Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
TransUnion has announced that it has raised £11,300 for child protection charity NSPCC in support of its Childline service, which provides young people with a place to turn to for help. TransUnion’s colleagues supported this initiative in the UK with a host of activities throughout 2019. These included a trek to Everest Base Camp and…
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StepChange Debt Charity has appointed Vanessa Northam as its new Head of Strategic Relationships. Northam joins from Tully (part of the Openwrks Group) where she was previously Head of External Affairs. She will join the charity on 3rd February, reporting to Vikki Brownridge, Director of Charity Development. Northam and her team will be responsible for…
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Omnichannel contact centre technology solutions provider, Noble Systems has announced it ha renewed its partnership with debt recovery agent Pastdue Credit Solutions Pastdue Credit Solutions have been a Noble customer for over 10 years and first purchased a Premise-based Contact Centre solution. James Riley, VP Sales & Marketing said, “We’re pleased to continue this solid…
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Gala Technology has announced that it has won the ‘PCI 2020: Award For Excellence’ alongside leading acquirer Elavon and Dalata Hotel Group. For the second year running, Gala Technology, the specialist provider of secure payment solutions, has been presented with an award for its PCI DSS compliance solution. Gala Technology CEO Jason Mace, who collected…
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Online short term loan lender, Uncle Buck Finance has announced that it will implement TriLine’s fully integrated GRC & SMCR software solution. Following evaluation of several solution vendors, Uncle Buck Finance LLP selected TriLine GRC to provide a fully integrated GRC and SMCR solution to support the business. The TriLine GRC solution will provide Uncle…
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Alternative specialist guarantor lender, Amigo has launched a strategic business review and opened itself to offers as its group owner signalled that it wants to sell on his majority stake in the company. The group owner Richmond Group is keen to exit guarantor loan firm. Richmond Group, which owns a 60.6% stake in the business, has…
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Flexys has announced that Admiral Financial Services are working with their company to deploy its digital debt management solution. Flexys says that following a straightforward project, Admiral has been able to transfer time-consuming tasks previously done over the phone, into a secure online environment. This has improved the availability of agents and helped to free…
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Fraud prevention service, Cifas has appointed Nick Downing as Chief Intelligence Officer. Downing’s previous role was Assistant Chief Constable of Kent & Essex, where he oversaw serious, organised, economic and cybercrime, as well as being the national policing lead for financial investigation and proceeds of crime. Prior to this, Nick worked for the Metropolitan Police…
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Automotive finance and insurance (F&I) software specialist, DealTrak, has announced the appointment of a new Head of Delivery, as well as launching the search for several senior roles within the team. New recruit Gary Burton will oversee the design, development and implementation of a range of new products and services for the automotive finance and…
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Deceased account management specialist, Phillips & Cohen Associates has announced the appointment of Linda Fonner as Global Chief Financial Officer. Fonner is a global finance leader and process improvement specialist, with significant experience overseeing multi-jurisdictional financial planning, strategy, risk & control initiatives for major corporations. Linda brings with her numerous certifications and over two…
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Hitachi Capital has appointed Kim Brien as Chief Information Officer (CIO) to drive forward Group IT and digital operational development at the leading financial services provider. Brien, who brings over 20 years’ experience in Information Technology to the role, has joined from global research and advisory company Gartner, having previously held senior positions at HML,…
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Brightstar Financial has appointed Maria Harris as Technology Consultant. Harris has been formerly Director of Retail Mortgages at Atom Bank. In her new role, Harris will support the development of Brightstar Financials’ technology platforms. Brightstar Group group chief executive Rob Jupp said “Technology plays a big role in this proposition and there are few people…
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LendingMetrics has unveiled a new version of its multi-award-winning* automated underwriting platform ADP. Finance providers , who will go live with the latest iteration of the software this week, now have access to a range of new features designed to increase leverage of consumer data and further improve the quality of decision making. The upgrades…
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