Commercial Banking

How Pelican Insured is Driving Growth, Efficiency, and Compliance with nCino SmartBroker × Acturis

Pelican Insured is a refreshingly ambitious, fast-growth commercial insurance broker. For them, innovation is about building the best-of-breed technology foundation to scale without limits.

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Responding to regulatory pressure: how UK insurance businesses can navigate 2026's compliance landscape

2026 is here, and it appears to be another year of rapid change in the UK insurance market.

How mortgage lenders win: Broker advocacy in a highly competitive market

The UK mortgage market has shifted decisively toward intermediaries in recent years. Brokers currently account for 87% of all UK mortgages, a figure that’s forecast to reach 91% by the end of this year.With more than 100 lenders competing for broker business, the question facing every mortgage lender is, how to stand out from the crowd?The answer? By creating experiences that drive advocacy and growth.

New Era CLM: How 2026 is Ushering in a Better Way to Serve Customers Throughout the Journey

Let’s put it out there right from the start, your Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM) journey has become increasingly complex, expensive, and difficult to navigate.

Lombard Expands Partnership with nCino: Becoming the First Financial Institution to Deploy ProBanker for New Era Lending

For Lombard, part of NatWest Group and the UK's leading provider of asset finance, innovation isn't just about adopting new technology. It's about transforming how they serve customers.

nCino's Big 5 Insurance Predictions for 2026

As we move into 2026, we’re reflecting on what 2025 taught us, and what it means for our insurance customers.

Four Ways to Thrive in a Softening Commercial Insurance Market

After years of hard market conditions, the UK commercial insurance market is now softening.

Building Customer Loyalty in Mortgage Lending: Insights from our Executive Breakfast

We recently hosted several senior mortgage executives alongside Business Reporter to discuss the evolving landscape of mortgage lending and the critical challenge of building customer loyalty in an increasingly competitive market.

nCino Announces Successful Rebrand of FullCircl and Launch of nCino Identity Solutions to Strengthen Identity Verification

FullCircl's Smart applications rebrand under nCino; compliance technology relaunched as specialised nCino Identity Solutions for fintechs and regulated businesses

The Visibility Gap: Why are Banks Struggling to See the Full Picture?

Banks are under growing pressure to make faster, more accurate credit decisions, whilst managing risk exposure and improving customer outcomes.

The Power of CAIS & CATO: Inside the UK's Most valuable Commercial Datasets

Now more than ever, banks need to focus on customer affordability.

Flying Blind: The Missing Link in Commercial Lending

In the high-stakes world of commercial lending, timing is everything

Unlocking Hidden Opportunities in the UK Lending market

Every year, lenders are missing out on millions in bookable lending from viable borrowers who were either rejected or approved but didn’t take up offers.

Why Banks Still Build What They Should Buy - And What It's Costing Them

For decades, banks have been navigating the crucial decision of whether to build lending platforms in-house or buy an external vendor solution.

Bridging the £22 billion SME Funding Gap

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of the UK economy, yet they’re locked out of critical funding.

How Commercial Banks Can Boost Their CMA Rankings in 2025

The latest CMA business banking survey has dropped some serious insights, and we're excited to share what's happening in the commercial banking world.

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The Perfect Submission: Elevating Your Underwriting Game

How can brokers get their risks to the top of an underwriter’s inbox?

How AI Can Improve Lending Workflows

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and robotic process automation (RPA) are shaping the future of the lending industry, enabling lenders, both traditional and alternative, and other financial institutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs. But AI can do much more than automate processes and boost efficiency.

Roundtable Takeaways: The Role of Networks in the New Era of Insurance

Ashleigh Gwilliam from nCino provides his guidance on the future of networks in the insurance industry.

Single Source of Truth for Accurate Business Funding Decisions

The principal finding of the inaugural report of the CFIT Open Finance Coalition was that substantially more lending could be made to small businesses, and significant increases in lending acceptance rates made possible, with the timely provision of more high-quality, reliable data to lenders.

UK SMEs are looking to grow in 2025: Technology can Help Lenders Respond

Recent sentiment shows that SMEs are feeling more optimistic about their prospects in 2025.

2025 BIBA Manifesto: What it Means for the Industry

On Wednesday January 15, BIBA launched their 2025 Manifesto at the houses of parliament. The key theme in 2025 is “Partnering to deliver value” and as a BIBA Facility provider, we couldn’t agree more!

FullCircl Makes Inaugural Appearance in List of World's Most Innovative InsurTechs

A renowned panel of analysts and industry experts studiously selected the finalists for the annual InsurTech100 list, from a shortlist of more than 2100 nominations.

FullCircl Featured in the Inaugural DataTech50 List

A renowned panel of analysts and industry experts studiously selected the finalists for the DataTech50 list, from a shortlist of more than 400 companies.

Howden Integrates FullCircl into Acturis to Enhance Client Experience whilst Reducing the Cost of Compliance

The project initiative is driven in part by the vision of Carl Shuker, CEO, Howden UK&I, aiming to support a consistent Howden client experience across the National Branch Network.

Hedron Network Champions Acturis + FullCircl Integration

Hedron has signed a three-year contract to help brokers achieve data-driven growth.

Acturis Partners with FullCircl to Deliver Next Generation Data Enrichment to the Insurance Market

The SmartBroker API integration will provide next generation data enrichment to Acturis users proven to drive growth, improve decisioning, and enhance compliance.