With a press release titled; ‘FCA to introduce new Consumer Duty to drive a fundamental shift in industry mindset’issued on December 7th, the Financial...

Arum has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Debt Resolution Services (DRS) framework to provide to provide Fraud, Error and...

Corporate insolvencies fell by 11.4% in December 2021 to a total of 1,486 compared to November’s total of 1,678, and increased by 20.1% compared to December...

Intelligent automation and IT sales veteran, Adrian Jones, joins ABBYY as its newly appointed Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Jones has led large global sales...

Marston Holdings, the UK’s leading provider of integrated, technology-enabled transport solutions, has announced its acquisition of Vortex IoT Limited,...

The number of County Court Judgments (CCJs) issued against consumers in England and Wales in 2021 rose by more than one third compared to 2020, according to...

A third of Scottish business owners say that late payment increased in the last three months of 2021, according to new research from the Federation of Small...

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has become the first client-servicing solicitor firm to gain a CICMQ quality accreditation from the Chartered Institute...

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has today published its new strategy, setting out its priorities and what it aims to achieve over the next five years. The...

Having surveyed 2,600 consumers and contact centre professionals in both the UK and USA, research commissioned by PCI Pal® (LON: PCIP), the global cloud...

Nearly half of UK adults (44%) want urgent help in managing their own money, according to a new opinion poll highlighting the dire state of the personal...

Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, today announces the appointment of Jairo Riveros, as managing director of the United...

The PSR has today published its latest access and governance report, showing trends and developments in interbank payment systems over 2019 and 2020. This...

DigiDoe, the London-based startup which is on a march to revolutionise the world’s outdated payments infrastructure, has secured more than £850,000 from new...

Back2Credit has today announced the launch of their UK consumer debt advice platform, designed to provide individuals with quick access to the financial...

Businesses seeking to take the guesswork out of bad debt provision at Financial Year End could benefit from a new free service being provided by Debt Register,...

Just, the enforcement market integrator, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Debt Resolution Services (DRS) framework to provide...

Litigation funding specialists Apex Litigation Finance have announced the appointment of Mark Sands as Head of Insolvency, where he will be taking overall...

It’s now critical that small suppliers get paid within 30 days, says OSBC. The Office of the Small Business Commissioner (OSBC) welcomes the clarity provided...

“This week’s figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) revealed late payments are continuing to trouble the small business sector which could...

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) and Lendco have signed a four-year contract which will see the specialist lender onboard all new mortgage completions onto the...

Today’s Bank of England data for November showed a significant net increase in borrowing on credit cards, which StepChange Debt Charity warns may be an...

Following the latest Bank of England statistics which found rates fell and approvals remained steady in November, John Phillips, national operations director,...

Commenting on the Government’s Future of Insolvency Regulation consultation, which was launched today, Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring...

Given the number of shoppers I saw out and about over the weekend, the bumper pre-Christmas spending spree shops, restaurants and pubs were hoping for won’t...

Arvato Financial Solutions has been honoured by Credit Strategy for its consumer-focused debt collection. The award centres on an outsourcing project in which...

Looking ahead at how customer expectations of financial services are likely to change in 2022 and what this means for banks. 1 – Creating a Unified...

Businesses seeking to take the guesswork out of bad debt provision at Financial Year End could benefit from a new free service being provided by Debt Register,...

Insolvency figures released on Friday for November 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service showed an 88% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to...

UK families face being pushed into debt over the next few months with over a quarter (27%) of people with dependents saying they’ll need to borrow to survive...

Corporate insolvencies rose by 18.7% in November 2021 to a total of 1,674 compared to October 2021’s total of 1,410, and increased by 87.9% compared to...

Liverpool and Warwickshire Councils are the latest to join 96 local authorities and housing organisations across the UK in providing convenient and immediate...

Yolt, Europe’s leading open banking provider, has announced a strategic partnership with The Digital Debt Resolution Agency (The Digital DRA) to harness open...

Account-to-account (A2A) payments are an evolution of the ever-changing payments landscape. The solution enables to cut out third parties and transfer payments...

Fintech Paylink Solutions has hired Crispin Neads as Head of Development to drive product development and enhance its digital affordability applications for...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the promotion of Tom Hunt to the role of Relationship Manager. Tom will be...

Today the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) publishes its regulatory framework for the renewal of the UK’s interbank payments infrastructure that allows...

receeve, the innovation leader in collections & recovery technology, is proud to announce our newest customer, ABN AMRO, the third-largest bank in the...

PayU, the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus, has today announced that its patent for technology, which will improve payments routing and approval, has...

Charity donations would increase over time if people had access to digital solutions that enabled them to easily dial-up or dial-down their regular donation to...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline, has welcomed today’s action from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), to uphold...

Global payments company, Elavon, has partnered with Liberis, a global leader in providing embedded finance solutions, to offer funding for...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see the Financial Conduct Authority taking a strong next step towards a much needed Consumer Duty for the financial...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed the FCA’s plans for a new Consumer Duty that are intended to ensure a more consistent standard of consumer protection in...

Just, the enforcement market integrator has appointed FinTech veteran Mike Dugand as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Dugand will take his seat on the board of...

Today, the PSR sets out its proposal to ensure the industry remains on track with establishing a single Confirmation of Payee (CoP) system. This will...

The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer Survey Results for Eastern Europe paint a promising picture of businesses that have maintained the status-quo, despite...

Encore Capital Group, Inc an international specialty finance company, today announced the findings of its Economic Freedom Study. The survey asked 2,600 people...

A new service that offers fast, risk-free payment of undisputed unpaid business invoices has been launched by Caresso Law. Under the new scheme, the company...

Commenting on the FCA’s move to change the 90-day rule, meaning from 26 March 2022, banks should only authenticate for the first access request of an account...

Borrowers with inactive firms are far more likely to be mortgage prisoners: there are 195,000 of them. Of these, 66,000 may be able to switch, and 30,000...

UK consumers are failing to measure up when it comes to understanding their finances, according to a survey of 24,000 European consumers by credit management...

The Midlands-based enforcement specialist was recently audited by the Civil Enforcement Association (CIVEA), scoring an impressive 100% in the process. CIVEA...

Yooz, the purchase-to-pay automation provider, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® – the prestigious award based entirely on what...

Arrow Global, a leading European investor and alternative asset manager in credit and real estate, today announces the creation of a dedicated corporate...

Trade credit insurer Atradius has published 2021’s annual Payment Practices Barometer Survey Results for Western Europe. Denmark had the highest percentage...

Having dealt with the initial pandemic aftershock, this year the key areas of focus for businesses were building economic resilience and improving customer...

The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has announced that commercial debt solutions provider, Azzurro Associates (Azzurro), has become a registered firm with the...

Invu Services Limited, the Document Management, Accounts Payable and Purchasing solutions provider, is today announcing it has become a member of the Agilico...

Leading free debt advice provider PayPlan has joined forces with Plain Numbers, an organisation dedicated to helping firms support their customers who struggle...

Moneyhub, the market-leading Open Finance data, intelligence and payments platform, is partnering with expense management software provider Expense Once to...

Ecospend, a leading UK provider of Open Banking APIs, has today announced the appointment of Sarah Lambert as Head of Solutions. Sarah will be working with the...

The panel at finova Payment & Mortgage Services has been enhanced with the addition of BuildLoan, the UK’s largest self and custom build mortgage...

Tim Cooper, Chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Scotland and a Partner at Addleshaw Goddard in Edinburgh, has won the Association’s R3...

Yesterday Amazon announced it would stop accepting credit card payments from January and research by leading UK Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform, Butter, has...

Sidetrade, an Artificial Intelligence platform dedicated to accelerating revenue and cashflow for businesses, has won “Shared Services Credit Team of the...

Today, the Payment Systems Regulator sets out its latest plans to fight fraud and protect victims of APP scams. Every year thousands of individuals and...

StepChange Debt Charity wholeheartedly supports and welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposals today to ban debt packaging firms from accepting...

Out of the 1.7m people who receive debt advice each year, around 54,000 start with a debt packager. These companies make 90% of their income by referring...

Specialist Finance Centre (SFC), the second charge and specialist finance packager, has announced the launch of its proposition into Scotland as it continues...

Insolvency figures released today for October 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 63% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same...

Small businesses are being given free access to a new digital payment platform to help them get outstanding debts paid more quickly. Debt Register is giving...

Corporate insolvencies fell by 3.0% in October to a total of 1,405 compared to September’s total of 1,449, and increased by 63.6% compared to October...

The F4B Network has introduced a free admin support package for its ARs. The aim of this initiative is to allow ARs to dedicate a greater proportion of their...

Sidetrade has today revealed that the proportion of invoices left unpaid by UK retail companies in October 2021 hit an all-time high since records began, and...

Pollen Street Capital has agreed a sale of Aryza Holdings Limited. (Aryza, or the Company) to Atlas Bidco 1 Limited – a company owned by Macquarie...

