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Fintech North Partners with OakNorth to Drive SME Lending Innovation in 2025



Fintech North are delighted to partner with OakNorth, a leading FinTech lender revolutionizing SME banking through data-driven insights and innovative credit solutions.

Founded in 2015 by entrepreneurs, OakNorth is a digital bank dedicated to empowering scaling businesses with £1m-£100m in turnover that are often overlooked by traditional banks. Through fast and flexible debt finance, OakNorth has injected over £12bn into the community, directly resulting in the creation of 56,000 new jobs and 34,000 new homes in the UK.

OakNorth also offers seamless business banking with dedicated support to help ambitious businesses simplify operations and scale at speed. For personal savers, the bank provides competitive savings accounts, enabling customers to achieve their financial goals while contributing to the growth of UK entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses.

We’re excited to announce that OakNorth will be headline sponsoring and speaking our Manchester flagship Conference on November 25th at the iconic Whitworth Hall at the University of Manchester.

In addition, OakNorth will host and sponsor a FinTech North social, webinar, or networking seminar focussed around scaling FinTech in the North.

Across 2025, we will share thought leadership and valuable insights on behalf of OakNorth, highlighting their innovation, products, events and initiatives to our community.

Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North: “We’re delighted to partner with OakNorth in 2025, Their entreprenureal spirit, savings that support local businesses and tech-enabled-people-driven approach are what make them really stand out and help them support entreprenurs and businesses nationally, something FinTech North is equally passionate about!”

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For more information, reach out to us at info@fintechnorth.uk.

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