Four in five UK CFOs ‘unprepared’ for Covid-19 sales decrease

20th August 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

Eight in ten Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) fear their businesses are ill-prepared to handle a decrease in sales volumes as the full impact of Covid-19 begins to be felt on the UK economy, according to research from Euler Hermes. The findings come from its The Finance Leader of Tomorrow survey, which profiles European finance directors’…

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Jaywing completes IFRS 9 model framework for Starling Bank

20th August 2020 Technology and Open Banking |

Jaywing has completed its work with Starling Bank to deliver an IFRS 9 modelling framework for the calculation of IFRS 9 Expected Credit Losses on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan portfolio. Following the appointment in June, Jaywing has built a data-driven model with flexibility, pragmatism and expert judgement to facilitate the provision of government-backed loans…

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SMEs out perform Q2 expectations

20th August 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

Barclaycard Payments’ quarterly SME Barometer has indicated that small and medium businesses (SMEs) have exceeded their revenue predictions for Quarter 2 (Q2). At the start of April, SMEs predicted a 28 per cent decline for the quarter, but now that Q2 is in the books, the research reveals the average reported loss of 14 per…

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Polish insolvencies predicted to rise

20th August 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

New country reports have been published on Russia and Poland by trade credit insurer Atradius with the report indicating that certain industries in Poland have been severely impacted by the economic downturn and are likely to experience an increase in insolvencies. Atradius’ Russia Country Report has revealed that the Russian economy is under strain due…

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Vida and Zoot agree mortgage technology partnership

20th August 2020 Consumer Collections |

Specialist mortgage lender, Vida has announced a new partnership with Zoot to develop a digitally focused mortgage journey built around intermediaries. Vida will work with Zoot to build a new end-to-end mortgage platform that brings together key parts of the mortgage journey. The partnership, which is a significant part of Vida’s £5 million investment in…

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