Today’s Ministry of Justice data show numbers of landlord court actions and orders remain supressed since March 2020, with a significant increase in the...

Lowell, a European leader in credit management services, today announces its results for the 3 months ended 30 September 2021. Commenting on today’s...

Nucleus Commercial Finance, the fintech revolutionising how UK SMEs access finance, celebrates its 10 year anniversary, following a year in which the lender...

The Midlands-based enforcement specialist was nominated for three categories at the Credit & Collections Technology Awards, held at the Midland Hotel in...

Sidetrade (Euronext Growth: ALBFR.PA), an AI-powered Order-to-Cash platform dedicated to accelerating revenue and cash flow, has become a certified Access...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Astrid Michael as its new Head of Sales for its Asset Finance division following the retirement of Keith Sangwin earlier...

55 per cent of lenders plan to adopt open banking this year with 93 per cent of those businesses expect to adopt the data-sharing initiative in the next 12...

A cheque-writing service that helps ease the payment processing burden for companies across the UK, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has now issued its...

EQ Credit Services will partner with Homes England on five-year deal supporting Help to Buy customers. Following a competitive tender process EQ Credit...

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, has, today, announced a partnership with digital commerce platform, BigCommerce, a...

Thornbury Collections are delighted to announce that through its worldwide partnership with GCS Credit Community, they have been chosen to collect Circa 30,000...

Businesses and accounts departments are spending too much time chasing overdue debts when that time would be better spent in advising their sales teams on who...

Quarterly insolvency statistics released last Friday for Q3 2021* show that the number of company insolvencies was 17% higher than in Q2 2021 and 43% higher...

A Birmingham-based law firm specialising in commercial property debt collection, has announced the appointment of one of the region’s leading property...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash and Treasury Management software leader, announces a new partnership with Riveron. In becoming an...

The Bristow & Sutor Group has signed a charity partner agreement that will see the Midlands-based company provide support, volunteering and annual...

As the UK continues to assess the impact of the pandemic on household finances, the latest update to Lowell and Urban Institute’s UK Financial Vulnerability...

A new debt resolution agency, The Digital DRA, has been launched to help consumers struggling with mounting debt levels brought about by the pandemic....

The number of individuals entering bankruptcy has hit a record 22-year low with only 1,938 bankruptcies occurring in the quarter. At the same time, the number...

There were 3,765 seasonally adjusted corporate insolvencies in Q3 2021, an increase of 16.7% compared to Q2 2021’s figures of 3,226 and a rise of 43.5%...

Credit Style, part of the Bristow & Sutor Group, says energy sector workers who have lost their jobs recently should consider changing career paths,...

Nemesysco, a leading provider of voice analytics technologies and solutions for genuine emotion detection, today announced that Lelani Rautenbach has been...

Research into UK SME finance and accounting departments has exposed the sheer lack of digital tools currently used, with just one in five (20%) having adopted...

It is a well-known fact that small is powerful, especially when it comes to business. In the UK today, companies with between 0 – 49 employees make up...

The Praetura Group are pleased to announce that Kingsway Finance has been accredited as a new lender for the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) by the British Business...

Metro Bank, one of the country’s leading community banks, has selected Qualco UK as its collections and recoveries (C&R) partner following a lengthy...

Ampla Finance, the legal finance provider, has today announced the appointment of Natalie Player and Deborah Ward, both qualified lawyers, as Commercial...

Lantern, the Leeds-based leading player in the speciality finance debt purchase market, has agreed terms to acquire Sonex Financial, as it continues to deepen...

StepChange Debt Charity, which has been urging the Government through its Covid Debt Rescue campaign for additional support to help tenants who face a £360m...

Home and hybrid working specialist Sensée has announced a three-year partnership with Treedom, a global web platform for planting trees and forests worldwide....

Today, the Payment Systems Regulator sets out its latest plans to fight fraud and protect victims of APP scams by outlining its next steps for the wider...

County Court Judgments (CCJs) against businesses in England and Wales rose by 70 percent in Q3 2021, compared to the same quarter in 2020, according to figures...

New Partner hire signals major investment in region’s booming finance sector. PKF, one of the UK’s largest and most successful accountancy brands, has...

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued legislative guidance confirming that where creditors are registered for VAT, the debtor should not be charged an...

Equity release law firm Equilaw has appointed Max Hayden as the new Managing Director just in time for a major launch of new technology, while Claire Barker,...

Insolvency figures released today for September 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 56% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the...

Corporate insolvencies increased by 7.2% in September 2021 to a total of 1,446 compared to August’s figure of 1,349, and increased by 55.8% compared to...

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has welcomed this week’s publication of a new Ministry of Justice guidance document entitled VAT on...

Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd. (PCA), is the global leader in deceased account care servicing and technology solutions. The death tech conglomerate...

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP’s Debt Recovery team has been recognised in the 2022 Legal 500 guide, which ranks the best law firms and solicitors in...

With the contactless payment limit increasing from £45 to £100 tomorrow, Friday 15 October, Matt Phillips, VP, Head of Financial Services at Diebold Nixdorf...

The digital gift card and voucher market is reported to have grown in the UK by almost £1 billion, now estimated to be worth £6.9 billion1. Recognising...

Facing foreign payment practices and foreign legal frameworks is one of the main challenges of collecting debts abroad. Now multinationals can use the...

Fenergo, the leading provider of digital transformation, customer journey and client lifecycle management (CLM) solutions for financial institutions, today...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths continues its ambitious growth plans in Northern Ireland, appointing corporate lawyer Andrew Jennings as partner. Andrew is dual...

Late payments are threatening the survival of small businesses across the UK, according to findings from new QR-code payment and invoicing app, tomato pay....

Grant Associates, renowned for its award-winning landscape architecture practice across the globe, has redesigned its invoice processing removing the need to...

The number of employees was up 207,000 to a record 29.2 million in September, back above pre-pandemic levels. The redundancy rate fell to 3.6 per thousand in...

The UK is set for a significant rise in business failures as firms readjust to life without government COVID-19 pandemic support measures, according to Euler...

Flexys Solutions is pleased to announce First Response Finance as its fourth motor finance client. First Response, part of the Itochu group, will be migrating...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade association for organisations active in the debt collection and purchase industry, has written to OFGEM to...

Nisha Arora, the FCA’s director of consumer and retail policy, gave a speech at the Westminster Business Forum, on debt regulation: Regulating for better...

Litigation funding specialists Apex Litigation Finance have announced the upcoming appointment of Mark Sands as Head of Insolvency. Mark will join the firm in...

UK business insolvencies are set to rise 33% on pre-pandemic levels, reveals new economic research by trade credit insurer Atradius. Contrary to initial...

Sidetrade, an AI-powered Order-to-Cash platform, has today revealed that the proportion of invoices left unpaid** by UK businesses rose for the first time in...

James Sleight and Oliver Collinge of PKF GM were appointed as Joint Administrators of Kuhnel Graphics Limited on 14 September 2021. Today (5 October 2021),...

AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), a leading specialist mid-market investor announces the successful closure of two performing loan transactions in...

“Since June 2020, creditors and debtors alike have had to contend with fluctuating rules around the use of statutory demands and winding up petitions. It’s...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash and Treasury Management software leader, has been awarded an exclusive patent by the United...

Ofgem has announced that three more energy suppliers have gone to the wall: Enstroga, Igloo Energy and Symbio Energy. Sarah Coles, personal finance analyst...

Intrum has appointed Emma Hardy as Business Development Manager, as the company returns to the contingency collections market in the UK. The credit management...

Hodge has appointed Andrea Roberts as its national account manager for the North. With more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector, both...

Work-from-home and hybrid workspace specialist Sensée has won the Gold award for “Most Effective Colleague Engagement” at the 2021 UK National Contact...

Fenergo, the leading provider of digital transformation, customer journey and client lifecycle management (CLM) solutions for financial institutions, announces...

Credit management group Intrum has returned to the contingency collections market in the UK. The company now offers a full UK debt collection service, allowing...

In late August, 6% of the workforce was estimated to be on full or partial furlough. That’s between 1.3 million and 1.7 million people. At the end of July...

Decentralized Payment Ecosystem Divi Project (Divi), has announced two new senior appointments and a promotion to accelerate its tech innovation, drive its...

PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus, today announces its collaboration with AU10TIX, an identity management company, to screen customers and...

As of July 12th, the leading financial services provider Hoist Finance is live with Vilja Deposit in the UK and extends its offering to include deposit in...

The latest research by Birmingham estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, examines the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on landlords due to rent...

Glasgow-based fintech start-up, Know-it, has today launched its beta cloud-based credit management platform. Founded by Lynne Darcey Quigley, the Know-it...

EQ Credit Services (EQCS), the consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, has appointed Sarah Jackson as its new Managing Director. Sarah...

Following the latest HMRC figures finding that housing transactions bounced back sharply from July to August, John Phillips, national operations direction at...

Insolvency figures released today for August 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 71% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same...

