The Herald reports on Salad’s King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation, highlighting the £32 million of lending the company has provided to customers across Scotland.
OCTOBER 2026
For Salad founder Alan Campbell, the issue of financial exclusion is personal. Alan grew up in Govan, Glasgow, in a family and community where financial hardship was a reality for many households, including his own. Those early experiences helped shape his belief that people should not be shut out of fair and affordable financial services simply because traditional systems struggle to understand their circumstances.
The Herald’s coverage looks at Salad’s growing impact in Scotland, including the £32 million of lending provided to customers across the country, and the technology behind the model. By using Open Banking and real financial data to assess affordability, Salad aims to provide an alternative for people who may be overlooked by more traditional approaches to credit.
Read the full article in The Herald here.
Alan Campbell, Founder of the Salad Group accepts the Kings Award on behalf of the business and explains his background and why he built Salad.