Motorpoint appoints Chief Operating Officer

18th November 2019 Consumer Collections |

Motorpoint has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of its first-ever Chief Operating Officer. Andy Smyth joins the independent car retailer from equipment leading and servicing specialist JLA where for the last six years he worked as Group Operations Director. Smyth will be based at Motorpoint’s newly-opened group headquarters on Pride Park in Derby.…

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ELECTION: FSB welcomes Conservative’s plan to cut business rates

18th November 2019 Commercial Credit Management |

Responding to the Conservative Party election pledge to cut the jobs tax and business rates, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry, said “Cutting the jobs tax is a strong, pro-small business move, as it will help half a million small firms raise wages and keep more people in work. FSB has consistently…

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HSBC launches new money management tool

18th November 2019 Consumer Collections |

HSBC has announced that it has rolled out a new feature in its retail mobile banking app that shows customers how much they could have left in their account until payday once their scheduled bills have been taken into account. Balance After Bills is the first feature to make its way into the into the…

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Contactless payment figures continue to increase

18th November 2019 Consumer Collections |

Nearly a third (32 per cent) of credit card transactions and 46 per cent of debit card transactions made in the UK in August 2019 were made using contactless cards according to latest figures from UK Finance. The data shows that consumers spent £223m a day on contactless cards in August, totalling £6.9bn during the…

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