Leading UK anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has appointed a new in-house general counsel to provide expert guidance on legal issues affecting the...

Corporate insolvencies increased by 22.9% to 1,348 in August 2021 compared to July’s figure of 1,097, and increased by 71.1% compared to August 2020’s...

The latest property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that the costs incurred by UK landlords who have been...

Jimmy Saunders and Andrew Knowles, both of Kroll Advisory Ltd., were appointed Joint Administrators of Artisan H1 Limited, The Ainscow Hotel Limited, Greyday...

The Midlands-based enforcement specialist has pledged £15,000 to the charity, which will have a direct impact on around 500 people. Half of this donation is...

Solicitors have just over month to check the latest HM Treasury Consolidated List of asset freeze targets to make sure they are not holding monies belonging to...

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE), a leading specialized payments platform, today announced it has appointed seasoned iGaming executive, Zak Cutler, as CEO, North America...

Seaglass Cloud Technology, an end-to-end, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider to the energy sector, has launched a smart Deal Billing upgrade to its flexible...

As many as 15% of the UK’s SMEs are rated ‘fragile’ and risk insolvency during the next four years as Covid-19 state support schemes are withdrawn,...

Duncan Swift, Past President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to the publication of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business...

Philip King, the former Interim Small Business Commissioner (SBC) and acknowledged expert in the world of credit and cashflow management, has joined Debt...

Essex House Builder Marden Homes Limited has secured a £17 million loan from Shawbrook Bank to help complete a unique, luxury lakeside scheme at The Channels...

Know-it, a Scottish fintech start-up, has today launched its beta cloud-based credit management platform. Founded by Lynne Darcey Quigley, the new platform...

A unique partnership has seen a forest of 1,000 trees being planted to celebrate new staff joining an award-winning business outsourcing provider. Sigma...

Christina Fitzgerald, Vice President at insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, comments on the Government’s decision to lift its temporary insolvency...

Ophelos, the customer-centric debt management platform, has chosen Open Banking credit reference agency, Credit Kudos, as its Open Banking partner to ensure...

Sopra Banking Software, a global leader in banking and specialised financing software, is proud to announce that its Sopra Financing Platform (SFP) pricing...

VibePay, the company powering the next evolution of payments through Open Banking, has become the first to offer account to account voice activated payments in...

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has selected Webio as its partner to supply multi-channel customer social media communication for PSL’s clients. This...

Fitch Ratings has assigned Hoist Finance UK Limited (HFUK) an Asset-Backed Special Servicer Rating of ABSS2+, confirming HFUK’s leading position as a trusted...

Free debt advice provider, PayPlan, welcomes new Government guidance which asks local authorities to improve the way they collect council tax arrears and have...

UK Finance has published its household finance review for Q2. Sarah Coles, personal finance analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Hundreds of thousands of people...

A detailed analysis of how the UK’s small businesses were impacted by COVID-19 and other economic challenges in 2020 has been published in a joint study by...

A new start-up fintech launched by a former credit industry professional aims to get businesses paid within seven days, resolving the long-standing issue of...

A new survey of court users has found that almost 99% support a greater freedom of choice – enabling them to use a High Court enforcement route – when...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash and Treasury Management software leader, announced the appointment of an Advisory Council for...

Just the enforcement market integrator has begun the application process to become a certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are a new kind of...

New research has shown that just 14% of UK Finance decision-makers focused on cash flow during the most recent Covid-19 lockdown. The majority of businesses...

Recruitment is once again high on the agenda at Apex Litigation Finance as the company continues to fuel its growth strategy. The company is continuing its...

Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 is urging directors of Covid-hit businesses to use the final month of the Government’s furlough scheme to plan for...

With 54% of people saying that they have higher customer service expectations than they did just one year ago, providing the best customer service experience...

A new survey of court users has found that almost 99% support a greater freedom of choice – enabling them to use a High Court enforcement route – when...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has welcomed the Cabinet Office’s Debt Management Vulnerability...

Fitch Ratings has assigned Hoist Finance UK Limited (HFUK) an Asset-Backed Special Servicer Rating of ABSS2+, confirming HFUK’s leading position as a trusted...

“It was to be expected that housing transactions would be lower in July but 62% is quite a drop. Having said that, June was a record month as the...

Following the property transactions from HMRC this morning, Adam Oldfield, head of sales and account management at Phoebus Software, says “As expected the...

Insolvency figures released last week for July 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 13% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the...

Hull based secured loan specialist The Personal Finance Centre have chosen Fintech innovators Nivo to implement their app based application process and...

The inaugural Credit Services Association (CSA) Awards will take place after the UK Credit & Collections Conference (UKCCC) in Newcastle on the 9...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash and Treasury Management software leader, has been named to the Forbes 2021 Cloud 100, the...

Tesco Bank has announced plans to transfer its collections and recoveries operations (Financial Assist) within its Customer Service division to Arrow Global, a...

Corporate insolvencies fell by 9.3% to 1,094 in July 2021 compared to June’s figure of 1,206, and increased by 13.4% compared to July 2020’s figure of...

PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus, today announces that its controlled company Red Dot Payment, a South East Asia focused online payment...

Just the enforcement market integrator has set up a series of user meetings allowing users of enforcement/bailiff services to comment on the recent proposal...

There were 953,000 job vacancies in May-July 2021 – 290,000 above the April-June rate, and 168,000 more than its pre-pandemic level in January-March 2020....

The latest data from MoneyCharity.org shows that in Quarter 1 2021 lenders wrote off £1,042 million, of which £355 million was credit card debt. These...

Credit Style, one of the UK’s leading players in debt recovery, has launched a new internship programme in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University,...

PCI Pal – the global cloud provider of secure payment solutions for business communications – has supported GC Business Finance in ensuring that all...

Policy makers need to think carefully before decriminalising TV Licensing, and consider the fundamental impact it may have on future fee collections....

The midlands-based enforcement firm launched its ‘Leading the Way’ blog last year as a platform for staff to discuss industry topics, but has seen this...

Bristow & Sutor, one of the UK’s leading players specialising in debt recovery, has extended its debt recovery support of Bath and North East Somerset...

Flexys Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Ahmed Amin to the role of Chief Revenue Officer. Following the recent appointments of Elizabeth...

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading specialized payments platform, today announced a new payments ‘safeguarding’ acquiring model for airlines in the U.S. and a...

Ever since the administration process became the key business rescue process over two decades ago, the pre-pack administration has suffered a tarnished...

Laserfiche — the leading SaaS provider of intelligent content management and business process automation — has today announced the introduction of a...

Following the latest Build UK figures that found nearly a third of major contractors are paying faster than 30 days, Mark Beard, chairman at Beard Construction...

An award-winning business outsourcing provider has announced the appointment of a new director who will support the firm’s new and existing clients in the...

Lowell, a European leader in credit management services, today announces its results for the 3 months ended 30 June 2021. Commenting on today’s announcement...

There were 3,116 seasonally adjusted corporate insolvencies in Q2 2021, an increase of 31.4% compared to Q1 2021’s figures of 2,371 and a rise of 4%...

The number of individuals entering a personal insolvency procedure has reduced by approximately four per cent compared with the previous quarter, which itself...

The successful renewal of the UK’s interbank payments infrastructure will benefit people and businesses but risks to its successful delivery need to be...

PayU, an online payment service provider for emerging markets operating on four continents, announced that it will enable push payments in partnership with...

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association is backing the creation of a new enforcement oversight body proposed by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). In...

The number of debt judgments registered against Northern Ireland consumers in the first half of 2021 (H1 2021) was 1,678, a fall of nearly 12 percent from the...

County Court Judgments (CCJs) registered against businesses England and Wales fell by 24 percent in the second half of 2021 (H1 2021), compared to the same...

In their new quarterly update of the Health Wealth & Happiness Study, LifeSearch have found that 14% of Brits have taken out new debt (8% short term...

Free debt advice provider, PayPlan, has welcomed calls for bailiff reform as part of new proposals to raise standards across the enforcement industry. PayPlan...

Housing association Coastline Housing has rebuilt its Accounts Payable process, digitising the processing of over 24,000 invoices each year. The distributed,...

Bold plans to strengthen protections for households facing a post-pandemic tidal wave of debt have been brokered by a leading think-tank. In a ground-breaking...

A leading trade association is urging policy-makers to take extra care before prescribing detailed forbearance schemes that could make a customer’s debt...

Insolvency figures recently released for June 2021 by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 63% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same...

Creditspring, the subscription loan provider, reveals that it is signing up over 2,000 new members per month for its Stability Hub service, and has seen an 82%...

After years of behind-the-scenes development and over $1M invested, Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd., the global leader in deceased account care...

In Q2 2021, Sidetrade saw a jump in bookings representing an additional €1.2m in annual recurring revenue (ARR) vs €0.94m in Q1 2021. On top of this, it...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced it has taken action against 5 ‘debt packager firms’ – otherwise known as IVA (Individual...

