6th June 2023 - Credit Connect

Enforcement Conduct Board welcomes secondment appointment

6th June 2023 Appointments |

The Enforcement Conduct Board (ECB) Chief Executive Officer Chris Nichols has welcomed David Parkin on a full time secondment for up to 12 months. Until recently, Parkin was the Deputy Director for Civil Justice and Law Policy at the Ministry of Justice. Chris Nichols said “David brings a wealth of experience to the ECB –…

Lantern raises syndicate financing facility

6th June 2023 Company News | #debt sale

Specialist debt purchasing and customer management services provider, Lantern has announced that it has raised a syndicate financing facility with specialist banks Hampshire Trust Bank, Paragon and Shawbrook and alternative investment firm, BCI Capital The EY FS Corporate Finance team has recently advised Lantern on the completion of a £97.5 million amendment, refinance and extension…

MaPS CEO to step down in January 2024

6th June 2023 Appointments |

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Caroline Siarkiewicz, has confirmed to the board that she will not be taking up a second term. Siarkiewicz was appointed as CEO in January 2020 having been acting CEO since June 2019. She will step down at the end of January…

Just under half of small businesses say economic uncertainty is holding them back

6th June 2023 Commercial Credit Management | #economy

Just under half (45%) of small businesses say economic uncertainty is holding their business back, with the figure is up from 36% a year ago according to research by Novuna Business Finance With the percentage of small businesses predicting growth remaining static at around 33% for the third consecutive quarter. Overall, eight in ten small…

Barratt Smith and Brown appointed to manage collections for Together Energy

6th June 2023 Arrears and Recoveries |

Barratt Smith and Brown have announced they have been appointed by the FRP Advisory as the debt recovery partner for Together Energy’s administration. Together Energy will be the 22 energy administrations for which Barratt Smith and Brown have been appointed to manage the recoveries. Barratt Smith and Brown says its extensive experience in the energy…

Two thirds of mid-sized businesses expect economy to improve

6th June 2023 Commercial Credit Management | #economy confidence

Nearly two thirds (63%) of mid-sized businesses expect economy to improve over next six months according to RSM UK’s latest Middle Market Business Index (MMBI) The research found that over two thirds of businesses (69%) expect turnover to improve in the second half of 2023, the highest proportion since the pandemic, while 67% expect profits…

Webio launches conversational AI webchat solution

6th June 2023 Company News |

Webio has announced the launch of DebtChat, a webchat solution that has the power to automate, understand and respond to all types of debt related conversations, The new launch blends automation with agents when needed and identifies the conversation outcomes one example of this highlighting possible vulnerable customers from their message interactions. Cormac O’Neill, CEO of…

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