OakNorth
About OakNorth
OakNorth provides business loans, personal savings accounts and international payment services for small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals. The company offers debt finance for acquisitions, property development and business growth across sectors including healthcare, real estate and professional services. Recent coverage has focused on international expansion, strategic lending partnerships and the launch of new savings products for the UK market.
FF News has published 55 stories, 9 video interviews and 5 analysis pieces featuring OakNorth since 2018, most recently "OakNorth Boosts Funding for Gold Funding Ltd to Accelerate Bridging Lending Growth" (10 November 2026).
OakNorth group companies
- Fluidly acquired
People at OakNorth on FF News
- Rishi Khosla, Co-founder and CEO
- Ben Barbanel, Chief Lending Officer, OakNorth
- Mohith Sondhi, Managing Director, Debt Finance
- Ivan Maryasin, GM Business Banking
- Joel Perlman, Co-Founder
- Stewart Haworth, Senior Director, Debt Finance
- Alex Akimov, Director of Engineering
- Carolyn Schuetz, Non Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair
Latest OakNorth news
- OakNorth Boosts Funding for Gold Funding Ltd to Accelerate Bridging Lending Growth 10 November 2026 FF News
- Chester Rose Secures £4.9m OakNorth Facility to Acquire Bespoke IFA 9 November 2026 FF News
- OakNorth Refinances Gaw Capital Partners' Landmark Old Street Property 20 October 2026 FF News
- Wise Reports Strong Q2 FY27 Results with 22% Cross-Border Volume Growth 16 October 2026
- OakNorth Partners with Wise Platform to Accelerate International Payments for UK SMEs 7 October 2026
- OakNorth Enters Children's Savings Market with 3.5% Junior Cash ISA and Bubble Partnership 5 October 2026 FF News
- OakNorth Backs EET Retail’s Acquisition of SGN Retail in £250M Club Loan Deal 28 September 2026
- Flagstone Hits 50-Bank Milestone to Boost SME Savings Returns 23 July 2026 FF News
- UK Fintech Dominance: Unicorn Count Hits 24 with £121.8bn Total Valuation 1 July 2026 FF News
- OakNorth and Fintex Capital Form Strategic Partnership for Specialty Finance 17 June 2026 FF News
- Short-term Supportive Housing Provider, D2 Propco, to Expand Accommodation Portfolio Across England & Wales, Following £28.5m Loan From OakNorth 6 April 2026 FF News
- OakNorth Names Globally Experienced Finance Leader Gergely Zaborszky as CFO 23 February 2026 FF News
- Leading European Financial Services and Insurance Firms Deliver Impact with OpenAI 4 December 2025 Insurtech Eye
- OakNorth Participates in a Club Loan to Specialist Care Provider, Kisimul Group, to Support the Development of New Supported Living Sites Across UK 27 October 2025 FF News
- Noble Insurance Group to Acquire Specialist Insurance Intermediary 3 August 2025 Insurtech Eye
- OakNorth Completes £7.5m Revolving Credit Facility to Aberdeenshire-based, Livestock Feed Manufacturer, Harbro, to Support Future Growth 3 June 2025 FF News
- OakNorth Collaborates With OpenAI to Strengthen Its AI-Led Digital Banking and Deliver Superior Outcomes for Lower Middle-Market Businesses 7 May 2025 FF News
- OakNorth Surpasses $1bn in Lending to US Businesses Since July 2023 2 May 2025 FF News
- Private Equity-backed Pension Advice Provider, My Pension Expert, to Target Further Acquisitions Following £25m Loan From OakNorth 28 April 2025 FF News
- OakNorth Backs Joint Venture Between Valpre Capital and CKC Properties, With £16.1m Loan to Fund the Acquisition of a Major New Student Accommodation 6 April 2025 FF News
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OakNorth video interviews
- The Fintech Show #131: American Adventure - The US State Offering Unrivalled Benefits for Fintech with JobsOhio, Jumpstart, Akru and OakNorth Bank 2 November 2023 FF News
- Team Cash: Valentina Kristensen 8 May 2019 FF News
- Rishi Khosla, OakNorth on financial institution evolving 6 July 2018 FF News
- Rishi Khosla, OakNorth on mobile services 29 June 2018 FF News
- Rishi Khosla, OakNorth on how is hosting in the cloud affected by regulations 22 June 2018 FF News
- Rishi Khosla, OakNorth on hosting in the cloud 15 June 2018 FF News
- Rishi Khosla, OakNorth on what does OakNorth aim to do 8 June 2018 FF News
- Rishi Khosla, OakNorth on challenges and opportunities 1 June 2018 FF News
- Fintech Finance Presents: The Paytech Show 1.01 - Innovating Mobility 23 May 2018 FF News
OakNorth thought leadership
- EXCLUSIVE: "Fit for Business" - Ben Barbanel, OakNorth in 'The Fintech Magazine' 27 June 2025 FF News
- EXCLUSIVE: "Fertile Ground" - Hugo Oliveira Sousa, OakNorth in 'The Fintech Magazine' 14 May 2025 FF News
- EXCLUSIVE: "How to inspire a startup nation" – Rishi Khosla, OakNorth and Laura-Jane Silverman, London School of Economics in ‘The Fintech Magazine’ 17 January 2022 FF News
- EXCLUSIVE: ‘Bottom line thinking’ – Valentina Kristensen, OakNorth and Andy Renshaw, Feedzai in ‘The Fintech Magazine’ 5 January 2022 FF News
- Exclusive: ‘Stop-press Swashbuckler’ – Valentina Kristensen, OakNorth in “Swashbucklers 2020” 30 March 2021 FF News