Over 7 million people in Britain (14%) are worried that they will not be able to afford their council tax bills over the next year, according to new research...

Jonathan joins the Just team as Head of Enforcement Partnerships and Performance and will manage the existing specialist team and oversee the day-to-day...

Ultimo SA, one of the largest debt management companies in Poland and a part of B2 Holdings, will use FICO collections treatment optimization to take the ideal...

Corporate insolvencies increased by 19% to 1,207 in June 2021 compared to May’s figure of 1,014, and rose 62.9% compared to June 2020’s figure of 741....

In April, outstanding balances on credit card accounts had fallen 12% in a year to £53.3 billion, but this is down from 19% a month earlier. There were 33.9...

WASHINGTON — Consumer credit delinquencies fell in the first quarter of 2021 as the economy rebounded strongly, according to results from the American...

Just, the enforcement market integrator, has added Josh Yorke MCICM to their operations division. Josh joins the team as Head of Supplier Management bringing...

EQ Credit Services (EQCS), the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider and part of EQ (Equiniti Group plc), has recently...

Hoist Finance, the consumer debt purchaser working with banks and financial institutions across Europe, has accelerated its digital transformation using the...

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading specialised payments platform, today announces the global launch of its safeguarding solution for the travel industry. The new...

Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd. (PCA), the leading specialist recoveries management business servicing creditors in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many self-employed individuals struggling to keep on top of all areas of their business, from new health and safety procedures...

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the UK’s specialist regulator for payments, has appointed Natalie Timan to the newly created role of Head of Strategy...

Business and contact centre outsourcing specialist Sigma Connected has announced its is to be the main title sponsor for Johannesburg-based rugby union side...

Following the news that reforms to the Prompt Payment Code covering small businesses come into force today – requiring payment times to be cut from 60...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to announce the appointment of Yvonne MacDermid as a Trustee, joining the Board on 1 July. Yvonne has been involved in...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash, and Treasury Management software leader, launched Highako Academy, to help credit &...

After debt charity StepChange said £370m of rent arrears have been built up through the pandemic, PayPoint is backing the National Residential Landlords...

Once again this year, Sopra Banking Software (SBS), a trusted partner for banks and financial institutions, tops IBS’ 2021 Sales League Table holding the...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, will once again host its annual UK Credit and Collections...

Apex Litigation Funding has been ranked in the Chambers Guide 2021, despite the firm only completing its first full year in recent months. It has achieved a...

Nationwide insolvency practitioner SFP has successfully completed the sale of West-Sussex-based high precision machining, fabrication, welding, and engineering...

Property litigation specialist Cavendish Legal Group has criticised the Government for causing further uncertainty among commercial property landlords, by...

Employees at Credit Style, one of the UK’s leading players in debt recovery, based in Sheffield, have pledged support to S6 foodbank this month as part of an...

Qualco UK has published its updated file transfer process manual, which is available to request via post or online. Qualco has managed more than nine million...

Oracle and Deutsche Bank, one of the world’s largest financial services organisations, today announced a multi-year collaboration to modernise its database...

New figures released today by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government reveal that, as of 31 March 2021, there was £4.4 billion of historic...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, responded to new figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and...

Cavendish Legal Group has moved to bolster its property litigation resource, as the true scale of the economic impact of coronavirus on jobs and housing starts...

Higher rate and additional rate taxpayers are more likely to be in the red for at least half the month (14% compared to 9% among basic rate taxpayers)....

What we are building now is a global infrastructure on top of the banking infrastructure that exists today. Bank payments are a better solution than card...

Following yesterday’s announcement that the ban on commercial evictions has been extended by nine months, Scott Donnelly, Director of Board, CapitalBox,...

As part of their ongoing support of their client Portsmouth City Council, enforcement firm Bristow & Sutor has made recent charitable donations to several...

Christina Fitzgerald, Vice-President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to the Government’s decision to extend pandemic business support...

Andrew Stoneman of Kroll (a trading name of Duff & Phelps) was appointed Liquidator of G-Rock Limited, whose trading name was Golden Sand Bank on 16 June...

Today the High Court Enforcement Officers Association released new guidance on VAT. The trade association have accepted in part that VAT should be applied...

Half of all B2B credit sales in Asia are overdue, according to the latest Payment Practices Barometer from trade credit insurer Atradius. Many Asian businesses...

Insolvency figures released today* for May 2021 by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a slight increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the...

Today, Intrum launches the sixth UK edition of the European Payment Report 2021*. With nearly half of the surveyed companies saying they are lucky to have...

Ophelos, a startup reimagining the debt collection industry to improve financial health for consumers and businesses, today announces its $2.3 million pre-seed...

Corporate insolvencies increased by 8.8% to 1,011 in May 2021 compared to April’s figure of 929, and increased by 6.9% compared to May 2020’s figure of...

Widely used in the Benelux countries, the Payconiq payment method is now supported on the Limonetik platform. The Payconiq payment QR code has a promising...

Apex Litigation Finance are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Advisors to its team. Both bring with them an impressive track record in employing...

Nearly a quarter (24%) of employees admit they made a bad decision about debt during the pandemic, according to a new study from Aviva that has examined...

Registry Trust Ltd, which maintains the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines for the UK & Ireland, has appointed Chris Dick as its new Operations...

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the specialist economic regulator of UK payment systems, has published a proposed new five-year strategy. The strategy...

Financial Wellness Group is calling for the public Individual Insolvency Register, and the publishing of personal details in the Gazette, to be abolished –...

Dublin company Webio, a leader in Conversational AI in the credit, collections, and payments industry, has announced that it has closed a Pre-Series A funding...

Award-winning business outsourcing specialist the Sigma Financial Group has announced a rebrand of the entire Group after a period of significant growth. The...

Credit Style, one of the UK’s leading players in debt recovery, has launched a new internship programme in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University,...

EQ Credit Services, the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, is announcing a new seven year contract to provide a...

Qualco UK has added ISO 9001 to its catalogue of British Assessment Bureau (“BAB”) certifications. ISO 9001 is the international standard for a quality...

More than 31,500 people in Scotland sought help from StepChange Debt Charity, and over 11,000 went through a full debt advice process during the year of the...

Boutique accommodation and dining business, The Inn Collection Group, has redefined its Invoice Processing and Accounts Payable process, removing the need for...

26% of organisations will not be fully data-driven for another four to five years, according to findings from the latest FinTech Barometer survey of finance...

Global Investigations and Recoveries Limited was wound up in the public interest in the High Court on 17 May 2021 before DDJ Watkin. The Official Receiver has...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths LLP and national collections, recoveries and enforcement business, Chartsbridge, have today launched ‘Equivo’, a new...

The UK Government has confirmed that it does not plan to extend the emergency legislation banning enforcement agents from carrying out evictions in England...

From next Tuesday evictions for rent arrears can resume in England, yet there is no plan to help tenants and landlords resolve the £360 million of...

North West property specialists Landwood Group are calling for businesses to be prepared for the end of government support schemes – as it predicts a...

Paul Ellicott has been appointed Lead Public Sector Manager at Qualco UK. Qualco is a leading provider of panel and asset management software and analytics,...

Company insolvency statistics continue to defy gravity but an increase in IVAs shows that personal finances are beginning to take a hit as the impact of the...

Flexys is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr David Scholefield to the role of Chief Operating Officer. David moves from his current role as Chief...

Fintech firm, Paylink Solutions, has hired Andrew Alder as Director of Developments and Partnerships as they increase their client base across the collections,...

Private equity and special situations institutional investor Sandton Capital Partners (“Sandton”) has announced an enhanced partnership with credit...

Aryza, the market leading personal insolvency, lending and debt solutions software provider, today announced the launch of a new report, providing an overview...

Today, Alvaria, a global leader in customer experience and workforce engagement technology solutions, is delighted to inherit recognition in two categories in...

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA), representing High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) across England and Wales, has welcomed new...

Following the latest housing transactions data from the government which found April recorded the highest transactions in any April since 2007, John Phillips,...

High Court Enforcement Group is pleased to announce that Alan J Smith, Director of Corporate Governance, has been appointed the new Chair of the High Court...

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has today announced the appointment of a new Operations Director. Gavin Earnshaw joins the business on the 1st...

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has selected Six Degrees as the latest provider within the PSL Partnership Programme. Six Degrees is a Microsoft Azure Expert...

A new company has been set up and is designed to ensure that creditors have an easy and effective way to track debtors for either debt recovery or litigation...

New research has shown that UK SMEs are struggling to process their invoices in a timely manner, which has consequences for the entire supply chain. Almost a...

Research from homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers, has revealed the North of England has seen by far the most property repossessions since the start of the...

Facing increased demand for real-time and personalised digital experiences, organisations are turning to virtual assistants and chatbots to engage with...

Corporate insolvencies fell by 7.2% to 925 in April 2021 compared to March’s figure of 997, and fell by 22.9% compared to April 2020’s figure (1,199)....

The extraordinary value of digital communications has never been more apparent than during the past year. As COVID-19 swept the planet, businesses and...

