Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Credit Service Association (CSA) has announced that Webio will be the headline sponsor for the association’s annual UK Credit and Collections Conference (UKCCC) which will be held in Manchester on Thursday 15th September. Commenting on the sponsorship agreement, Mark Opperman, Co-founder of Webio said “We’re delighted to be sponsoring this year’s UKCCC event and…
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Specialist data supplier, MorganAsh has announced a new partnership with Infiinian. Its new partner, Infinian, is a provider of lending insights and data analytics for the consumer finance sector. The new partnership will mean that financial services firms will be able to gain a better understanding of the characteristics of individual customers, so that they…
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Matt Hammerstein, CEO Barclays UK has been appointed Chair of the Money and Pensions Service’s (MaPS) Advisory Group. Hammerstein will take over from Vim Maru, who steps down after more than two years in the role. The Advisory Group, established in May 2020, helps ensure that MaPS delivers on its vision of everyone making the…
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Lowell Group has announced that it has appointed Sally-Ann Hibberd as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Hibberd will sit on the board providing advice and guidance, and join the Audit and Risk Committees. Hibberd joins as Lowell enters a period of significant growth with the firm expanding its expertise in financial services. Hibberd joins the board…
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Staff at Paylink Solutions are hoping to raise thousands of pounds to split across two charities this year. The Grantham-based fintech will raise funds for national mental health charity Mind and tech-based charity Computer Aid throughout the remainder of the year, with their first challenge, a bike-a-thon, taking place in July. Mind offers advice and…
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Debt collections specialist, Ophelos has announced it has raised £5 million in a funding seed round. The funding round was led by AlbionVC, which has previously invested in fintechs such as Credit Kudos. Contributions were also made by Vast Ventures, an early investor in Coinbase and Tala, regulatory and public policy experts Form Ventures, as…
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The collections & recovery platform, Receeve, has announced a new partnership with Paylink Solutions to provide a simple, efficient way to carry out affordability assessments for its customers across Europe. Through Paylink’s technology, Receeve clients will benefit from a quicker and more accurate service, which will maximise agent output. On average, clients will see a 75% improvement…
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Complete Communication Solutions (CCS) has announced that it has rebranded as Saascoms. The customer communications solutions provider says that the rebrand reflects the evolution of not only the business but also the consumer communication landscape. The company says that Saascoms was originally formed when it recognised an opportunity for focused consumer communications, utilising and redeveloping…
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Chris Leslie, Chief Executive of the Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for debt collection and debt purchase, has been elected to the board of the Federation of European National Collections Association (FENCA) today at the Associations Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Berlin. FENCA represents the interests of the European credit management, debt…
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Free debt advice provider, PayPlan, has launched a new partnership with the National Bereavement Service (NBS) to provide practical, emotional and financial support to those who have experienced the death of someone close to them. Through its new partnership, PayPlan clients dealing with grief or bereavement will have access to a dedicated NBS bereavement helpline…
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Vehicle transportation and credit management firm, Anglia UK, is expanding its operations with the acquisition of an independent haulage provider. Chris Huxtable Vehicle Collection & Delivery will become part of the Anglia group of companies. The move further underlines Anglia’s presence in the vehicle transportation and logistics market where it offers a range of services…
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Irish start-up Webio, a specialist in conversational AI in the credit, collections and payments industry, has announced a series A funding round led by Finch Capital. The investment will mean that Webio is primed to scale-up following the digital shift during the pandemic and the uncertain economic climate to make difficult conversations about payments easy through…
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Equifax has announced a new partnership with fintech Paylink Solutions to automate its digital affordability solution using Open Banking data and APIs. Paylink Solutions delivers technology across the financial services and utilities sectors using its digital affordability application. Equifax’s Open Banking service will enhance Paylink Solutions’ existing affordability solution. It will allow businesses to understand…
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