Tide: Completes Funding Options acquisition with FCA approval

Tide: Completes Funding Options acquisition with FCA approval

  • Tide is the leading provider of UK SME business accounts and one of the fastest-growing FinTechs in the UK
  • Completed its purchase of Funding Options, a UK marketplace for business finance, following FCA approval
  • Funding Options will operate as a separate brand , with work underway to merge existing credit intermediation business
  • This part of the business is being led by Funding Options CEO, Simon Cureton, and is now called Partner Credit Services
  • The addition of Funding Options will give more than 475,000 members (representing approximately 9% of the UK
  • Since 2013, companies have accessed more than £700 million in vital funding via Funding Options
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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