In light of the news that England enters step three today, pubs and restaurants will be able to open indoors, and groups of six people or two households will...

Caroline Sumner has been appointed CEO of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, and will take on the role from June 1. As CEO, Sumner will oversee...

Telrock is proud to announce and welcome Ray Jackson as the company’s newly appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Ray has more than 20 years...

Lowell, a European leader in credit management services, today announces its results for the 3 months ended 31 March 2021. Commenting on today’s announcement...

The insolvency and restructuring profession rescued 297,000 jobs and returned £1.82bn to creditors in insolvency cases in 2019 – the equivalent of around...

Investors in People has again awarded credit management group Intrum UK gold accreditation, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to high performance through...

Arum is excited to announce that Russell Robinson has joined as a Principal Consultant and Digital Specialist. Russell has been entirely focused on improving...

Credit Style, one of the UK’s leading players in debt recovery, has maintained an unbroken record of growth over the past five years with an overall increase...

Commenting on the DRO changes announced today, Deborah Ware, Chief Operating Officer, Financial Wellness Group, said: “The changes to the Debt Relief Order...

StepChange Debt Charity welcomes today’s confirmation by the Insolvency Service of changes to the asset limits for eligibility for Debt Relief Orders. At the...

A West Midlands outsourcing specialist has announced the appointment of a new bids and tendering lead who will support the firm’s growth plans both in the UK...

PayPlan has appointed experienced strategic leader, Tasneem Bhamji, as Chief Operating Officer to transform its operation and lead its multi-channel debt...

Forums International would like to take this opportunity to welcome Thornbury Collections as a Corporate Partner for our Credit Management Forum (CMF). Laurie...

EQ Credit Services, part of EQ (Equiniti) has released its latest UK research report into the unsecured lending sector. This reveals some startling consumer...

Intelligent Automation (IA) is set to become the latest technology buzzword in the financial sector, with 94% of finance professionals stating they are looking...

Bristow & Sutor, one of the UK’s leading players specialising in debt recovery, has begun implementing twice-weekly lateral flow tests amongst all of the...

Begbies Traynor has promoted Joanne Hammond to partner. Based in the firm’s Sheffield office, she works across the Yorkshire region. Jo has spent her entire...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash and Treasury Management software leader will be hosting Shared Services Tech 2021, the definitive...

“The introduction of the breathing space scheme comes not a moment too soon. The pandemic has dealt a body blow to many people’s incomes and savings,...

Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 and Head of Restructuring at Azets, responds to the Q1 2021 England & Wales corporate...

Atradius Collections has become the sole collections agency awarded accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM). The CICMQ is the...

Commenting on the outlook for the UK insolvency market following the publication of the Insolvency Service’s Q1 2021 statistics today, David Heathcote,...

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has welcomed the Government’s new Breathing Space initiative, which comes into effect on 4 May. Under...

Work-from-home specialist Sensée has won an Innovation and Transformation Award for ‘Engaged Homeworking’ at the 2021 Forum Awards. The company also...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for the collections and debt purchase sector, is set to launch a significantly revised and updated...

Apex Litigation Finance Limited today announces a partnership with Maxima Litigation Finance Limited to provide litigation funding to a scheme generating...

The number of debt judgments registered against Northern Ireland consumers in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021) fell from 1,476 to 972, a fall of just over...

County Court Judgments (CCJs) against businesses in England and Wales fell by 55 percent from 33,518 in Q1 2020 to 15,210 in Q1 2021, according to figures...

Staff at Bristow & Sutor, one of the UK’s leading players specialising in debt recovery, recorded over 3.7 million steps during Debt Awareness Week, in a...

Credit Style, one of the UK’s leading players in debt recovery, has recently certified Senior Managers in compliance with SMCR regulatory requirements. The...

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has recommended that its members introduce regular rapid lateral flow testing for their enforcement...

Recovco Mortgage Management, LLC — a leading provider of residential and consumer due diligence, quality control, transaction management, and loan...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order-to-Cash, and Treasury Management software leader, today announced business performance and growth over...

Paysafe today announces its carbon neutral company status for 2021 and 2022. The milestone forms part of the company’s ongoing commitment to offsetting its...

Following the figures from HMRC this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “Looking at the March figures from HMRC this...

PayU, the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus, today launches a report titled “The Next Frontier: the most promising markets for emerging e-commerce...

According to a survey conducted by Kroll, the world’s premier provider of services and digital products related to governance, risk and transparency,...

EQ Credit Services, part of EQ (Equiniti Group plc), will provide its market-leading technology to the Development Bank of Wales to support Welsh businesses...

WASHINGTON — After two consecutive quarters of declines, consumer credit delinquencies rose in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the toll of the pandemic-induced...

Company insolvency statistics continue to defy gravity but IVA increase shows that personal finances are beginning to take a hit Insolvency figures released...

Corporate insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 44.8% to 992 in March 2021 compared to February’s figure of 685, and were 19.7% lower than March...

Following the sustained growth of Phoebus Software Limited (PSL), the balances of loans and savings serviced on the Phoebus servicing platform have now...

Businesses must take measures to protect themselves from the impact of unpaid bills as global insolvency rates are forecast to surge, reports leading trade...

The extension of temporary measures to protect businesses and their directors during the coronavirus pandemic has been welcomed by corporate lawyer Sam Pedley....

The Government’s latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) economic results make gloomy reading for businesses as England prepares for the reopening of the...

The Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), the world’s largest professional credit management organisation, has partnered with High Court...

A survey launched by CapitalBox, one of Europe’s largest online-only lending platform, unveils the devastating effects of the pandemic on small and medium...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the trade association for the debt collection industry, has appointed Jane Peacock to act as an Independent...

Sidetrade (Euronext Growth: ALBFR.PA), – publisher of an AI powered platform, dedicated to the management of the Order-to-Cash (O2C) cycle – has...

Aryza, expert developer of flexible software solutions for the financial services industry, has today launched Aryza Messenger – a complete case...

TDS Resolution [an association between the Dispute Service and the National Residential Landlords Association – NRLA] is extending the remit of its...

Kroll today announced that it has promoted four existing senior directors within the UK restructuring team to the role of Managing Director, further...

HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order-to-Cash, and Treasury Management software leader, has raised $300 million in a Series C round at a...

The Zinc Group are pleased to announce that Kjartan Hearn has joined the business from Revolut to lead the creation of a new team, ‘Decision Science’....

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published a report urging Government to create a coherent exit plan to help private renters...

A new survey from digital payments expert, PayPoint, confirms that today’s consumers are ready and waiting for immediate, transparent and flexible payment...

Eckoh plc (AIM:ECK), the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, today announces an update on progress for new contracts in...

AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), a leading specialist mid-market private equity investor, today announces the successful closure of five direct real...

A new survey from digital payments expert, PayPoint, sees 75% of respondents calling for the Government’s payment holiday deadline to be extended to match or...

The Government and the Money Advice and Pension Service (MaPS) are being urged to promote early engagement between customers and creditors as the most...

Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 is urging directors of COVID-hit businesses to make the most of the time granted by the Government’s extension of...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, is helping healthcare organisations meet changing patient demands for more...

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its key aims, activities and expected costs for the year 2021/22. The PSR regulates 40 billion payments worth...

The pandemic has seen us alter many aspects of our lives – the way that we communicate being one of them. It’s fair to say we’ve probably all sat through...

Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd., the leading deceased account care and debt settlement portfolio management business servicing creditors in the US,...

Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 and Head of Restructuring at Azets, responds to the passing of new legislation on pre-pack...

Volvo Cars has used the cloud-hosted FICO® Platform to digitize and accelerate the customer onboarding process for its new vehicle subscription service, Care...

At Lantern we live and breathe our strapline of ‘Debt with a Human Touch’. We’re passionate about creating an environment for our colleagues which...

The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on how we conduct business has been far reaching with many unforeseen consequences as a result. Jonathan Frankel,...

Lowell, a European leader in credit management services, today announces its full-year results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2020. Commenting on...

Payment holidays have provided a lifeline for many in the pandemic, but as the planned March end-date fast approaches, consumers and organisations must both...

Barratt Smith Brown, a market-leading provider of outsourced receivables management services, Leicester based Barratt Smith Brown, has already established a...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, is the recipient of TMC’s “2021 CUSTOMER Product of the Year Award”...

Insolvency figures released yesterday by the Government’s Insolvency Service show an almost 50% drop in insolvencies compared to February 2020. The number of...

With the UK’s utility companies expanding and embedding a customer centric approach to its operations, and with the need to expertly manage stakeholder...

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has confirmed its support of the Housing Secretary’s recent announcement extending the ban on bailiff...

Two weeks on from the Budget, UK lenders are likely to still be coming to terms with the potential new levels of bad debt risk they might face as a consequence...

The appointment of Liz Barclay to the office of the Small Business Commissioner has been welcomed today by the Money Advice Trust, the charity which runs...

