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The Credit & Collections Technology Awards has confirmed the judging panel for the 2021 event. Launched in 2017, the fifth annual awards seek to recognise excellence in credit and collections technology.
The judging panel includes industry association leaders whose expertise includes specialisms from a diversity of different backgrounds, this ranges from consumer and business commercial through to lending and collections. The Judges have the enviable task of judging the entries from the latest innovations in credit and collections technology. The Awards aim is to find those who are redefining the industry. The 2021 Judging Panel and their profiles can be viewed here.
New faces on the judging panel include Lex Jones, Chief Executive Officer from The Registry Trust, Vanessa Northam, Head of Strategic Relationships at StepChange, Maria Harris, Director of Digital Cat Consultancy and Martin Kirby, Head of Risk & Collections and Business Stream.
This year’s new Awards categories include Affordability Assessment solution, Vulnerable Customer Management solution, Innovation in Collections, Finance Lending solution, Credit Risk solution, Anti-Fraud solution plus many more. Two Awards categories have been added this year – Open Banking in Credit & Collections solution and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Credit & Collections solution. The full list of 2021 categories and how to enter can be found by clicking here.
Underpinning the ethos of the Awards is the influence of technology and how it can help provide the best customer outcome. The Awards places emphasis is on progression and innovation. Good technology support can provide a great competitive advantage in a crowded marketplace. The Awards categories have been created to reflect this dynamic.
All entries are FREE to enter and the entry process is straightforward and quick in a case study format. Joint entry partnerships are encouraged between creditor/lenders and services suppliers with winners highlighting their achievements. The deadline for entries is Thursday 8th July with no late entry costs. Click here to view the categories and enter.
The Awards prides itself on its transparent process, an example of this can be seen in the annual Awards review. Click here to view the 2021 Awards Review.
Finalists will be announced in August with the winners announced at the winner’s ceremony on Thursday 4th November which is provisionally scheduled to take place at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The event, which will form part of the Collections & Lending Technology Think Tank which will take place at the venue earlier in the day. All of these plans are subject to change and are of course dependent on government guidelines with a Plan B online version of the event planned if required.
If you have interest in sponsoring or attending the Awards or speaking at the Think Tank then please call 01622 437014 or email: events@credit-connect.co.uk
The Credit & Collections Technology Awards are powered by Credit Connect.
