Experian and Open Banking Reporting agree commercial lending partnership

9th September 2021 Commercial Credit Management |

Experian has partnered with Open Banking Reporting (OBR), a data-driven risk management fintech, to enable UK lenders to provide crucial business support as they look to bounce back from the impact of COVID-19. OBR’s solution OpenRep uses advanced analytics and robotic automation, connecting the SME’s accounting software and banking transactions with commercial credit and macro-economic…

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Insolvency Service announces end of temporary measures

9th September 2021 News |

The Insolvency Service has announced that temporary measures brought in to support businesses from insolvency during the pandemic will be phased out from 1st October. Companies in financial distress as a result of the pandemic have been protected from creditor action since June last year, through the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020. This was…

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Online Collections Technology Think Tank 2.1 confirms line up

9th September 2021 Consumer Collections |

The Online Collections Technology Think Tank 2.1 has confirmed its agenda and speaker line-up ahead of the event next Thursday (16th September). The third Collections Technology Think Tank has been created as an online event platform so that collections professionals can specifically discuss the role of the technology as we potentially emerge from the pandemic,…

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Boosting customer engagement with digital communications

9th September 2021 Industry opinion |

It’s never fun being contacted by people you owe money, especially when you know you can’t pay. I used to provide debt advice at a charity and often the first thing people would ask was if I could put a stop to the phone calls and letters, before even getting into a conversation about their…

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