Risk of ‘two-tier society’ if Government does not act on cash acceptance

A new report by the Treasury Committee has found that the Government’s failure to act to tackle declining cash acceptance could lead to a two-tier society, with the most vulnerable bearing the cost. The Committee heard directly from vulnerable...

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R3 appoints new President

Tom Russell, Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Director at James Cowper Kreston, has been appointed President of R3, the insolvency...

30th April 2025

FCA announces plans to launch live AI testing service

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it is seeking views from firms about how its live AI...

30th April 2025

Council Tax fraud rises with one in six claiming Single Person Discount

Fraud prevention service, Cifas is urging residents to consider consequences of Council Tax fraud when battling rising costs, as new...

30th April 2025

Solaris Law completes purchase of Equivo Legal Services team

Solaris Law, part of the Azzurro Group, has announced that it has completed the purchase of the Equivo Legal...

30th April 2025

Universal Credit change brings £420 boost to over a million households

The Government says that more than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit which starts today (Wednesday 30th April 2025). The...

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Council Tax fraud rises with one in six claiming Single Person Discount

Fraud prevention service, Cifas is urging residents to consider consequences of Council Tax fraud when battling rising costs, as new...

30th April 2025

Two in five consumers don’t understand inheritance rules

New research conducted on behalf of The Estate Registry found that out of 2,000 UK consumers questioned, 39% don’t...

29th April 2025

Solaris Law completes purchase of Equivo Legal Services team

Solaris Law, part of the Azzurro Group, has announced that it has completed the purchase of the Equivo Legal...

29th April 2025

Arrears on household bills in Scotland jumps 65%

Household bill arrears among StepChange Scotland clients have surged to an average of £5,193, according to the charity’s newly...

29th April 2025


Risk of ‘two-tier society’ if Government does not act on cash acceptance

A new report by the Treasury Committee has found that the Government’s failure to act to tackle declining cash acceptance could lead to a two-tier society, with the most vulnerable bearing the cost. The Committee heard directly from vulnerable...

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Director jailed after spending £200,000 in Covid loans

A director who secured maximum-value Covid loans for three dormant companies and overstated his turnover to secure a fourth...

29th April 2025

Personal guarantee-backed business loans rise by 9%

Despite an uncertain economy, applications for personal guarantee-backed business loans rose by 9% year-on-year in the first quarter of...

29th April 2025

Board level expertise blocking speed of AI adoption

New research from the Institute of Directors reveals business leaders enthusiasm for productivity gains from AI has been tempered...

29th April 2025

Growth expectations downgraded

The EY ITEM Club has downgraded its GDP growth expectations for 2025 to 0.8%, down from the 1% predicted...

29th April 2025


Financial services firm complaints fell last year

Latetst Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), complaints to financial services firms decreased by 4.3% in the second half of 2024, coming in at 1.78 million. The decline may reflect the positive effects of the FCA’s Consumer Duty, which mandates that...

| Consumer Lending

FCA announces plans to launch live AI testing service

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it is seeking views from firms about how its live AI...

30th April 2025

FCA board appoints four new Non-Executive Directors

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced that Julia Black, Anita Kimber, John Ball and Stéphane Malrait...

30th April 2025

Atom and Provenir agree AI decisioning partnership

Risk decisioning software specialist, Provenir has announced Atom Bank has selected the Provenir AI Decisioning Platform to streamline and...

30th April 2025

Double digit customer growth pushes 32% increase in equity release lending

The Equity Release Council’s latest quarterly market report for Q1 2025 showed that the market had a strong start...

28th April 2025



R3 appoints new President

Tom Russell, Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Director at James Cowper Kreston, has been appointed President of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. As President, Russell will work with R3’s CEO, senior management team and Council to help shape...

| Appointments

Construction insolvencies hit 12 month high

Latest data from the Insolvency Service has found that the construction industry experienced the highest number of insolvencies in...

29th April 2025
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Business insolvencies fall by 2%

Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of registered business insolvencies in England and Wales...

28th April 2025

Scottish business insolvencies increase by 3%

Latest figures from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) have shown that business insolvencies in Scotland increased by 3% in March...

28th April 2025

Northern Irish business insolvencies increase whilst personal insolvencies fall

Latest monthly statistics from the Insolvency Service show that in March 2025, personal insolvencies declined while business insolvencies increased...

28th April 2025




Thursday 22nd May 2025

Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Thursday 22nd May, York

Commercial Credit & Collections Conference Thursday 22nd May Milner Hotel, York The return of the in-person Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series will continue on Thursday 22nd May at the Milner Hotel in York. The event was first launched in 2019 and has been a virtual event in recent years but it returned with an…

Thursday 22nd May 2025

2025 Credit & Collections Industry Awards – Thursday 22nd May 2025

Credit & Collections Industry Awards Thursday 22nd May 2025, York The second Credit & Collections Industry Awards will take place in York on 2025. The Awards has been launched to highlight the success of companies and individuals who lead the way in enhancing credit, lending and collections best practices. The 2024 event was held virtually…

Thursday 18th September 2025

Commercial Working Capital Group 3.1

The fourth Commercial Working Capital Group date and venue will be confirmed soon… About: The third event of the year brought together key leaders in the commercial credit space to discuss the latest challenges faced by businesses. The Working Capital Group events seek to create an engaging environment with the aim of enabling all participants…


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