15th April 2026 - Credit Connect

Aryza acquires global AI global customer engagement specialist

15th April 2026 Company News | #aryza #technology acqusitions

AI-enabled automation software specialist, Aryza has announced the acquisition of Umbrella Tech, a voice-based agentic AI for the financial services industry. Featuring hyper-realistic voices and advanced speech analytics, Umbrella Tech enables organisations to automate collections, customer service, and compliance journeys with accuracy, speed, and multilingual support in over 100 languages worldwide.  Colin Brown, CEO of…

Azets appoint two Debt Advisory Directors

15th April 2026 Appointments |

Debt advisory specialist, Azets, has announced two appointments with Matt Garside joining as Scotland’s Director, and Lyle Ammon, who joins as Director for the South region this week.. Garside will work out of the Edinburgh office, covering the Scottish region, and joins from Skipton Business Finance. His financial services career includes Virgin Money (Clydesdale Bank),…

FCA bans CMC’s misleading adverts

15th April 2026 Consumer Lending | #motor finance

Adverts which used edited, unauthorised clips of Martin Lewis to make misleading claims about average motor finance compensation and used the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) logo without permission have been banned by the FCA. Conclusive Financial Ltd (Conclusive), a claims management company (CMC) which also trades as PCP Refunds, was required to remove its advertising…

Fire alarm boss banned after failing to pay more than £300,000 in tax

15th April 2026 Commercial Credit Management | #diretcor banned

The owner of two firms, which installed fire alarms, has been banned as a company director after paying almost nothing of the more than £300,000 owed in tax. Alex Shorthose caused Siamo Fire and Security Limited and Alex Fire and Security Limited to run up VAT and PAYE debts of £185,538 and £142,092 between December…

Number of Financial Adviser clients struggling with tax bills rising

15th April 2026 Commercial Credit Management | #stress

Accountants and financial advisers warn that clients are increasingly struggling to pay tax bills with Corporation Tax the biggest concern, new research* from Premium Credit, a leading provider of finance for businesses, shows. The number estimating that at least 15% of clients found it difficult to pay tax bills (37%) has more than doubled from…

Households tighten belts amid rising costs

15th April 2026 Consumer Collections | #household spending

British households reduced non-essential spending last month due to rising fuel prices and uncertainty from the Iran war. According to Barclays’ consumer spending report, fuel spending rose 1.6% year-on-year, pushing essential spending up by 0.5%. However, non-essential spending growth slowed to 1.1%, with travel spending down 3.3% due to flight disruptions. Consumer card spending increased…

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