UTB recently announced plans to expand its activities in Scotland and establish a local presence.

The new team members will support SMEs with tailored working capital solutions.

UTB aims to establish a local presence, building new relationships with brokers serving SMEs operating in a wide range of sectors.

Matt was previously a business manager at Barclays.

The bank has hired a head of asset finance sales and two area directors.

Jess has held business development manager roles at Lombard Asset Finance, Crystal Business Finance and Lease UK.

Asset Finance Flow is a new business line set up to provide dedicated finance solutions for lending values up to £150,000.

Suros Capital's short term funding model is backed by luxury assets.

A third of commercial finance brokers said that funders don’t consider the full story behind complex deals.

Paul will lead Lombard, together with NatWest's specialist businesses.