Corporate insolvencies fell by 9% to 686 in February 2021 compared to January’s figure of 754, and were 49% lower than February 2020’s figure of 1,348....

The explosion in “remote” court hearings since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to some “innocent mishaps” and...

Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre has selected PCI Pal to securely manage telephone-based payments and refunds via its cloud-based Agent Assist solution...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has today confirmed that it is suspending bailiff-led rental evictions until 31 May. The...

Lenders can now incorporate their own legacy scorecard systems in auto decisioning technology thanks to an upgrade of LendingMetrics’ ADP. The latest version...

A West Midlands outsourcing business has announced it is creating 15 job placements for young people whose career prospects have been scarred by the Covid-19...

HighRadius, a fintech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in automating the order-to-cash and treasury management processes, today...

Xerox Holdings Corporation signed Lexmark as the first original equipment manufacturer client for Xerox Financial Services (XFS), a new global payments...

Leading specialised payments platform, Paysafe, announces today a new multi-year, global deal which will see Microsoft support Paysafe’s strategic move to...

Absa Bank, one of Africa’s largest financial groups, has transformed its collections operations working with global analytics software firm FICO. After three...

The Institute for Export & International Trade, the professional membership body representing and supporting the interests of importers and exporters, has...

Cedar Rose has announced the launch of ‘Cedar Rose Comply’ offering automated compliance checks on companies and individuals across three key dimensions...

Today’s Budget announcement extends much-needed support for people who have been financially affected by the pandemic. In particular, the extension of the...

Commenting on the latest Bank of England Money and Credit announcement, Will North, director of core credit for TransUnion in the UK, said: “In its latest...

One of the UK’s leading specialists in debt recovery, Bristow & Sutor, has continued to donate boxes of PPE to regional communities throughout the...

As part of its ongoing support to Coventry City Council, Bristow & Sutor, one of the UK’s leading players specialising in debt recovery, recently...

Stefan Jordan from Nottingham is a Business Development Manager at Credit Style, one of the UK’s leading players in debt recovery. He has recently surpassed...

The Credit Services Association, the trade association for the debt collection industry, has confirmed the appointment of two new non-executive directors to...

The number of households experiencing problem debt could rise to 1.5 million by the middle of the year, the highest level since the period following the global...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline, has responded to the latest figures out today from the Insolvency Service that show a worrying...

Today, the Insolvency Service has published its annual performance data for 2020 about Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs). StepChange has long been...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, is delighted that Simply Business, one of the UK’s largest business...

Changes to the Prompt Payment Code were recently announced by the government in an attempt to further protect small firms from poor payment practices. A...

KURVE, the UK’s first web-based smart metering solution for heat networks, has joined forces with digital payment expert, PayPoint, to offer customers the...

Duff & Phelps, the world’s premier provider of services and digital products related to governance, risk and transparency, today announced plans to...

Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 and Head of Restructuring at Azets, responds to the publication of amended draft...

STA International is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan De Gilbert as Business Development Manager. Jonathan spent the past 15 years with...

The Financial Conduct Authority has today announced its finalised guidance for firms on the fair treatment of customers in vulnerable circumstances. The Money...

Insolvency figures released on Friday by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 50% drop in insolvencies compared to January 2020. In January 2021 there...

Tweeq, a Saudi fintech which aims to provide a feature-rich spending account for individuals and SMEs, has signed exclusive partnership agreements with...

Corporate insolvencies decreased by 39.1% to 752 in January 2020 compared to December’s figure of 1,235, and were 50.4% lower than January 2020’s figure of...

Corporate insolvencies decreased by 39.1% to 752 in January 2020 compared to December’s figure of 1,235, and were 50.4% lower than January 2020’s figure of...

New research reveals that an impressive 75 percent of tenants describe relationships with their landlords as “good” or “very good”, while 89 percent of...

FISCAL Technologies, the Procure-to-Pay risk management solution provider, has today announced the launch of its upgraded Shared Service Centre offering, which...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, is delighted to announce a new customer in Scotland – SPT (Strathclyde...

As more people become accustomed to the security and convenience of the digital channel, digital transactions including mobile wallet payments are continuing...

Luckbox, a pioneering esports betting platform, today announced the roll out of Skrill and NETELLER, part of leading integrated payments platform Paysafe, to...

Yooz is the most powerful AP Automation solution, offering real-time self-learning processing technologies – Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning...

2020 saw most physical events cancelled and accelerated the UK’s advance to becoming a cashless society. ATM cash withdrawals were around 40% lower in...

To help businesses meet customer needs and provide greater support for the financially vulnerable, PayPoint is stepping up the benefits for its digital...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, recently conducted a contact centre market survey to explore changes in...

To celebrate Chinese New Year, global end-to-end payments provider Paysend has announced that the company is waiving international money transfers fees for...

New research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank shows 2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market. Knowledge Bank recorded a...

FAST-growing legal firm Simpson & Marwick has added a Glasgow-based operator to its stable, as part of its ambitious expansion across Scotland and across...

A successful training and employment programme is set to give over 200 people in and around Birmingham the opportunity to retrain and secure full-time work....

New Insolvency Service guidance published today on monitoring Insolvency Practitioners, making Insolvency Practitioners responsible for the advertising by the...

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a consultation setting out ways to reduce risks to the successful renewal of the UK’s interbank payment...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has urged the government to prioritise reforms to the way it collects...

Credit management firm Intrum UK has achieved gold rating in an independent customer experience assessment for the seventh consecutive year. Investor in...

Two senior politicians are set to headline and inspire an upcoming conference on Learning & Development (L&D) organised by the Credit Services...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, has been named a 2021 Remote Work Pioneer by TMCnet. The award recognises...

Commenting on the Woolard Review, Deborah Ware, chief operating officer at Financial Wellness Group said: “change is needed to ensure that the debt advice...

Creative Communications agency, Top Banana, has re-imagined its Invoice Processing and Accounts Payable process, removing the need for over 300 invoices per...

Duff & Phelps today announced that it has appointed Kris Carpen as Senior Director within its Global Restructuring Advisory practice, based in London....

Leading professional services firm Begbies Traynor has appointed Andrew Little as partner, working across the North East. With 30 years’ experience as an...

Law firm Robertsons has recently made three Director appointments at its Park Place offices in central Cardiff. Children’s Law expert Rhian Whiting, Site...

With the UK in the midst of yet another national lockdown, and many months of uncertainty still ahead, fears over financial stability remain high. In a survey...

The pandemic has driven a chaotic scattering of consumer behaviours that is unique in modern history, with fear and uncertainty driving many financial...

Fintech company Visma | Onguard, the leading specialists in the order-to-cash process, has continued to expand its capabilities in technology, innovation and...

StepChange Debt Charity is extremely pleased to see the breadth and scope of issues that the Woolard review report, published today, is encouraging the FCA to...

Financial Wellness Group has launched Benesse, which will focus on delivering its services via partner organisations, including creditors, housing...

It’s about time the government actually required big businesses to speed up payments to small suppliers rather than just relying on voluntary measures. The...

Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 and Head of Restructuring at Azets, comments on the 2020 corporate and personal insolvency...

Ignition Advice today announced that Russell Scrimshaw has accepted the roles of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Non-Executive Director....

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact centre technology solutions, is excited to announce that its innovative Noble® Gamified Learning...

The LSB has today published its report of the review into the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code (CRM Code) for APP scams, following an industry wide...

Yooz, the cloud-based Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) automation software company, has today unveiled Yooz Rising, its new and improved AP automation solution. With...

When I think about the next couple of years for the UK banking industry, this nightmare scenario comes to mind. A milkman is going door-to-door collecting...

PayU, global online payments provider, has partnered with Twisto, a leading Czech FinTech offering deferred payments on the Polish market, to bring additional...

The Aryza Group has today launched Aryza Annual Review, a new digital solution designed to help IVA providers better manage customer repayment plans. By using...

Increasing numbers of local authorities are utilising the instant cash solution from PayPoint to financially help families quickly, as the current lockdown...

UK-based FinTech Paysend today announced its arrival at the 3 million customer milestone, doubling in size since the start of the pandemic in March 2020....

Scottish chartered accountancy practice Wylie & Bisset has significantly expanded its business recovery and insolvency department with the appointment of...

Contact centres can now securely take phone payments faster while giving customers an even better experience, thanks to innovative changes to Eckoh’s...

The number of debt judgments registered against Northern Ireland consumers in the fourth quarter of 2020 was just 699, a huge fall of nearly 60 percent...

As of today, the Dispute Service is proud to be working in partnership with Complylex, the online compliance-based platform for estate and letting agents....

County Court Judgments (CCJs) against businesses in England and Wales fell 36 percent in Q4 2020, compared to the same quarter in 2019, according to figures...

Despite all the challenges associated with 2020, Telrock weathered these difficult conditions very well and I am pleased to share the following major...

HighRadius, a fintech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in automating the order to cash and treasury management processes, today...

