IT'S CHRISTMAS!🎄 Last week, the Plendies gathered to get into the festive spirit ✨ We enjoyed some delicious Korean food, sipped on cocktails, and celebrated the achievements we’ve made as a team. With the end of the year upon us, we’re feeling super excited for the year ahead. Bring on 2025! ➡️➡️
Plend | B Corp
Financial Services
Building a better way to borrow, where people are no longer held back by their credit history. Proud B Corp 💚
About us
Traditional credit scores are outdated and offer a very limited picture of what people can actually afford right now and in the future. As a result, many of these people fall into the trap of short-term, high-cost credit or predatory lending that only provide stop-gaps, not solutions. It’s time for a better, more inclusive way to lend. Which is where we come in. Plend is an open-data lender that provides affordable and longer-term loans to our customers across the UK. Our bespoke technology, The PLEND Score® assess borrowers affordability rather than solely relying on the credit score - making our product more accessible, accurate and cheaper. The PLEND Score® uses open banking to assess a wider range of real customer data, accurately measuring affordability based on tangible figures and patterns. In this way, we are able to provide a more inclusive way to lend, offering a fair alternative to the existing loan landscape, not just for those with black marks against their credit reports, but for everyone. Backed by Nationwide Building Society, Active Partners, Fair By Design, Tomahawk.VC, DD Venture Capital and Haatch Ventures To find out more, visit us at www.plend.com or follow us on Instagram at @plend.uk Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority: FRN 963328
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https://plend.com
External link for Plend | B Corp
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- Lending, Borrowing, Financial tools, Financial inclusion, Social impact, Fair finance, Credit, and B Corp
Locations
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Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street
London, E1 8FA, GB
Employees at Plend | B Corp
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Kelvin Malayapillay
Strategy advisor, NED, Startup Investor and Mentor, Executive Coach
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Jonathan Trimble
Co-Founder, CEO @ And Rising // Building the future's favourite brands
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Kevin Allen
Credit & Fraud Risk, with a hint of Open Banking
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Luke Lang
I love creating wonderful brands with impact :)
Updates
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Huge news!! Our co-founder James Pursaill has been named London Startup Entrepreneur of the Year. This achievement is a testament to the hard work that’s been put into building Plend, and growing it into something we’re all so proud of. A huge congratulations to Jamie, and a big thank you to our amazing team and partners for helping us get to where we are today. Here’s to the next chapter! Thank you to Great British Entrepreneur Awards & Community 🏆
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Last week, some of the Plend team visited our friends at ARC (Europe) Limited! We partner with ARC for collections support, and it was great to finally meet the people behind the scenes who make it all happen. We got the inside scoop on ARC’s tech—which they’ve impressively built in-house—and spent some quality time discussing how we can amp up our collaboration. Special shoutout to Jordan, ARC’s Business Development Manager, Martin, their Compliance Officer, and Hiten, their Head of IT, who gave us a live walkthrough of their systems. We also had the chance to sit down with their telephone agents and see their magic in action. Big thanks to ARC for hosting us and for all the insights. 🙌
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WE WON! 💥 Plend has officially taken home the Open Banking for Good award at the #OBExpoAwards2024! Not only is this a win for us, it's a win for everyone working towards a fair, accessible finance. A massive shoutout to our incredible team for pouring their hearts into this, our amazing partners, and everyone who believed in our supporters. 🙌
🏆 Open Banking for Good Winner – Plend | B Corp Huge congratulations to Plend | B Corp for winning the Open Banking for Good award at #OBExpoAwards2024! 💡 Plend | B Corp is making waves with their efforts to improve financial access and inclusion. Find out why Plend | B Corp won in the winners’ supplement here: https://bit.ly/3UeQPO9 #OBExpoAwards2014 #OpenBanking #OpenFinance
