ING was very prominent at M2020, its HQ city and home of M2020 Europe. ING is showing its innovation chops with a slew of announcements around SME financing, fintech investments and smart money management. This in combination with an excellent and inspiring speech of its CEO, which was interesting to see in comparison to HSBC and BBVA executives. In the SME financing space, ING has partnered with British firm Funding Options to launch a marketplace in the Netherlands that will enable small businesses to pick and choose from a menu of the the bank’s own and competing financing options.
“Thanks to Funding Options, business owners will now have access to a wide choice of financing options that they can easily compare and conclude on one platform - even if they aren’t an ING customer,” says Vincent van den Boogert, CEO of ING in the Netherlands. “This platform will enable them to compare what’s on offer and allow us to make alternative sources of financing available to them quicker than before. For instance, there are market parties that have developed specialist financing options, such as working capital, leasing or debtor financing. These are an excellent addition to the wide number of options that ING already provides. By lining up all these options next to each other, we’re offering the SME business community the most extensive selection on a single platform."
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