Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Experian has announced a partnership with IDVerse which support its customer’s digital onboarding and expand its digital footprint across the globe. Experian says that by working with IDVerse, it will allow its entire customer base to carry out identity verification checks as part of the customer journey. It also enables Experian to widen its partner ecosystem,…
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ApreiData has announced that it has appointed Ed Adshead-Grant as a Non-Executive Director. Adshead-Grant has over 25 years’ experience in the payments and technology sector, scaling businesses and expanding SaaS products at leading IT software and service companies in over 30 countries. He has held a number of global strategy, product, business development and client…
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The Cambridge Building Society has announced that it has appointed Carly Nutkins as its new Head of Lending. Nutkins started her career as a cashier at Barclays in 2008 before achieving promotion to its personal finance team. She has over 15 years banking experience and joins us from Allica Bank where she worked as its…
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Jaja Finance, the digital lender, has signed a partnership deal with Bud Financial, the Open Banking and data intelligence sepcialist, to become its Open Banking partner. As part of the deal Bud will support Jaja with its affordability assessments within the credit card application process. The partnership will open up greater access to credit and…
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Global information and insights company TransUnion is working with personal credit platform Monevo and incuto to offer UK consumers improved access to credit and a broader range of affordable credit products. The joint initiative helps credit unions and community development finance institutions to offer their products to a wider audience via comparison websites, increasing competitiveness in the…
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Starling Bank, Anne Boden has announced she will step down from the role on 30th June and will move to a Non-Executive Director role on the board. John Mountain, Starling’s COO, will take over as Interim CEO to lead the digital bank. The change comes as Starling reports…
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Credit reference agency, TransUnion has announced it has appointed James Robinson as Managing Director (MD) of Consumer Interactive in the UK. As part of the UK executive team, Robinson will lead TransUnion’s regional consumer business, helping businesses to deliver streamlined customer journeys and supporting financial inclusion through credit education and consumer empowerment. Having joined TransUnion…
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The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has appointed Oliver Hanmer as its Head of Supervision and Compliance Monitoring and a member of the executive team. Hanmer joins from the Bar Standards Board where he is currently Director of Regulatory Operations. He starts work at the PSR on 26th June 2023. Hanmer is currently Director of Regulatory…
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of subprime lender Amigo resigned from his role as the firm continues its wind down. Danny Malone, who joined Amigo last year, will step down after serving his six-month notice period to ensure the continuation of the solvent and orderly wind-down of the business. Amigo has been heading for a…
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Specialist lender Together has announced the appointment of Andrew Douglas as new National Account Manager for Networks and Clubs. Douglas will be providing education on Together’s diverse range of specialist lending solutions to members and advisors. His key remit will be supporting the team in developing and launching Together’s Networks and Clubs proposition to market…
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People-first lender Capital Credit Union has announced that it is to adopt Auto Decision Platform (ADP) by LendingMetrics, in a move to enhance their credit decisioning process. Established in 1989, the community-owned bank is one of the UK’s largest credit unions, with £45 million in assets. Capital Credit Union is passionate about making affordable credit…
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The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has made announced that it has made two key appointments to its executive team appointing Alex Olive as General Counsel, and Natalie Golding as Chief Operating Officer. As General Counsel, Olive will be responsible for leading the PSR’s team of expert lawyers and for providing legal advice and managing legal…
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The Building Societies Association has announced that Rob Pheasey, Chief Executive of the Marsden Building Society, has been elected as the new Chair of the Building Societies Association (BSA). He takes up this role with immediate effect. Phesey has held the post of Deputy Chair since May 2021 and succeeds Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of…
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