by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Banking, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Private Credit and Direct Lending: Funds, Banks and Borrower Risk ⚡ TL;DRPrivate credit is directly originated or privately negotiated debt funded mainly by non-bank investors rather than held solely...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Banking, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Islamic Finance and Sukuk: How the London Ecosystem Works ⚡ TL;DRThe UK does not operate a separate prudential regime for Islamic finance. An Islamic bank is authorised and supervised as a bank by the...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Banking, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Securitisation and Covered Bonds: How Bank Funding and Risk Transfer Work ⚡ TL;DRSecuritisation pools credit exposures and allocates their cash flows and losses through securities, commonly using a...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Consumer Credit and BNPL: Affordability, Data and the New DPC Regime ⚡ TL;DRBuy Now Pay Later is a marketing description, not one legal category. The UK already regulated interest-bearing instalment...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 26, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK RegTech Explained: Compliance Technology and Digital Supervision ⚡ TL;DRRegTech is technology used by firms to interpret obligations, identify customers, screen sanctions, monitor transactions, surveil...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 26, 2026 | Banking, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Trade Finance Explained: Banks, UKEF and Export Credit ⚡ TL;DRTrade finance converts a commercial contract into a controlled chain of documents, payment obligations, credit and risk transfer. It does not...