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Have you seen the 2025 Fintech Pledge Impact Report? 👀 Alongside Zopa Bank, ClearScore and the 57 other pledge members, we are quickly achieving our goals through a huge range of impacts outlined the report 👉 https://lnkd.in/dkwJcJ8g The report also takes a look at a real life story from one of Plend’s customers, Michael, putting into context the human impacts of the Pledge, and how it’s supporting borrowers across the UK. If your organisation would like to get involved, get in touch via [email protected] #FintechPledge2025
The 2025 Fintech Pledge has published its first Impact Report ✅ Zopa Bank and ClearScore launched the Pledge two years ago to help improve consumers' financial resilience. The Pledge is quickly achieving its goal through a huge range of impacts outlined in our NEW report 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/dkwJcJ8g We’re so proud to be working with this cohort of companies, charities and tech enablers. Want to get involved? Get in touch via [email protected] #FintechPledge2025
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Are you heading to Open Banking Expo? Our CEO, James Pursaill will be chatting about the importance of driving positive customer outcomes for vulnerable communities, providing real insight and success stories on how Plend is tackling financial inclusion in the UK today. See you there! 👀
📣 Join speakers from D•One, Plend | B Corp, The Lending Standards Board, Moneyhub and the Financial Conduct Authority for this Powerhouse Debate on banking the unbanked and credit vulnerable on the Open Banking for Good Stage at #OBExpo UK & Europe this October. In this session 🎤 moderated by Andrea Cox, director of affordability at Equifax, find out if Open Banking is solving the financial inclusion challenge. Tim Kelleway, James Pursaill, Anna Roughley, Jon Hart and Jane Moore will delve into the tactics, strategies, and use cases aimed at enhancing access to financial products and services for unbanked and underbanked populations. Key topics include: 🔍 Assessing unbanked customers' understanding of financial products 💬 Adapting communication approaches to drive the right outcomes for customers 📊 Insights into VRPs and credit lending pathways and their success rates 💡 What customer-centric fintech truly means for vulnerable communities and identifying data gaps 👉 Register now to secure your spot at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2024 and help shape the future of financial services https://lnkd.in/dsMKcmSR #OpenBanking #FinancialInclusion #Fintech #Unbanked #Underbanked #BankingInnovation
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It's official: Plend has been crowned Fintech Startup of the Year at the StartUp Awards! After coming so close last year, we're thrilled to have taken home the title this time. It means a tremendous amount to us. Two years ago, we entered the market with a bold, new approach to assessing borrowers. We aimed to do things differently, and we're delighted to see our efforts paying off. Let's keep the momentum going and fix the broken credit system 🤝
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Plend just got a double dose of good news! 🚨 We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for TWO awards at Open Banking Expo! Being recognised for Open Banking for Good means a lot—it’s why we started Plend in the first place, and it’s incredible to be recognised for this. We’re also up for Best Industry Partnership for our collaboration with D•One. This partnership has allowed us to serve so many more people in need of fair finance. Huge shoutout to our phenomenal team and partners who made this possible. Let’s go for gold! 🥇🥇
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At Plend, we’re proud to be part of the 2025 Fintech Pledge, which has now achieved over 15 million actions towards the 25 million goal! Our cross-industry collaboration is supporting UK consumers to enhance financial resilience by improving savings, boosting credit scores, managing debts, reducing bills, and identifying available benefits and financial aid. 👉 Find out more at pledge2025.org
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We're celebrating 6 months with D•One! Thanks to D•One's open banking tech, and the ClearScore marketplace, we've successfully lent over £3.30 million in affordable loans. We're excited to expand our reach and support many more individuals who are facing reduced access to credit. 🤝
🚀 Celebrating 6 Months with Plend | B Corp & D•One! 🚀 🔹 1,230+ applications processed via ClearScore using D•One’s open banking tech. 🔹 £3.3 million lent through ClearScore channels in just six months. Discover how our Open Banking partnership sets a new standard in affordable and inclusive lending. #OpenBanking #Fintech #ConsumerLending #Innovation #FinancialInclusion James Pursaill Robert Pasco Olivia Norman