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"Embedded fintech solutions in payments and FX, not to mention lending propositions such as Lombard loans (credit secured by a share portfolio) opens up the way for rapid and substantial monetization beyond the world of AUM driven commissions." Yusuf Ozdalga writes in his latest QED Investors blog. There are lots of exciting things happening in wealthtech and those solutions that don't just drive productivity in existing offerings but expand the proposition are some of the most exciting https://lnkd.in/erxdC5qG

Firenze’s David Newman explains how Lombard Loans could help advice clients ease rising tax fears #LombardLoans #RisingTaxes

David Newman at Firenze has written an insightful piece for IFA Magazine on how Lombard Loans can help financial advice clients ease rising tax fears #LombardLoans #FinancialAdvice #FinancialAdvisers #WealthManagement #WealthManagers #Budget2024 Hari Doull Richard Acworth Ben Larter Robbie Lawther Sue Whitbread

At Firenze, we pride ourselves on being a partner that understands you and your clients. We know the importance of offering flexible liquidity solutions to clients, and structures that enable you to retain the assets. Get in touch to find out more. Lombard lending. It's what we do. ✅ #LombardLending #WealthManagement #Fintech #Finance #WealthTech #EmbeddedFinance

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Tom Evans, Head of Technology and Product to the Firenze team. Tom has extensive experience in the industry, having previously been CTO at Cardeo, CTO at Chip, Head of Product and Engineering at 10x, and Development Manager at Amazon. 🚀 Tom Evans: "I'm really excited to be joining Firenze. It has a great product concept with some unique technical challenges that I'm looking forward to working on, with a highly motivated and inspiring team to collaborate with." David Newman: "I’m proud we can attract people of Tom's calibre. His track record in scaling fintech solutions is exemplary, as is his experience building engineering teams. I’m excited about what Tom will bring in delivering innovative Lombard solutions for our clients."

We had the most glorious sunset over the City skyline only a few weeks ago... It felt pretty magical to witness, alongside our network of Lombard enthusiasts 💫 💫 #LombardLending #WealthManagement #Fintech #Finance #WealthTech #EmbeddedFinance

Our Paw-ject manager having a great day in the office today. 🐾🐾 Made herself right at home at Ministry of Work

Great to welcome the new Firenze board. Paul Pester as Chairman - formerly CEO of TSB Bank and Virgin Money, chair of Tandem Bank, National Bank of Bahrain and founder of Loop and archie., Paul is a consumer champion and brings a significant track record of managing lending institutions through to scaling fintechs. Samantha Bamert as NED - Following an illustrious career at Barclays across the IB and wealth, latterly as Global Head of Lending, Sam was CEO and founder of an inclusive SME lender and holds a variety of chair, non-exec and senior advisory roles across philanthropy, impact and lending. Sam has been working with Firenze since the beginning of the year and her extensive Lombard lending & credit structuring experience been instrumental in setting up our foundations. Mike Toole as NED - Mike was co-founder and COO of Artorius, helping scale the independent wealth manager from an idea to c. £2bn AuM before undertaking a non-exec & advisory career. Alongside his deep wealth management expertise, Mike brings an extensive track-record of strong governance & compliance in consumer credit and has been a huge help to Firenze on the journey so far. Thank you Mark Kleinman and Sky News for covering last week's announcement https://lnkd.in/emBrsB8Z

📣📣📣 Firenze is pleased to announce today the formation of our board, with Paul Pester joining as Chair and Samantha Bamert and Mike Toole joining as Non-Executive Directors. All three bring a large wealth of industry expertise and are significant customer champions within heavily regulated industries. 📣📣📣

A huge thank you to all those who attended our party at the Wagtail last night. It was great to see our network come together, across wealth managers, advisors, funders and investors. 🥂