Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
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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OVO Energy has completed the acquisition of SSE’s UK household energy business. The merger combines SSE’s scale and OVO’s technology capabilities which will enable millions more customers to decarbonise their homes, while keeping their costs down. With the acquisition completed, the leadership teams from both companies will collaborate on a more detailed plan on how…
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Evolution Funding has expanded its field sales team with the appointment of four key personnel from former Barclays Partner Finance (BPF). The new arrivals follow hot on the heels of BPF’s national accounts director Keith Bell taking the role of sales director, with previous Sales Director, Chris Coverdale, becoming Group Sales Director. Neil Holland takes…
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Provident Financial says its credit card business, Vanquis Bank, performed “modestly above expectations” in the fourth quarter, adding that it expects to report full-year results in line with market expectations. The company also said that its consumer credit division also had delivered results in line with its plans. Consistent with the group’s strategy set out…
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Paragon has appointed Richard Rowntree as Managing Director of Mortgages to spearhead growth across its mortgage businesses. Rowntree joins from the Bank of Ireland, where he was Managing Director of UK Mortgages and will be responsible for Paragon’s lending activities across buy-to-let, second charge and residential mortgages. Rowntree takes over from John Heron, who retired this…
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Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has announced growth plans for its creditor services business, including substantial new investments in products, people and premises. As part of a long-term strategy, the firm is further enhancing its product portfolio designed to help businesses manage credit risk among suppliers and customers. Significant investments are being made in…
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Credit risk specialist Jaywing has been appointed to support the growth of HSBC’s expat business, which provides specialist support to people living and working abroad Through its data-driven and creative capabilities, Jaywing’s work looks to help the Bank uncover the next generation of expats. Jaywing’s remit extends to developing the HSBC Expat brand across all touchpoints…
Read moreMoney Advice Scotland is piloting open banking technology from Experian which could help them to speed up the initial stages of debt advice. The money charity’s new webchat service uses Experian’s open banking tool, the Affordability Passport, to gather crucial income and expenditure data, as well as a statement of consumer credit debts. It takes…
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Payments technology company Acquired.com have been granted full PISP (Payment Initiation Service Provider) accreditation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The exciting milestone will allow Acquired.com’s clients to access ledger to ledger payment capabilities, providing them with real time direct transfers without the costs, delays and administration associated with traditional processes via card schemes and…
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Belmont Green has announced that Anth Mooney, former Director of Financial Services at Virgin Money, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval, and will be taking up his position in late January. Mooney brings deep experience in the mortgage and savings market as well as more broadly in the financial services…
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