Cash flow stories
UK firms are still manually fixing flawed datasets before decisions, with weak ownership and data culture now seen as bigger risks than technology.
Funding for UK film and TV producers is set to grow after Beechbrook supplied Allegro Finance with a GBP £2m working capital facility.
SMEs could gain lower fees and fewer failed payments as the firms bring open banking into regular business billing for the first time.
Landlords needing quick cash can now access up to GBP £50,000 against rent within 24 hours through Brickflow's platform.
Sole traders can now earn tax-free interest on instant-access savings as Tide broadens its app beyond business banking.
Small firms in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg can now tap revenue-based working capital inside Buckaroo's payments portal.
European B2B buyers increasingly value seamless invoicing, onboarding and payment experience over price when choosing repeat suppliers.
SumUp adds Upvest-powered in-app investing in Germany, letting small firms put EUR €1 into fractional money market funds via its app.
Banks and fintech groups could classify payments more accurately after the system lifted income detection 48% and cut fee errors.
Treasury teams can now oversee cash and crypto balances in one dashboard, after Ripple folded digital asset accounts into its Ripple Treasury system.
Small businesses could soon get quicker cash-flow checks and invoice chasing as Xero and Anthropic bring Claude into accounting workflows.
Small businesses could get real-time cash-flow and invoice insights as Xero embeds Claude into its accounting tools and planning workflows.
Producers could gain more predictable funding as a new non-bank lender backs film and television projects with USD $500 million in credit.
Finance teams can now cut manual close and approval work as Rillet links its ERP to more than 8,000 apps on Zapier.
Stronger operating cash flow and a firmer balance sheet helped Hewlett-Packard New Zealand lift annual profit to NZD $5.1 million in FY2025.
Thousands of smaller firms should gain easier access to loan comparisons, payment tools and cashflow apps as banks widen data sharing by 2027.
Checkout prices should become clearer for Australian shoppers as the Reserve Bank bans surcharges and trims card fees from October.
Finance teams will need cleaner data and tighter processes as AI moves from side tools into core ERP workflows.
The fintech now handles NZ$2.4 billion in annual payments in New Zealand, as it adds the former prime minister to local governance.
Backers see room for a bigger Canadian payments business as the fintech expands from rent into utilities, taxes and small-business bills.