Kriya's Blog & Company News
How we're building AI into how Kriya works
AI is going to reshape financial services more profoundly in the next twelve months than in the last decade. SME lending and payments - which have doggedly remained manual - are where that change will land first. Kriya and Allica Bank intend to lead it: bringing AI deeply into business banking, across every lending product we offer.
Becoming a better engineer
I realised very early that there are no good or bad engineers. Instead, there are the engineers that improve over time and the ones that don't.
Exporters keep commercial finance brokers busy
53% of commercial finance brokers have seen an increase in export-led companies seeking finance. A number that may increase as SMEs set their sights abroad.
The real MVP: UK SMEs valued at £3tn
66% of SMEs prioritise company valuation, yet few are substantially increasing this. Lack of finance considered largest hurdle to growing company value.
Sales at MarketInvoice: Andrew Taylor
As a Sales Team Leader, Andrew provides support and advice to help drive the Portfolio Management team towards achieving our company objectives and targets.
MarketInvoice secures £56m equity and debt funding
The Series-B funding round was led by Barclays and Fintech fund, Santander InnoVentures with significant participation from European venture fund Northzone.
Announcing our new investment round
Today we are pleased to announce our £26m Series B fundraise along with a funding line of £30m invested on our platform to help finance small businesses.
Accountants Look Out
Two thirds of accountants refer their clients to external finance lenders Invoice finance pips business loans for accountants’ recommendation to clients.
Business development at Kriya: Chris Findlow
As Head of Business Development (North), Chris drives new business acquisition from various channels across the North of the UK.
Perceived barriers to trunk based development
We’ve teamed up with continuous delivery thought leader, Dave Farley, on a blog series. This week, we get his top tips for adopting trunk based development.