The Irish Times

Two-thirds of SMEs say access to credit remains difficult

New research highlights issues for micro-SMEs

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 08:18

Recovering economy must be able to stand on its own

OPINION: Confidence and sales returning for bruised SME sector

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 09:36

SMEs make ‘clear move’ towards higher prices for consumers

Behaviours and Attitudes report detects big increase in firms planning to charge more

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 09:52

Linked Finance appoints Niall O’Grady as chief executive

Former Permanent TSB executive to lead fintech through next phase of growth

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 08:42

Linked Finance gets lender approval for Covid-19 scheme

Group says it will offer borrowers decisions on loans of up to €250,000 in less than a day

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 09:28

Strong start for Linked Finance as loans top €11m in first quarter

Company says loans grew 32% in three month period

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 08:11

Gardaí investigate loans raised on Irish crowdfunding websites

Inquiry launched as Premier Irish Golf Tours closes without repaying six-figure debts

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 05:45

Linked Finance deal with Banco BNI Europa adds €50m to platform

Digital bank is pursuing strategy of partnering with P2P lenders across Europe

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 07:47

Linked Finance loans reached €24m last year

Peer to peer lender has lent €50m in five years of business

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 08:15

Irish P2P lender Linked Finance raises €2m as it looks to expand

Company intends to establish P2P lending as a mainstay of the SME lending landscape

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 07:26

Linked Finance reports €1.2m net loss as it enjoys best quarter

More than 900 SMEs have raised finance through the company’s P2P platform

Fri Apr 14 2017 - 12:14

Lender Linked Finance agrees funding deal with Eiffel

Liquidity boost helps Irish firm’s plans to be biggest non-bank lender to SMEs

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 07:42

Irish lender Linked Finance in major fundraising push

London-based finance group Liberum to advise on the fundraising effort

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 05:26

P2P lender hires ex-Digicel executive to lead expansion

Linked Finance plans to lend €350 million to Irish SMEs by end of 2019

Tue Aug 02 2016 - 05:30

Pulse College seeks €60k in largest peer-to-peer loan

Deal marks ‘significant milestone’ in Irish peer-to-peer lending sector

Mon Mar 16 2015 - 11:10

Joint committee calls for better access to finance for SMEs

New report urges independent verification of lending rates across the banking sector

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 15:33

Meet the in crowd for business funding

Online crowdfunding initiative Linked Finance matches small businesses looking for loans with people willing to lend

Mon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00

Cork businessman backs crowdsourced funding as support for small businesses

Loan request for retail kiosk quickly oversubscribed

Sun Jun 16 2013 - 17:11