Business banks provide banking and other financial services to small businesses and SMEs, aimed at helping them manage and grow their business. These banks don’t generally work with individuals although they may offer personal accounts. Services provided include lending, everyday banking, project finance, transaction accounts, cash management, asset finance and payment management. Find details of UK business banks and their offerings below.
Business Banks
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About Hodge Bank
Established in 1987, Hodge Bank is named after Sir Julian Hodge. It is the only UK bank to be headquartered in Wales, with its head office based in Cardiff. The...
About Barclays Bank
Barclays is a British multinational investment bank and financial services company. It was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London.
Barclays originated...
NatWest, or National Westminster, is a retail and commercial bank based in the United Kingdom. It is one of the ‘Big Four’ UK clearing banks and has more than 7.5million personal banking...
About Paragon Bank
Paragon Banking Group is a UK-based specialist finance provider, headquartered in Solihull and founded in 1985. Originally named National Home Loans Corporation,...
About Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank is a British retail and commercial bank. One of the ‘Big Four’ clearing banks, it was founded in Birmingham in 1765. It is the largest retail bank...
About Shawbrook
Shawbrook is a commercial and retail bank based in the United Kingdom. Until 2017 it was part of Shawbrook Group PLC but was acquired in July 2017 by a...
When you’re first starting out with your business or start-up, it’s often tempting to use your own personal bank account for your finances.
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Aldermore Bank Background
Aldermore Bank (UK) provides commercial banking services to retail and institutional customers. Founded in May 2009 by CEO Phillip Monks, Aldermore Bank...
About Oaknorth Bank
Oaknorth is a UK bank founded in 2015 by Joel Perlman and Rishi Khosia, founders of Copal Amba. They were inspired to start the company after coming up against...
About Santander
Santander UK is a British bank. Though it is a British company and autonomously managed, it is entirely owned by the Spanish Santander Group.
Santander is one...
About HSBC Bank
HSBC is a British banking and financial services company. It is the largest bank in Europe and the seventh largest bank in the world. The bank originated in Hong Kong...
About United Trust Bank
United Trust Bank was founded in 1955 as Bank Insinger de Beaufort PLC. It is based in London, United Kingdom.
United Trust’s business is focused on providing...
About The Co-operative Bank
Based in Manchester, United Kingdom, the Co-operative Bank is a large retail and commercial bank. It is the seventh biggest lender in Britain and the majority...
About BLME
Bank of London and the Middle East, or BLME, is an independent Sharia-compliant bank founded in 2006 and authorised by the Financial Services Authority the following...
About Close Brothers
Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by 25-year-old William Brooks Close, alongside his two brothers. Now well into its second century, Close Brothers is a leading...
About Habib Bank AG Zurich
Based in Zurich, Habib Bank is a Swiss commercial bank. It was established in 1967 and aims to marry traditional banking with modern, international...
About Secure Trust Bank
Secure Trust Bank is a British retail and commercial bank. It is a constituent bank of the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market.
Established under the name...
About TSB
TSB is a UK-based retail and commercial bank. It is a subsidiary of the Sabadell Group. The TSB we know today came to be in 2013, formed from Lloyds TSB Scotland PLC...
Access Bank is a Nigerian multinational bank with some 305 branches located across Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1989, Access is licensed by the Central...
About HTB
Formerly 'Hampshire Trust Bank', HTB is a UK-based specialist ‘challenger’ bank founded in 1977 and relaunched under new management in 2014. The bank markets itself...
About Bank of Ireland
The Bank of Ireland is an Irish commercial bank. It is one of the ‘Big Four’ of Irish banks and was established by Royal Charter in 1783.
The Bank of Ireland...
About Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India was founded in November 1919 in Mumbai. Inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, the bank had expanded to four branches, in Saurashtra and Mumbai,...
About Zenith Bank
Founded in 1990, Zenith Bank is a multinational financial services company based in Nigeria. It is licensed by Nigeria’s Central Bank. It is the biggest commercial...