Sainsbury’s has announced that it has sold its Argos Financial Services (Home Retail Group Card Service) cards portfolio to NewDay Group for £720 million, aligning with its strategy to concentrate on core retail operations. The supermarket has announced that it has also partnered with NewDay to launch a new Argos-branded digital credit offer. This move…
Read moreThe FCA and PSR Boards have appointed Alison Potter as Chair of the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) and the PSR’s Enforcement Decisions Committee (EDC). These two committees are responsible for taking certain regulatory decisions on behalf of the FCA and the PSR. Committee members are selected based on their ability to make independent decisions…
Read morePayPoint has announced a partnership with Leeds Credit Union (LCU) which enables their 37,000 members to its CashOut service. The partnership will mean that LCU customers can access their cash and savings across any of PayPoint’s UK network of 29,000 retailer partners. Jo Toolan, Managing Director of Payments, PayPoint said “Our partnership with Leeds Credit…
Read moreBlack & White Bridging has announced it has appointed Najma Hashime as the company’s new Lending Manager. Hashime brings extensive experience in the lending sector and will be based in the London office, where she will play a crucial role in managing the company’s growing origination pipeline. Her appointment comes as Black & White Bridging…
Read moreJames Briggs has joined newly launched specialist lender Afin Bank as Intermediary Sales Director. Previously Briggs was Head of Intermediary Sales at Together Personal Finance. Briggs will lead the charge to develop broker relationships ahead of the lender’s planned full launch next year. Briggs joins his former Together Personal Finance colleague Alan Davison, who is…
Read moreGlobal information and insights company, TransUnion has announced the appointment of Madhusudan ‘Madhu’ Kejriwal as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for UK and Europe. Kejriwal will officially join TransUnion in January 2025. The appointment is subject to the required regulatory approvals. Kejriwal started his career with Capital One in Fraud & Credit Risk and…
Read moreBroker, Just Mortgages has expanded its self-employed management team with the appointment of James Hoskins as Area Director. Based in Bristol, Hoskins will be supporting and mentoring self-employed brokers in the region and up into the Midlands. He brings with him two decades of experience in the mortgage market and wider financial services. As part…
Read moreExperian has announced a new partnership with Sardine, the specialist in behavioural biometrics and device intelligence-based fraud prevention. As online attacks and scams become increasingly sophisticated with the use of GenAI deep fakes, mobile emulators, advanced bots, and VPNs, it’s critical for businesses to identify genuine customers to prevent fraud losses and meet evolving compliance…
Read moreOpen Banking credit bureau, AperiData has announced the launch of its real time Open Banking credit score, AperiScore™. AperiScore™ will enable lenders to move beyond the boundaries of traditional CRA data, allowing them to score all applicants accurately in real time, including those with limited credit history or thin credit files. AperiData saus that the number…
Read moreData driven technology company Connected Data has announced a partnership with Synectics Solutions to detect and prevent fraud in relation to void properties and social tariffs in the utility sector. Synectics Solutions is a counter-fraud company that delivers unrivalled solutions across risk intelligence, decisioning, predictive analytics, ID verification, digital forensics and more. Having won multiple awards…
Read moreJaywing Risk Consulting has announced that it has appointed Saghir Khan as its new Strategic Partner, strengthening the leadership team. Khan, who began his career in banking as a trainee with JP Morgan in the late nineties, has worked with the likes of UBS, KPMG and Accenture, across banking and consultancy. Khan holds extensive experience…
Read moreAtom bank has announced that it appointed Ayshea Robertson as its new Chief People Officer (CPO). Robertson joins from Zen Internet, the internet service provider, where she spent six years as CPO and Board Director. She has significant experience leading HR functions within a wide range of businesses over the course of her career, including…
Read moreStephen Haddrill, Director General of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), has announced that he will retire next summer after five years in the role. The FLA says that a search for a successor will begin in due course. Commenting on his departure, Stephen Haddrill said “I joined the FLA at the end of 2019,…
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