Ep485: Why lending FinTechs can help fund SMEs more efficiently than banks

Rob Straathof, Chief Executive Officer, Liberis

As an SME lending FinTech, Liberis has provided financing to SMEs across Europe, the US and the UK since it launched in 2007. Liberis has also supported the creation of over 50,000 UK jobs to date by advancing £570 million to more than 18,000 businesses through its embedded finance business model. The platform enables payment processors, acquirers, and software providers to quickly and easily embed business finance that works for their small business customers. Rob Straathof, CEO of Liberis speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence about the Great Resignation, its impact on the FinTech sector and how Liberis and firms like it can beat the banks in SME lending.