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10–15% → 80% · Positive Friction
Journey Design

Lending journeys are leaking applicants who actually want to borrow — and what positive friction fixes

A four-layer model for rebuilding the lending journey around data quality — with a live calculator to model the impact on your own book.

April 2026
87.6% · Open Banking Completion
Open Banking

Open Banking Completion Isn't a Tech Problem — It's a Design Problem

The industry median for open banking completion in UK lending journeys is 62%. Our worst month in the last year was 78.4%. Here's what 11 months of beating the benchmark taught us.

April 2026
Introducing CONNECT
Announcement

Data Should Be Hygiene, Not a Luxury — Introducing CONNECT

Smaller lenders are paying too much for basic data. CONNECT gives them API access to credit, identity, and affordability searches at a fraction of the cost.

April 2026
FSQS · ISO 27001 · Cyber Essentials
Company News

Credit Canary Is Now FSQS Registered — And That's Just the Start

Three independent certifications that mean your procurement path is already paved.

April 2026
Man installing solar panels
Green Finance

Solar Demand Is Surging. The Real Question Is Who's Going to Finance It.

The banks tried green lending and walked away. Energy companies won't make the same mistake — because they're the only ones who can own the entire value chain.

March 2026
AI neural network visualization
Opinion

AI Is an Amplifier, Not a Foundation: Why Depth Beats Speed in Financial Services

AI rewards the prepared. The companies that built deep domain knowledge before the AI wave are the ones who'll ride it.

March 2026
UK terraced houses on residential street
Policy

Common Bond Reform: A Positive Step. Now Credit Unions Must Seize the Moment.

The government has scaled access to affordable credit — but legislation alone doesn't create growth. Here's what the sector needs to do next.

March 2026
HM Treasury entrance
Opinion

Ten Tactical Approaches for UK Credit Unions to Drive Financial Inclusion

Practical strategies credit unions can deploy today to support the government's financial inclusion agenda

November 2025
Building the future of financial inclusion
Opinion

Building the Future of Financial Inclusion

Key takeaways from 'A United Vision for British Credit Unions' and what the sector needs by 2035

September 2025
Credit union car finance partnership
Industry

Unlocking Growth: How Credit Unions Can Win in Car Finance

Why car finance represents a massive opportunity for credit unions - and how to capture it

January 2025
Lessons from US credit unions
Opinion

What UK Credit Unions Can Learn from Their US Counterparts

US credit unions hold 18% of the car loan market. Here's what that tells us about innovation

June 2025
UK financial inclusion strategy
Opinion

The UK Financial Inclusion Strategy: What It Means for Credit Unions

Analysing the government's strategy through the lens of £410M in dormant credit union deposits

May 2025

Press & Media

Lenvi

Lenvi partners with Credit Canary to enhance real-time arrears risk management

ABCUL

Credit Canary and NE First Credit Union collaborate to support at-risk borrowers

Credit Strategy

How the partnerships ecosystem fuels innovation for fintechs and their clients

IBS Intelligence

3 promising AI-based credit risk and analytics platforms in Europe

Tech.eu

Six fintechs reshaping Europe's financial ecosystem

How to Lend Money to Strangers

A canary in the credit mine (Podcast)

The Fintech Times

Fintech Wales celebrates brightest Welsh firms at London Stock Exchange

Fintech Awards Wales

Fintech Awards Wales 2024

Fintech Innovation Lab

Fintech Innovation Lab London — Class of 2023

Fintech Legal Labs

Fintech Legal Labs Cohorts

CFIT

Open Finance Blueprint

Technology Connected

Wales Technology Awards 2024

YouTube

Credit Canary at Fintech North (Video)

FF News

Fintech Wales opens the market at London Stock Exchange

Woodhurst

The role of open banking in protecting vulnerable customers

Fintech North

Fintech for Good showcase

The Wealth Mosaic

Woodhurst spotlight: Introducing the fintech incubator (Video)

Manchester Digital

Fintech Forum: The cost of living crisis

Finextra

Shift and Woodhurst launch Ignite to support fintech founders

The Fintech Times

Fintech Wales celebrates brightest Welsh firms on St David’s Day

Open Banking Expo

Open Banking Expo 2024

YouTube

Credit Canary demo (Video)

UK Tech News

Wales tech roundup — June 2024

CEO Review

Credit Canary — Award Winner

Business News Wales

Winners of the Fintech Awards Wales 2024 unveiled

Awards & Recognition

FF Awards logo

Open Banking Award

FF Awards 2025

Winner
Fintech Awards Wales logo

Fintech Startup of the Year

Fintech Awards Wales 2024

Winner
Fintech Awards Wales logo

Fintech for Good

Fintech Awards Wales 2024

Finalist
NTT Data logo

eAwards

NTT Data Finnovation 2023

Winner
Wales Technology Awards logo

Digital Transformation Award

Wales Technology Awards 2024

Winner