Simon Farmilo

Strategic Partnerships Director at Capify

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Bio I lead Capify UK's strategic partnership and channel initiatives. Our mission is to make business funding simple and accessible to more UK SMEs. Career History I have been working in the Fintech and Banking industry for over 16 years. My speciality is in creating and scaling new fintech models through B2B and B2C channels. I also enjoy commenting and following the latest developments in the fintech world.

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Banking and Lending Solutions

Should Consumer Lenders Migrate Towards SMEs?

15 Oct 2022

It seems pathetic to compare America’s 1800’s westward migration to a well-funded fintech expanding its product suite. But that’s exactly what I’m doing. 150 years ago, moving west to find greener pastures (and perhaps even gold), was a road touted with hopes, dreams and extreme danger. One could remain in the built up eastern towns of New York o

Banking and Lending Solutions

How To Correctly Price Buy-Now-Pay-Later For SMEs

23 Sep 2022

A few years ago when the wave of consumer buy-now-pay later (BNPL) adoption took off, it was only a matter of time before entrepreneurs looked into a B2B proposition. On the surface it makes sense. B2C merchants seem to be enjoying the fruits of BNPL, including an increase of up to 30% in average basket sizes. BNPL consumer giants like Klarna als

Cryptocurrency Insights

Can Bitcoin Solve Its Green Problem?

19 Aug 2021

Iceland — known for its stunning landscape, Instagramable hot pools, and over-representation in world strongmen competitions. Its also a good place to launch your new bitcoin mining operation. For bitcoin miners, cost vs reward is everything. If you’re lucky to get your hands on in-demand miner hardware, chances are you might not even recoup on yo

Blockchain Observations

Five Blockchain Start-Ups You Need To Watch

02 Jun 2021

The year is 2009. A forum user, under the guise ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, sits down at their computer and is compelled to post something. They (an individual or group) have for years held a deep-seated distrust in centralised financial intuitions; that distrust has now most likely overflowed in to anger as they watch the events of the Global Financial C

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Acquiring and growing small business customer relationships - And where they go if you don't

Agree - acquiring SMEs in lending insn't easy (or cheap)! Good thoughts.

09 Apr 2021 Reply Read article