Our story

With an award-winning digital proposition for banks and financial institutions, ezbob has evolved into one of the most advanced lending solutions available.

ezbob was founded in 2011, in the early days of the fintech revolution. We first operated as an online lending platform, processing more than £1bn of loan applications from SMEs. The loans were funded from our own balance sheet. You could say lending is in our DNA.

In 2017, we made the decision to stop lending and instead fully concentrate on being a lending-as-a-service (LaaS) provider. Our mission was clear. We wanted to build the perfect lending solution for today’s fast-paced business world.

Built by a team of experts in lending

ezbob has 80 employees from 11 countries, with offices in London, Tel Aviv and Sophia.

Our lending-as-a-service solution has been built from the ground up by experts in commercial and consumer lending. We have a wide ranging team of experts across compliance, credit, finance, risk and technology.

Our employees have a diverse set of backgrounds including working for Tier 1 financial institutions, revolutionary FinTechs and global consultancies. We have the knowledge to guide our clients through complex, digital transformation projects.

Timeline of achievements

March 2011

ezbob is founded as a new digital proposition aiming to transform the traditional lending space.

March 2013

ezbob core basic solution developed as POC stage begins.

July 2013

ezbob becomes first FinTech company in the UK to be awarded the prestigious EU intermediary status.

March 2016

Bank Leumi and Oak Tree invest £20 million in equity.

September 2016

RBS becomes the first bank to adopt ezbob’s lending solution under new brand ‘Esme’.

February 2017

First business loan granted by a bank in the UK during the weekend.

November 2017

Clydesdale Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG) becomes a client.

December 2017

ezbob wins the Financial Innovation Award for ‘Best Technology Initiative’.

October 2018

American Express becomes a client to begin offering unsecured loans to their business customers for the first time in the company’s history.

August 2019

ezbob wins the Banker Tech Projects Award for ‘Best Fintech Partnership'.

March 2011

ezbob is founded as a new digital proposition aiming to transform the traditional lending space.

March 2013

ezbob core basic solution developed as POC stage begins.

July 2013

ezbob becomes first FinTech company in the UK to be awarded the prestigious EU intermediary status.

March 2016

Bank Leumi and Oak Tree invest £20 million in equity.

September 2016

RBS becomes the first bank to adopt ezbob’s lending solution under new brand ‘Esme’.

February 2017

First business loan granted by a bank in the UK during the weekend.

November 2017

Clydesdale Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG) becomes a client.

December 2017

ezbob wins the Financial Innovation Award for ‘Best Technology Initiative’.

October 2018

American Express becomes a client to begin offering unsecured loans to their business customers for the first time in the company’s history.

August 2019

ezbob wins the Banker Tech Projects Award for ‘Best Fintech Partnership'.

Fast facts

7-minutes from online application to lending decision.

Extensive lending track record of 60,000+ applications totaling £1bn+.

40+ data sources used to make rapid lending decisions.

80+ lending technology experts in UK, Israel and Bulgaria.

Leadership Team

Tomer Guriel, CEO

Arik Gilon, CPTO

Yaron Shoshani, CTO

John Christiansen, CRO

Vitas Dijokas, Interim CFO

Marc Philippo, VP Sales

Jason O'Shaughnessy, VP Business Development

Simon Hawtin, Marketing Director

Inbal Barkan, VP HR

Taisia Kris, Compliance & Data Protection Officer

Tal Tuchman, VP Delivery

Ruth Franco, VP Product

Careers

ezbob has changed the way financial institutions deliver lending services to their small to medium sized business customers. If you are looking to further your career and work in a fast-paced high energy environment in the financial technology sector, then please click below to see our latest opportunities.

Work at ezbob

From lender to technology provider

Our story

With an award-winning digital proposition for banks and financial institutions, ezbob has evolved into one of the most advanced lending solutions available.

Built by a team of experts in lending

ezbob has 80 employees from 11 countries, with offices in London, Tel Aviv and Sophia.

Timeline of achievements

March 2011

March 2013

July 2013

March 2016

September 2016

February 2017

November 2017

December 2017

October 2018

August 2019

March 2011

March 2013

July 2013

March 2016

September 2016

February 2017

November 2017

December 2017

October 2018

August 2019

Fast facts

Leadership Team

Careers