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SMEs cautiously optimistic about Burnham, but need him to cut the cost of doing business

August 6, 2026

SME leaders are more optimistic about their future with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister than under Sir Keir Starmer, but want to see the Government take action on reducing costs, according to new research by iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders.

iwoca closes £250m funding structure with a leading UK bank and Waterfall Asset Management to support more businesses with flexible finance

July 27, 2026

60% of SMEs would accept more EU regulation for closer trade ties

June 22, 2026

We're heading to Leeds!

January 17, 2020

We're venturing to a new city and opening an office in Leeds to better serve our diverse customer base – 79% of which are outside of London.

iwoca launches Open Banking with HSBC and Barclays

January 17, 2020

As we celebrate the end of the year, we're really pleased to connect to Barclays and HSBC through Open Banking. We now offer three Open Banking connections, including Lloyds Bank, so more than 60 percent of our customers can open up to Open Banking.

iwoca pledges £100m for small businesses in the Northern Powerhouse

January 17, 2020

We've pledged to provide £100m in finance to the small businesses of the North by 2020.

iwoca wins Responsible Lender of the Year at 2018 Credit Awards

January 17, 2020

We’re so pleased to share the news that we were honoured with the award for Responsible Lender of the Year for Medium-Sized Businesses at this year’s Credit Awards.

iwoca becomes first business lender to connect to UK bank via Open Banking

January 17, 2020

We've successfully released Open Banking for all new customers with a Lloyds Bank account.