectiveness of the position. Reports in SmallBusiness.co.uk on Wednesday (March 21) said Close Brothers...

Boost To Finserv Competition Fails To Ease UK SMB Access To Finance
B2B Payments // December 14, 2017

New research from merchant banking group Close Brothers suggests U.K. small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are still largely struggling to access financing, despite a recent influx of competition in the banking and finance space. Reports in The Independent on Wednesday (Dec. 14) said Close Brothers...