Are you selling your stuff or giving it away?

11th October 2017 Industry opinion |

Someone wants to buy your stuff… yippee! A cause for celebration for sure. What do you do next? You give them your stuff and then wait for them to pay you. Unless of course, you’re a business who takes cash with an order. In which case, there’s no need to read any further! Trusting to…

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KPMG appoint new UK Head of Automotive

11th October 2017 Consumer Collections |

KPMG has announced that Justin Benson has been appointed as the firm’s UK Head of Automotive. Benson joined KPMG in 2000 and he is a Director within the firm. He has worked in the automotive sector for over a decade. Having led and worked on a wide range of projects, Justin has a wealth of experience…

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Reward Finance Group appoints Commercial Director

11th October 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Alternative finance provider, Reward Finance Group has appointed Gemma Wright as Commercial Director with the responsibility to prepare the business for its next stage of development. Wright previously spent more than 17 years with RBS where she became director of Invoice Finance with responsibility for leading a number of sales teams across the North. Nick Smith,…

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Ivendi appoints Online Motor Retailer Head

11th October 2017 Consumer Collections |

Automotive technology specialist, Ivendi has appointed Brett Ward to the newly-created position of Head of Online Retailing at iVendi. Ward joins Harwoods Group, where he was Group Marketing Manager. Before this, his roles included regional digital Account Manager at Manheim, and has held positions with several other motor retailers.

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MMF announce Copper Street One investment

11th October 2017 Consumer Collections |

MMF has announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Motormile Finance (MMF) by Copper Street One (an entity of Copper Street Capital LLP, a UK based specialist financial services investment firm).   In a statement, MMF said that the acquisition marks a significant moment in the company’s history and validates the success it has…

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Vanquis fined by ICO over spam messages

11th October 2017 Consumer Collections |

Vanquis Bank is among the latest firms to be fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending illegal marketing texts and emails. Vanquis Bank based in Bradford, instigated a campaign to send 870,849 spam text messages and 620,000 spam emails to promote its credit cards. Both the emails and texts broke the law because…

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Ofgem extends price protection for vulnerable households

11th October 2017 Consumer Collections |

Ofgem has announced that around one million households will save £120 a year on average when it extends its prepayment safeguard tariff for more vulnerable people this winter. Ofgem will also work on extending price protection to at least a further 2 million vulnerable households for winter next year once the timing of the Government’s price cap…

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