New Lender Designed to Support Underserved SMEs

A new specialist lender has today been launched in response to evolving SME funding needs.

Rapital is set to transform the financial landscape to support both brokers and SME businesses facing difficulty in securing funding from existing lenders and banks.

Rapital will focus on offering a direct route for clients with challenging credit situations, such as poor credit, existing loans, CCJs and defaults with loans ranging between £5,000 and £250,000. With a focus on offering fast funding, Rapital aims to make decisions in as little as three hours so SMEs can access the cash boost they need quickly.

Access to funding is an evergreen issue for the UK’s vital SME community, with many struggling to get approval from traditional lenders. Indeed, according to the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers’ (NACFB) annual lender and broker survey, 32% of new clients successfully funded by its members last year had been previously denied funding elsewhere – a 3% increase from 2022. Rapital has been launched to help close the gap and enable SMEs who might have been denied financing from traditional lenders to get the cash boost they need to succeed.

Rapital’s ambition is to help turn a “no” into a “yes” for SMEs needing rapid and flexible financing solutions. The service promises an easy, transparent process and same-day funding, empowering businesses to thrive and grow. In these challenging operating conditions, it is vital that smaller businesses have access to rapid and flexible capital. Rapital will offer a much-needed financial lifeline to the business profiles and industries that are often rejected by banks and other SME lenders.

About Rapital
Rapital’s mission is to empower businesses of all sizes, credit backgrounds and industries by providing brokers and SMEs with funding solutions tailored to meet the real-world challenges they encounter.

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Rapital Media Team
Email: info@rapital.co.uk
Phone: 0161 884 0767
Website: rapital.co.uk