In response to news that President Joe Biden is signed an executive order to extend the current Center for Disease Control’s eviction moratorium (instituted...

Global FinTech firm Paysend today announced that people & culture influencer Alexander Nicolaus has joined the company as Chief People Officer, and will...

DNA Payments Group (DNA), a fast-growing vertically integrated payments company, has acquired Active Merchant Services (also known as Active Payments), a...

Despite continued uncertainty, 57% of SMEs across seven European markets feel positive about the future and think that economies will recover to pre-Covid...

The Aryza Group has today announced the acquisition of HubSolv, a move that will significantly strengthen Aryza’s already dominant position within the...

The surge to move online in 2020, in turn, has driven demand for high-performance, cost-effective customer identity access management solutions. And as we kick...

Sales of European non-core and non-performing loans (NPLs) hit a four-year low last year with EUR 67.7bn sold, according to the new European NPLs FY20 Report....

Cash refusal is accelerating in the UK, according to a report published yesterday by Which? 34% of people asked said they had been unable to pay with cash at...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase sectors, is hosting its second Learning & Development...

With changes to the UK’s Prompt Payment Code (PPC) meaning less time for big businesses to pay smaller firms, Nick Jackson, President at CIMA and Finance...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs Business Debtline, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of action to strengthen the Prompt Payment Code....

Based on this morning’s news “Prompt Payment Code strengthened to help small firms”, Scott Donnelly, CEO, CapitalBox said: “This is a great...

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) and Financial Services Horizons (FSH) have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership agreement. This is the latest...

· Corporate insolvencies increased by 37.8% to 1,228 in December 2020 compared to November’s figure of 891, and were 9.2% higher than December 2019’s...

CCR and HighRadius have announced a major new partnership that will aim to bring knowledge and discussion to the industry. The two have agreed to partner to...

Responding to today’s proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority on amendments to its tailored treatment requirements for people experiencing financial...

Visma | Onguard, the fintech company dedicated to the order-to-cash process, today announces the acquisition of Dutch scale-up, Outstanding24, taking over all...

Research by lettings and estate agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that the vast majority of tenants welcome the extension to evictions announced at...

A respected outsourcing business has announced the appointment of a new director who will lead the firm’s expansion into the financial services sector in the...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline, has welcomed the Government’s proposed changes to the financial eligibility criteria for...

Responding to today’s news that the Insolvency Service is proposing to change the DRO rules by calling for the Insolvency Service application fee to be...

Following the start of a 3rd national lockdown and the government’s commitment to continue to support COVID-19 related hardship funds, digital payments...

NETELLER, the digital payments service from Paysafe, a leading integrated payments platform, has launched a raft of new features to enhance the user experience...

The Aryza Group have today announced the acquisition of Anchor Computer Systems, a move that will strengthen Aryza’s already dominant position within the...

The former Chairman of the CCUA who has over three decades of experience in both Legal and Enforcement sectors, Amir Ali, has become the inaugural President of...

StepChange Debt Charity welcomes the extension of the rental evictions ban, which is the only appropriate response in the midst of the current public health...

An ongoing digital transformation project at enforcement firm Bristow & Sutor has seen the recent implementation of new technology that will ensure better...

Ascent Performance Group, the financial services outsourcing business and part of the Irwin Mitchell Group, has enhanced its market-leading position by...

A consistent policy for the repayment or recovery of Business Bounce Back Loans (BBLs) and the use of professional debt collection agencies to ensure best...

In response to the Government’s planned reforms to leasehold announced today, Beth Rudolf, Director of Delivery at the Conveyancing Association, said: “The...

MBM Commercial (“MBM”), an award-winning law firm with offices in London and Edinburgh, has bolstered the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice with the...

Webio today announced that it ranked number 2 in the 2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. The...

Based on this morning’s news that Taxpayers may lose £26bn on unpaid loans, Scott Donnelly, CEO, CapitalBox said: “As the spotlight shines on taxpayers to...

Work-from-home specialist Sensée was named Outsourced Contact Centre of the Year in the small/medium sized centre category at the 2020 Contact Centre Network...

GSC Grays, a leading independent rural practice and property consultancy in the UK, has announced it has chosen Yooz, the easiest and most powerful cloud...

Commenting, Louise Brittain, Restructuring and Insolvency Partner at Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisor to SMEs, said:...

Corporate insolvencies increased by 4% to 889 in November 2020 compared to October’s figure of 862, and were 41% lower than November 2019’s figure of...

Avamore Capital has integrated Nivo’s ID verification and messaging technology with the aim of further digitise their end-to-end lending process and make it...

UK-based global FinTech payments group Paysend has today released its Annual Report and financial statements for the year ending 31st December 2019. The report...

Today, PayU, the e-payments and fintech division of Prosus, announces the expansion of its offering to users of Wix eCommerce, a leading cloud-based web...

A Birmingham-based outsourcing firm has donated £1,200 to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity to help bring more festive cheer to poorly children this...

The Civil Court Users Association (CCUA), whose members issue around 85% of Civil Money Claims in the Courts in England & Wales, is appalled at the latest...

UK cloud native payment processing platform Paymentology has joined APIX, a global open-architecture platform supporting financial innovation and inclusion....

Lowell (“Lowell” or the “Group”), a European leader in credit receivables management, today announces that Garfunkelux Holdco 3 S.A. has successfully...

The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has published a summary report evaluating firms’ implementation of provision SF1(2) – Effective Warnings of the...

Even before the pandemic hit the UK economy, many people were finding it hard to get by, with personal insolvencies highest among women, people living in...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, offers relief for companies dealing with high inbound call volumes and...

Christina Fitzgerald, Vice President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to the Government’s decision to extend its ban on the use of...

Hoist Finance has taken an important step towards becoming the leading pan-European debt resolution company for people in financial distress. In line with the...

The name Robinson Way, one of the oldest in the UK Collections industry, is to disappear eight years after the business was acquired by Hoist Finance, a debt...

RSM has advised on the successful restructuring of In Paella Limited t/a Arros QD, sister company to the Iberica group of restaurants. Arros is a high-quality...

For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), 2020 has arguably been the most financially challenging year in modern peacetime, and that is before the...

UK employees believe they are wasting more than 40 working days a year each on routine tasks that could be done by technology, such as digital workers,...

UK-based global FinTech company Paysend has announced a brand-new partnership with Samsung Pay. This will allow Samsung users to store their Paysend Mastercard...

A new research report from Go Inspire Group reveals that the UK financial services sector could be saving over £47 million every year from reduced call...

Following the announcement that Debenhams stores are set to close, Nick Hill, customer advisory manager at the Money and Pensions Service, said: “This is...

Onguard, the fintech company dedicated to the order-to-cash process, has today announced it is welcoming Adriaan Kom as its new Chief Commercial Officer....

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has today welcomed the launch of Energy UK’s Vulnerability Commitment....

Have potentially difficult conversation at work, like discussing a pay rise, explaining deadline delays or going through performance reviews are hard to do...

A quarter (27%) of banking customers noted an improvement in their customer experience over lockdown, according to research conducted by SAS, the leader in...

DLRT, part of the TALL Group of Companies, have won a Virgin Money supplier award for a rapid response to cheque printing solutions. The market leader, based...

From 1 December 2020, under the provisions of the Finance Act 2020 the status of most monies owed to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) in formal...

One in five insurance customers noted an improvement in their customer experience over lockdown, according to research conducted by SAS, the leader in...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has today announced Baroness Tyler of Enfield as its new President....

Lowell, a European leader in credit management services, today announced its results for the quarter ending 30 September 2020. Financial highlights Resilient...

Spending Review statement: Chris Leslie’s (CEO of the CSA) reaction to the Chancellor’s Spending Review. “The OBR’s forecast of an economic...

Leading KYC and customer onboarding specialist, HooYu, today announced a partnership with Paylink Solutions to help accelerate digital transformation in the...

Ebury, the global transaction platform, has signed a new partnership with TrustBills, a rapidly growing German fintech that helps companies finance their...

Euler Hermes Transactional Cover Unit (TCU) has launched the Green2Green Single Risk credit insurance solution. This pioneering product will contribute to...

Financial Wellness Group is calling for Help To Save to be extended to enable all those on a debt solution to make use of the scheme, in conjunction with the...

Flexys is pleased to welcome award-winning lender, Bamboo, as its latest financial services client as the two companies enter into a multi-year agreement....

Global contactless, non-cash, debit card, credit card, mobile and digital transactions are expected to cross more than US$100 trillion in 2019, including US$77...

Following the latest transaction data from HMRC, the latest data shows that transactions have returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time. Director of...

As the world continues its race towards total digitalisation, embracing customer feedback is essential to ensure positive engagement, and to improve services...

Following the property transactions announcement this morning, Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software, says “We have now reached a...

Black Friday 2014 turned from a retailer’s dream to a delivery nightmare as overwhelming demand crashed many UK websites and snapped supply chains....

The 2020 edition of Atradius Collection’s International Debt Collections Handbook is now available. Providing a guide to collecting debt around the world...

