Arum celebrates 20th anniversary year with rebrand and servicing updates

11th October 2018 Consumer Collections |

Arum has announced that is to rebrand the company’s logo and corporate identity have been transformed to reflect this new direction. Now in its 20th year Arum has also said it is updating to its services. Over the past two decades, Arum has been transforming the operations, profitability and customer service of countless clients across…

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Equiniti Credit Services make IT hires

4th October 2018 Consumer Collections |

Loans management and credit technology company, Equiniti Credit Services, has announced that it has recruited a further 15 software engineers to provide two additional Scrum teams specialising in C#.Net and Java and is actively looking to recruit more. The company is moving into Azure Public Cloud for hosting all aspects of its technical operations, including…

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Arum secures place on UK government framework for digital services

1st October 2018 Consumer Collections |

Arum has secured a place on the newly launched Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 Framework (DOS3), run by Crown Commercial Services (CCS). This framework enables central government and wider public sector to select pre-approved suppliers to tender for projects specifically in the digital space. It is expected to be worth around £1billion over the next…

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Modulr expands into Edinburgh

26th September 2018 Consumer Collections |

UK payments fintech specialist, Modulr, has opened a new office in Edinburgh and says it aims to take advantage of the city’s burgeoning fintech scene and grow its software engineering, customer support, risk and compliance, and finance teams. Modulr recently completed its latest funding round, led by the UK’s leading digital venture builder, Blenheim Chalcot which…

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Spotcap announces fintech fellowship winner

26th September 2018 Technology and Open Banking |

Alternative business lender, Spotcap has announced Sophie Peacock as the winner of the Fintech Fellowship for 2018. Running for its second consecutive year, the Fellowship awards one UK-based masters or MBA student with a £8k scholarship. By supporting aspiring talent, the initiative aims to plug the fintech skills gap by raising awareness of career opportunities in…

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One in two global finance companies failing to embrace technology

21st September 2018 Consumer Collections |

A new report commissioned by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), CA ANZ (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand) and KPMG has explored the significant opportunities automation presents for the finance function after results found many CFOs are still uncertain how implementing robotics solutions can be applied to benefit their finance functions. Robotic Process Automation…

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Graydon agrees partnership with TruNarrative

21st September 2018 Customer Insight and Analytics |

Business data, insights and analytics specialist, Graydon has announced a strategic technology partnership with global financial crime experts, TruNarrative. The partnership will provide a comprehensive onboarding tool for the UK’s business community. Graydon Onboarding is the UK’s first commercial onboarding solution combining credit decisioning, fraud detection and compliance screening. With fraud on the rise (estimated…

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CSA hails success of UKCCC

19th September 2018 Consumer Collections |

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, has hailed the success of this year’s UK Credit and Collections Conference Gala Dinner (UKCCC). This year’s event took place at the newly refurbished four-star Crowne Plaza in Stratford-Upon-Avon on 13 September. The conference was divided into morning and…

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Deko appoints new Technology chief

18th September 2018 Consumer Collections |

Retail finance technology provider Deko has appointed a new Chief Technology Officer to accelerate the development of its platform, deliver continual product innovation and harness the imminent launch of major new partnerships. Mufti Monim joins from Lebara Money, where as head of technology he set up an international money transfer platform in the UK, achieving…

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2018 Credit & Collections Technology Award winners announced

17th September 2018 Consumer Collections |

The winners of the second annual  2018 Credit & Collections Technology Awards have been revealed. There were sixteen winners from the eighteen Awards categories which are covered by four main headings of Credit, Collections, Credit & Collections services and Innovation. The awards ceremony was held at Credit Services Association’s (CSA) annual Gala dinner at the…

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Credit & Collections Technology Awards 2018 revealed

14th September 2018 Consumer Collections |

The winners of the second annual Credit & Collections Technology Awards were announced last night at the Credit Services Associations’s annual Gala dinner at the Crown Plaza in Stratford-upon-Avon. Eighteen winners from the Awards categories which are covered by four main headings of Credit, Collections, Credit & Collections services and Innovation were revealed. Stay tuned…

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Credit & Collections Technology Award winners set to be revealed tonight

13th September 2018 Consumer Collections |

The winners of the second annual Credit & Collections Technology Awards will be revealed tonight at the Credit Services Associations’s annual Gala dinner at the Crown Plaza hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon. Eighteen winners from the Awards categories which are covered by four main headings of Credit, Collections, Credit & Collections services and Innovation will be announced.…

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Experian to launch “real rates” credit card service

5th September 2018 Consumer Collections |

Experian has announced that it is introducing a “real rates” service to the credit card market so consumers will now know exactly what deal they’ll be getting. In a transformative change to the way consumers shop for credit cards, those using Experian’s comparison services will see the actual rate they’ll get when shopping for cards…

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