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BMW are less subsidized for plant in Leipzig to

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Chinese Bike Sharing Firm Ofo Partners With SoftBank C&S To Expand Into Japan

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Chinese Bike Sharing Firms Lose Revenue Stream As Beijing Bans Advertisements

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Chinese Bike Sharing Firms Youon and Hellobike Merge to Compete Against Industry Giants

Chinese bike rental firm Youon Bike which is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has agreed to merge with rival Hellobike in order to better compete against industry giants ofo and Mobike. No financial details were disclosed in a company announcement. It marks the first merger deal in China’s hyper-competitive bike sharing industry. This June,… Continue reading Chinese Bike Sharing Firms Youon and Hellobike Merge to Compete Against Industry Giants

Bringing Fairer Ride-hailing to London

I started Taxify 4 years ago with a vision for a better ride-hailing platform, one that would treat both drivers and riders fairly. I felt very strongly that an uncompetitive ride-hailing industry leads to the mistreatment of drivers, who are barely earning the minimum wage, and substandard service for passengers. This has been my mission,… Continue reading Bringing Fairer Ride-hailing to London

Continued growth in consumer finance

8 September 2017
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 13% in consumer finance new business in July, compared with the same month last year.
Credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 16% compared with July 2016, while retail store and online credit new business increased by 11%. Second charge mortgage new business was up 23% by value and 21% by volume over the same period.
Commenting on the figures, Geraldine Kilkelly, Head of Research and Chief Economist at the FLA, said:
“In the first seven months of 2017, consumer finance new business provided by FLA members was up by 6% compared with the same period last year. This is broadly in line with expectations for UK new consumer credit growth in 2017 as a whole.
Table 1: New consumer credit lending
July 2017
% change on prev. year
3 months to July 2017
% change on prev. year
12 months to July 2017
% change on prev. year
Total FLA consumer finance (£m)
7,607
+13
23,229
+9
91,297
+7
Data extracts:
Retail store and online credit (£m)
557
+11
1,645
+6
6,637
+2
Credit cards & personal loans (£m)
4,061
+16
12,162
+12
46,728
+8
Second charge mortgages (£m)
90
+23
270
+27
956
+8
Car finance (£m)
2,503
+10
8,012
+6
32,813
+8
Note to editors:
FLA members in the consumer finance sector include banks, credit card providers, store card providers, second-charge mortgage lenders, motor finance providers, personal loan and instalment credit providers.In 2016, FLA members provided £118 billion of new finance to UK businesses and households. £88 billion of this was in the form of consumer credit representing over a third of total new consumer credit written in the UK in 2016.For media enquiries, please contact the FLA press office on 020 7420 9656.