INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Appointment of Administrators – June 2017

Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: ‎ ‎ALO CARE LTD 1ST SOLUTIONS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES LTD ‎ADAMS SHEET METAL LTD ADVANTAGE RENTALS & REPAIRS LTD AEGIS WIND FINANCE (NO.2) LTD ALO CARE LTD ALO CARE LTD ARGYLL RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD ‎AUDIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT & REPORTING LTD B60…

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LIQUIDATION NOTICES: Meeting of Creditors – June 2017

Liquidation notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: ‎08135583 LTD A & A NANDRA LTD A & M DELI LTD ‎A CASA RESTAURANT LTD A D SHAW JOINERY CONTRACTS LTD A-S ELECTRICAL SERVICES UK LTD ‎A101 LTD ABSOLUTE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE BUILDING SERVICES LTD ‎ACADEMY FOR GROWTH LTD ‎ACORN PRINT…

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INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Winding Up Petitions – June 2017

Winding up Petitions have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 07715030 LTD 8POINT3 LTD A & D ELECTRICAL LTD ‎A.N.A. MOT EXPRESS LTD ‎ACORN DEVELOPMENTS (KENDAL) LTD ADJUST PERSONNEL LTD ALEXANDER DU’BEL WISH FOUNDATION ALL PEOPLE RECRUITMENT LTD ‎ALTEC ENGINEERING LTD ‎ALUFAB LTD ‎AMBER SOLAR LTD ANGLESEA HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD…

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Identification verification procedures are key in the fight against cybercrime: Report

A new Fraud & Risk report carried out by Callcredit Information Group has revealed the key biometric technologies organisations are planning to introduce in identity verification procedures over the next three years, as part of their ongoing fraud prevention efforts. These include; biometric screening techniques (26%) artificial intelligence systems (24%) voice recognition systems (23%) Despite these aspirations, less…

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Lending in the UK: are businesses turning their backs on banks?

6th July 2017 Industry opinion |

Bank funding is available, but finance applications have fallen. What does this tell us about businesses’ approach to funding their growth? Recent data from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) shows that over £5 billion of new lending was approved for SMEs in the fourth quarter of 2016. Looking at 2016 as a whole, use of…

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Open Banking – A field of dreams?

6th July 2017 Industry opinion |

“If you build it, he will come” Under the regulations and guidance of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the UK’s Open Banking initiative, in January 2018, consumers will be able to consent to third parties initiating payments and using account information through application processing interfaces (APIs), for whatever reason the consumer wants to…

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1st Credit and Hammersmith & Fulham Council launch joint venture

6th July 2017 Consumer Collections |

Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Debt Purchaser 1st Credit have launched a new joint venture: H&F Ethical Debt Collections, at the Local Government Association’s annual conference in Birmingham.The partnership changes the way public sector debts are handled, ending the two-tier treatment of customers in debt by applying Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) standards to public as…

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FEATURE: Motor Finance Lending

6th July 2017 Consumer Collections |

Has the expansion of car finance overstretched borrowers? Over the past decade, there has been a significant shift in patterns of consumer behaviour in relation to purchasing of new cars. UK private car registrations were 39% higher in 2016 than they were in 2011, a trend which has in part been driven by the expansion…

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