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.

Unexpected learnings from DIY applied to my work as a product manager
I’ve spent the last year or so in various stages of gutting my home. Unexpectedly, it's taught me a lot about how to be a better product manager.

Understanding gradient boosted model predictions
Gradient boosting is a great technique for fitting predictive models and one that data scientists frequently use to get that extra bit of performance.

Top tips for export
With increasing uncertainty around global trade, we explore some top tips for entering new markets.

Righting underwriting
What enables us to deliver truly flexible underwriting decisions is a balance between our smart technology and robust in-house risk management.

Product at Kriya: Christopher Guttridge
Why did you decide to join Kriya? Kriya was on my radar for years. Back at uni, I interned at FinTechCity where I heard a lot about Fintech...

Communicating with stakeholders: A brief history of living documentation
During my career as a software engineer I’ve always valued the relationship between the engineering team and the customer, the ultimate consumers of our work.

Engineering at Kriya: Mason L’Amy
What’s your continued motivation for working at Kriya? I’ve had the opportunity to learn a lot during the last few years at Kriya...

Silicon Valley to Silicon Roundabout: Fintech MarketInvoice appoints CTO
Rija Javed joins MarketInvoice as Chief Technology Officer from Silicon Valley as company hits £2.5b lending milestone.

Getting to grips with international business payments
We look at the influx of innovative fintech providers entering the market to help make international expansion easier for businesses.