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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Consumer Lending space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Crawford Taylor
Co-Founder & CEO of Nude
Crawford is the CEO of Nude, a savings account and financial friend for first-time home buyers. He was previously a senior owning partner at Hymans Robertson LLP, one of the largest independent pension consultants in the UK. After spending decades helping older people save for retirement, he is now helping the younger generation buy their first home. He wants to make the home buying experience easier, faster and fairer for young people across the UK. He started Nude to change an outdated, complex and unfair home buying experience that has ultimately resulted in Generation Rent and a growing financial gap between home owners and renters. Nude is the first to guide home buyers all the way, from saving their first £5 through to paying off their mortgage. His ultimate vision is to help people tick off every major financial milestone – there’s children’s accounts, retirements savings and plenty more to fix. Whatever the goal, the focus is always to make it easier, faster and fairer for people to save for it.
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About Nude: The new way to save for and purchase your first home.
Christer Holloman
Co-Founder & CEO of Divido
Christer Holloman is the CEO and co-founder of Divido (http://www.divido.com), a platform for retailers, lenders and payment providers that want to offer customers to pay anything in monthly instalments. Divido works with 500+ partners such as BMW, BNP and Mastercard. Prior to launching Divido, Christer set up Glassdoor.com in EMEA, now a billion-dollar Google-backed startup. Holloman holds an MBA from the University of Oxford.
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About Divido: Divido is a global white label consumer lending platform for financial institutions and multinational retailers.
Vadim Toader
CEO & Co-Founder of Proportunity
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About Proportunity: Proportunity is a financial services organisation made possible by technology.
Sho Sugihara
Co-Founder & CEO of Pave
Co-Founder and CEO at Portify.
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About Pave: The proper path to good credit
Alex Mollart
CEO & Co-Founder of Oplo
Alex Mollart is the Chief Executive Officer of Oplo.
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About Oplo: Oplo is a direct lender platform that offers car finance, personal loans, and secured loan products.
Brett Shanley
CEO & Founder of Knoma
Brett is the Founder and CEO of Knoma, the Knowledge Market, offering a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning. He passionate about equipping people for the future of work and providing sound financial options.
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About Knoma: Knoma offers a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning.
Erich Bonnet
CEO, Partner of Smart Lenders Asset Management SA
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About Smart Lenders Asset Management SA: French AMF registered Asset Manager specialised in investing in loans through online marketplaces.
Gerald Chappell
CEO and Co-Founder of Fintern
Gerald Chappell is the CEO and Co-Founder at Fintern. Prior to starting Fintern, Gerald was a partner at McKinsey where he lead the digital lending and credit analytics practices globally.
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About Fintern: Fintern is a lending startup looking to offer an AI-driven alternative to costly payday loans.
Liad Shababo
Founder and CEO of Wollit
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About iStay.com, Wollit: The UK’s most powerful financial membership
Robert Stafler
Co-Founder and CEO of Fintex Capital
Robert Stafler is the founder of Wishopoly.
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About Fintex Capital, Wishopoly: Fintex Capital is a unique investment firm dedicated to alternative credit
Robert Pasco
Co-Founder & CEO of Plend
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About Plend: Building a better way to borrow, where people are no longer held back by their credit history
Lee Streets
Chief Executive Officer of Evolution Funding
Lee Streets is the chief executive officer of Evolution Funding. He graduated from Nottingham Business School with a BA Hons in financial services.
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About Evolution Funding: Evolution Funding provides motor finance and technology solution for dealers to generate leads, improve compliance, and sell more vehicles.
