Clever Lending has appointed two new field-based sales managers to enhance broker relationships.

Hope Capital has announced five new appointments, tripling the size of its business development team.

Short to medium term lender Fiduciam has hired Chris Parr to head up its new Manchester office as it seeks to expand its lending activities in the north of England.

Business lenders White Oak UK and Spotcap have entered a new partnership to improve access to finance for UK businesses.

Shawbrook has revamped its commercial investment proposition to better support the professional investor and landlord community.

LV= has transferred its business protection offering to its Fastway quote and apply platform.

Avamore Capital has announced that it has passed £100m worth of lending.

A new credit assessment platform has launched to more accurately assess the creditworthiness of SMEs.

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association has launched its own block PI scheme for members.

P2P software provider, Yooz, has launched a new functionality which automatically detects fraudulent and forged documents.