Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Fintech lender, Blue Motor Finance has announced a new partnership with challenger credit reference agency and Open Banking provider, Credit Kudos, to extend its services to even more customers. Blue is a technology-focused lender delivering innovative motor finance solutions for more than 150,000 customers. Leveraging Credit Kudos’ rich transaction data and insights via API integration…
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Everyday Loans has announced that Jon Wiggins has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wiggins joined the company in 2017 as Managing Director. Prior to working for the UK’s largest non-standard branch-based lender of unsecured loans, Wiggins held senior roles at financial services multinational Citibank for two decades, including overseeing its Central Europe…
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TransUnion has announced that it has signed up to the Race at Work Charter and has also launched a Diversity and Inclusion Forum. The Race at Work Charter, created by Business in the Community (BITC) in partnership with the UK government in 2018 to improve outcomes for black, Asian and minority ethnic employees in the…
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Leading sustainable mobility specialist, Arval UK, has announced a change to its executive management team, with the appointment of a new Managing Director. Its current lead, Miguel Cabaca, has headed-up the UK business since December 2017 and will take up a new position within the group in Spain, as its Managing Director. Having held the…
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Target Group is launching a fully digitalised mortgage platform which it says will transform the mortgage application process. The company says the launch of ‘Mortgage Hub’ will speed up the ‘outdated and cumbersome’ mortgage application process and increase accuracy. The system reduces the need for repetitive data entry as it integrates with Open Banking and…
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Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Founder John Kirkby is stepping down from the business after 25 years. Kirkby launched Christians Against Poverty (CAP) in Bradford in August 1996. The charity works with a network of churches and has a commitment to making its services available to all, regardless of religion or belief. CAP, which also operates…
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Software solutions specialist, Aryza has announced new enhanced functionality for its Debtsense customers. The change will allow financial businesses to review their customers affordability and propose automated changes to their credit limit based on their own rules, that are built into the system. Incorporating technology such as open banking, AI-informed decision making and intuitive customer…
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A subsidiary of Equifax has acquired transaction data analytics company AccountScore to bolster its Open Banking and insights capabilities. The acquisition will see Equifax enhance its consumer and commercial product offerings, combining traditional credit bureau information held by Equifax with bank transaction data, facilitated by AccountScore. Integration of these new data assets will enable Equifax…
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Data insights specialist Cerebreon has announced that it has joined the Vulnerability Registration Service (VRS) platform. Gillian Doyle, CEO of Cerebreon, said “Checking for vulnerability should be as normal to the financial services industry just as anti-money-laundering and credit checks are. This is much more than a regulatory issue – by signing up to the…
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Katie Johnson has been named as Hodge Bank’s new Managing Director (MD) of Savings. Johnson is a qualified Actuary who has been with Hodge for almost eight years, has previously held a number of different roles. Her most recent roles in Pricing and Underwriting, involved managing product performance, assessing new product opportunities, strategic business planning,…
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Credit information consultancy, PurplePatch, has successfully completed the renewal of the meticulous Hellios FSQS stage 2 qualification process, a benchmark used by major banks and financial institutions when selecting suppliers. One of the key aims of FSQS is to ensure that financial institutions meet the growing and diverse nature of regulatory requirements when it comes…
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G3 Vehicle Auctions announce the development of their new dedicated WAV (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles), light commercial vehicle and motorbike auction centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The WAV and LCV centre is ideally located at Junction 30 of the M62, less than 10 miles from their new auction facility at Junction 32 of the M62. The…
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Aryza has announced a new strategic investment in Birmingham based Back2Credit, an authorised debt solution provider with over ten years of trading experience. Dedicated to helping consumers better manage their repayment options, Back2Credit offers flexible debt management plans, all tailored to meet the individual needs of the customer. Every Back to Credit customer has their…
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