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Manx Financial Group (LON:MFX) has entered the second half of 2026 with a record £422.9 million loan book, operating income of £19.7 million and strong demand across its lending businesses. Group CEO Douglas Grant explains what is driving Payment Assist’s growth, why the creation of Triskel Finance could add £1 million to Group profit by the year ending 2028, how AI is improving operational efficiency, and why Ireland could become the next significant growth market.
Key Moments
00:14 – First-half 2026 performance and £3.4m profit
00:46 – Operating income rises to £19.7m
00:54 – Loan book reaches a record £422.9m
01:32 – What is driving lending growth
01:45 – Isle of Man lending reaches around £1m a week
02:10 – Payment Assist lending jumps 32% year on year
02:54 – Why short-term lending is benefiting from the economic backdrop
04:02 – Where borrowing demand is strongest
04:15 – The strategy behind Triskel Finance
05:25 – Targeting a £1m Group profit uplift by 2028
05:48 – How Manx Financial Group is deploying AI
06:26 – AI, scalability and the customer experience
07:10 – Capital, deposits and funding capacity
08:34 – What comes next for Manx Ventures
08:58 – Potential asset disposals and embedded value
09:32 – Key catalysts for the second half and beyond
09:47 – Payment Assist targets an Irish consumer credit licence
10:09 – UK overdraft product targeted for launch in 2027
