Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Delayed finance approvals are having a significant impact on the UK’s mid-sized businesses, with more than one in five (22%) losing opportunities to competitors as a result of funding delays, according to new research by Shawbrook. These delays have led to a series of setbacks, with 22% having. to delay significant investment whilst 20% have…
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AI adoption is reaching an inflection point as businesses begin to see more tangible returns, according to the latest Dun & Bradstreet AI Momentum Index. In the UK, businesses are moving particularly quickly, with 75% now scaling or operationalising AI, compared with 56% globally. The findings suggest AI is moving beyond experimentation and into more…
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Invoice finance and asset-based SME lender eCapital UK,, has appointed Mark Finn as Group Managing Director. Finn brings more than 25 years’ experience in invoice finance, beginning his career at Barclays, then holding senior roles at Bank of Scotland, and later becoming Managing Director of one of the UK’s largest independent invoice finance providers. He…
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Fewer victims, more money returned and firms stepping up to tackle and prevent fraud. These are some of the findings from Frontier Economics’ independent review, which confirms that the Authorised Push Payment (APP) reimbursement policy is having a positive impact, with in-scope losses falling significantly since its introduction. Frontier found that APP fraud losses have…
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New research from Scottish Friendly has found that women are more likely to be worried about affording everyday outgoings over the next 12 months as day-to-day financial pressures threaten long-term savings and investments. The mutual’s latest Family Finance Tracker research shows that 71% of women are concerned about being able to afford all their regular…
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