All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato

Zopa challenger bank takes shape with C-suite appointments

P2p lender Zopa has started recruiting executives to lead its upcoming challenger bank project, appointing a chief financial officer, chief risk officer and chief customer officer.

Paragon grows motor finance portfolio 40% in Q1 2018

Paragon Banking Group has increased its motor finance portfolio by over 40% year-on-year for the three months to December 2017, totalling £28.9m.

The millennial generation: a written guide for motor retailers

BMW aims to turn the tide on Mercedes by 2020

BMW aims to overtake Mercedes in total sales by 2020, chief executive officer Harald Krueger has said in an interview.

KPMG: Half of dealerships expected to close down by 2025

The vast majority of leaders in UK automotive expect the number of brick-and-mortar dealerships to as much as halve by 2025, according to KPMG.

Experian Q3 revenues flat for UK and Ireland

Experian reported flat year-on-year revenues in its UK and Ireland markets for the three months to December 2017.

Hyundai UK appoints sales director

Hyundai Motor UK has appointed Ashley Andrew as sales director.

Moneybarn parent faces £120m loss from personal loan division

Provident Financial Group (PFG), the parent company of Moneybarn, said its subprime personal loan division is facing a £120m loss, “at the upper end” of guidance provided in August.

iVendi: “soft” credit check footprint makes online more enticing

Used car buyers are 11 times more likely to enter personal details into dealers’ online portals if doing so does not leave a footprint on their credit file.

MotoNovo’s findandfundmycar.com officially launches

MotoNovo’s classified service, findandfundmycar.com, has officially launched.