Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
More than a quarter (28%) of UK shoppers are now regularly using Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services to spread the cost of purchases, and thousands more will be doing so for the first time as the festive season approaches according to new data from Equifax. The research has revealed just how much of consumers…
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Over one-third (34%) of people aged 45-54 have no plan for their remaining working years according to research by carried out by Opinium on behalf of Hargreaves Lansdown. The research compares to roughly a quarter of 35-to-44-year-olds and 25-34-year-olds who had no plan for the time between age 50 and retirement. 41% of those in…
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The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has announced that commercial debt solutions provider, Azzurro Associates (Azzurro), has become a registered firm with the LSB‘s Standards of Lending Practice for business customers. Azzurro provides liquidity options to the commercial credit sector and is the custodian of a large inventory of business debts. Achieving full registration signals their…
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New figures from Financial Wellness Group have indicated that the number of customers seeking debt advice who have outstanding Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans amongst their debts has increased fourfold since the start of the pandemic. In the past 8 months (March to November 2021), the number of customers with BNPL debts on a…
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Ecospend, a provider of Open Banking APIs, has announced the appointment of Sarah Lambert as Head of Solutions. Lambert will be working with the team to help Ecospend identify and deliver data-based solutions, powered by open banking technology, that meet the needs of more vulnerable customers. As a Sales and Affordability product specialist, Lambert will…
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More than three in four (76%) families with children at home are worried that the impact of using the heating more will lead to higher energy costs this winter, according to research by Comparethemarket.com. More than a third (35%) of families say a large increase in energy costs over winter will lead them to cut…
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New data from Visma | Onguard’s Fintech Barometer has found that 65% of organisations have either adopted blockchain technology or worked out the first ideas for future adoption in 2021, up from 51% in 2018. Of this 65%, almost a third are already utilising the technology – a significant 12% increase on last year’s levels.…
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A cashflow crisis brought on by the pandemic lockdowns has resulted in a 31% increase in restaurant insolvencies over the three-month period to September, compared to the previous quarter. The number of UK restaurant insolvencies has jumped 31% to 296 in the last quarter, up from 226 in the previous quarter*, our research shows. The…
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New research by Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, has found that 2.5million people with mental health problems who fell into debt during pandemic considered suicide The Institute is now calling on urgent action from the government, the NHS and essential services providers is required to stop the devastating cycle of debt and mental health…
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UK Finance has set out recommendations for the future strategy of open banking payments in a new report. There are now over 2.5 million open banking payments a month compared to just 320,000 in the whole of 2018, and the recommendations in the report will help support the development of more products and services for consumers.…
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Energy regulator, Ofgem has decided to accept commitments from PayPoint and a donation of £12.5 million to the regulator’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, following an investigation into whether PayPoint has infringed Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998. PayPoint provides services to energy suppliers which enable their energy prepayment meter customers to top up…
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Enforcement solutions specialist, Marston Holdings has announced that it has won a place on Crown Commercial Service’s Transport Technology and Associated Services (TTAS) framework. The new framework runs through to 31st October 2025 and makes it easier for government and public sector organisations to procure Marston’s full range of design, build and enforce solutions that…
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A fifth of UK businesses is unable to repay government-backed Covid borrowing according to business and financial advisers Kreston Reeves. The research also found that. a third of UK owner-managed businesses report lower cash reserves now than when going into the Covid pandemic The research published today in a report Shaping your future is based on…
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