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Artificial Intelligence has moved well beyond the hype in financial services, but for many lenders, its full potential is still just out of reach. Behind the scenes, AI is already transforming how lenders work, from document checks and fraud detection to affordability assessments and portfolio monitoring.

New research from Finova, one of the UK’s leading lending and savings software providers, reveals a widening gap between broker demand and lender innovation in the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) market.

The bridging market has always been fast-moving, designed to deliver short-term funding at pace. But as borrower expectations evolve and volumes rise – with completions forecast to hit £12.2 billion in 2025 – speed alone is no longer enough.

After a quieter summer, the mortgage market is back in motion. As we move through autumn, the long-anticipated remortgage wave is well underway, and it’s proving to be larger than many expected.

Finova, the UK’s leading cloud-based lending and savings software provider, has appointed Daniel Broadhurst as its new Commercial Director. Daniel will be responsible for driving Finova’s commercial strategy, strengthening client partnerships, supporting the company’s continued growth and helping to modernise lending processes and technology architecture across the UK market.

When it comes to savings, “one size fits all” doesn’t really fit anyone. People aren’t just putting money away for a rainy day anymore — they’re saving for a deposit, a family milestone, or retirement.

Finova, the UK’s leading cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has today announced the signing of a new long-term agreement with investment, protection and retirement specialist, LV= to support the provider’s equity release platform.

The remortgage market is surging in 2025 — and competition between lenders has never been tougher.

Finova, the UK’s largest cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Escode, a global leader in software resilience and part of NCC Group, to extend the reach of Escrow as a Service (EaaS) to financial services clients.

We sat down with Hamza Behzad, our Business Development Director, to talk about what’s next for Finova’s growth — and how we’re helping more lenders unlock the full value of our technology.