The ongoing implications of Covid-19 mean law firms must be more vigilant then ever in how they plan for – and protect against – key risks...

The Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), has released its 2020 Annual Review. This annual report is a popular publication in the...

A new Government scheme which aims to help people experiencing difficulties with debt is due to come into force in May 2021. The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing...

Despite only being 4 months into his tenure with Court Enforcement Services, Neil Jinks’ role has changed to reflect the work that he is undertaking for the...

Home Buying platform, Yes Homebuyers, has revealed which areas of the England and Wales currently rank as the property repossession hotspots, as well what...

Just, the enforcement market integrator, has appointed Charlotte Smith to their finance division. Charlotte joins Just at a time of rapid expansion and takes...

PCI Pal®, the global provider of secure payment solutions and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), has announced a new collaboration with Oracle to offer...

HIPS Payment Group Ltd., a provider of innovative and cost-effective e-commerce and mobile payment solutions, today announced the launch of their QR Payment...

When the government implemented plans for a phased lifting of the lockdown restrictions, CIVEA recognized that it was not responsible to simply restart...

FinChatBot, a creator of conversational AI solutions for the financial services industry, has attracted £1.2 million from Saviu Ventures, a French investment...

Yooz, the international provider of intelligent purchase-to-pay (P2P) software, today announced the launch of its automated, cloud-based accounts payable (AP)...

CallMiner, the leading provider of speech and customer interaction analytics, today announced that African Bank has selected the CallMiner Eureka platform to...

After almost being wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, Service Robots has bounced back in spectacular style, winning the Best Artificial Intelligence award...

UK Insolvency Numbers reveal UK households at higher levels of debt risk. Commenting, Louise Brittain, Restructuring and Insolvency Partner at Azets, the...

As nearly half of 16-25 year olds could be plunged back into ‘lockdown loneliness’, supporting human connections is critical during pandemic. Mental Health...

Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 and Head of Restructuring at Azets, responds to today’s publication of October’s...

Ever had the experience of buying something and feeling shoe-horned into an uncomfortable or unsettling payment process? You’re not alone. Customers know...

For over half of online businesses (55%) an increased risk of fraudulent payment transactions has been one of the greatest concerns during the COVID-19...

SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in the payment services and infrastructures sector, controlled by CDP Equity, launches a new digital service for banks,...

Strong balance sheet cash collections and return to profitability in Q3; new five-year targets announced aligning to Arrow’s capital light fund management...

ilumoni, the fintech startup helping people to borrow better, save on unnecessary interest and time in paying off debts has raised $450,000 pre-seed investment...

On Monday, OBIE announced the launch of their Variable Recurring Payments and Sweeping Consultation. Dan Scholey, COO at Moneyhub comments: “We fully support...

Today, RSM has called on the Chancellor to urgently consider a twelve-month delay to the introduction of HMRC’s preferential creditor status. This change,...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the debt collection and debt purchase sector, has launched a new video to promote Five Steps that people...

Following the ONS stats on unemployment this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “The UK appears to be on an...

While COVID-19 has catalysed financial services organizations to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve customer experience (CX), challenges in...

FinTech company, Click2Check, has today announced a new partnership with cyber security firm, Beyond Encryption, to utilise its Mailock secure email solution....

On Friday the High Court sat for a second time in a case led by the enforcement market integrator, Just to establish if debtors should be given the opportunity...

“The introduction of The Debt Respite Scheme next year increases the difficulties in tackling fraud, by making it easier for those who have no intention of...

New data from global analytics software provider FICO reveals that UK consumers found contact with lenders difficult in the early days of the pandemic. Now, as...

Payment processor technology leader Paymentology has been accepted by global professional services firm PwC to join their Scale Fintech Programme. The...

Garfunkelux Holdco 2 S.A. (the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) has today completed the offering (the “Offering”) of...

Commenting on the latest FCA guidance on consumer credit products and mortgage borrowers, TotallyMoney CEO, Alastair Douglas, said: “TotallyMoney welcomes...

To further help businesses collect payments due, or overdue, whilst remaining sensitive to customers’ changeable circumstances in the current market,...

Commenting on the announcement today of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) intent to extend the payment deferral period for consumer credit customers to...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed the FCA’s proposal to extend the availability of payment deferrals on mortgages and on credit cards, loans and other...

A new report has found ‘widespread unfairness’ in the way in that central and local government collects debts including council tax, benefit and tax credit...

County Court Judgments (CCJs) against businesses in England and Wales fell 58 percent in Q3 2020, compared to the same quarter in 2019, according to figures...

This morning Airline Services Limited received court approval for a deferred prosecution agreement with the Serious Fraud Office over bribery and corruption...

County Court Judgments (CCJs) against businesses in England and Wales fell 58 percent in Q3 2020, compared to the same quarter in 2019, according to figures...

Corporate insolvencies fell to 2,672, down 9% on Q2 2020, and down 39% on Q3 2019. The fall in corporate insolvencies was driven by a decrease in Creditors’...

“The insolvency numbers released today mask the real position facing UK business. They also indicate a marked increase in the number of contentious, or...

Sintons today announced an exciting new working relationship with Just, the enforcement market integrator. Established in 1896, Sintons are not only a leading...

The Government should commission a full review of the debt options available to people in financial difficulty in England and Wales, according to a new...

An outsourcing firm which provides customer contact services for some of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers is helping people who are struggling to pay their...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact centre technology solutions, is helping contact centres meet the challenges of managing their workforces...

CIVEA reports that the success of its response to the COVID-19 crisis across England and Wales, has been supported by the launch of its strengthened Code of...

Today, Viva Wallet, the European digital-first payments provider, is announcing its customers can now enjoy the benefits of Google Pay, the most popular mobile...

New figures provided by High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) show that the profession’s post-lockdown plan is working well after Government restrictions...

Computershare Loan Services has donated £3,800 to Scotland’s national children’s charity. The donation will fund the charity’s money advice services,...

The outcome of a recent court case shows that administrators appointed by companies are right to serve the interests of all stakeholders, rather than just...

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has welcomed the Lord Chancellor’s latest clarification on entering residential properties in the...

Following the announcement from the Money and Pensions Service, Deborah Ware, COO of Financial Wellness Group, said: “With demand for debt advice set to...

Yooz, the cloud provider of purchase-to-pay (P2P) automation software, has been announced as a finalist in the 2020 Document Management Awards in the Accounts...

Government plans to change the language and presentation of information in debt letters to help people better manage their debts, have been welcomed by...

Bottomline (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of financial technology that makes complex business payments simple, smart and secure, today commented on the...

Responding to findings from the Financial Conduct Authority published today that 12 million people in the UK now have low financial resilience and may struggle...

People who have accumulated debts as a result of coronavirus can now register with StepChange Debt Charity to gain access to a brand-new, short-term payment...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, is honoured by its recent recognition from the Professional Association for...

James Fearnley, Corporate Policy and Propositions Manager at the Money and Pensions Service said: “It’s crucial that people who are struggling to make...

Paysend Group Ltd. is pleased to announce that Mr. Jairo Riveros has joined the company as Strategic Advisor to support the Paysend Management team for its...

Figures released today by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), show that card use rose from representing 54% of transactions in 2016 to 61% by May of this...

Howes Percival partner Michael Green has been appointed as a Recorder on the London and South East circuit, in the latest round of appointments announced by...

Silverback Law have joined a growing list of legal firms partnering with Just for enforcement market solutions. Unlike a traditional partner-led law firm,...

Viva Wallet now offers a specially designed payments solution for Black Cabs, certified by the TfL. The black cabs solution includes the hardware, installation...

AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), a leading specialist mid-market private equity investor, today announces its first investment in India following the...

Regional and local lockdowns and a difficult economic environment are adding to the burden of customers committed to keeping up with debt repayments and need...

Under new proposals being drawn up by the government, large British companies could now face fines or court orders if they fail to pay their smaller suppliers...

        Lowell, a European leader in credit management services, today provides a preliminary trading update for the quarter ending 30...

Following years of falling volumes, European NPLs started rising due to the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new Debtwire European NPLs 3Q20...

Corporate insolvencies increased to 926 in September 2020 compared to August’s figure of 784, but remained well below September 2019’s figure of 1,513....

Azets Group, the fast-growing global accounting, advisory and business services group, is pleased to announce that it has expanded and strengthened its...

A new report from trade credit insurer Atradius details the impact of Covid-19 on Sub-Saharan Africa. The report reveals that while a health crisis has so far...

Today the Royal Courts of Justice sat a case that was led by Just, the enforcement market integrator to establish if virtual enforcement visits could be...

This PPE donation was made as part of ongoing support to Birmingham City Council, whom Bristow & Sutor have successfully worked with for over 12 years. In...

Today the Royal Courts of Justice will be asked by Just, the enforcement market integrator, if virtual enforcement visits can be implemented without the need...

“The amount of loans across the UK to personal and commercial customers, plus the new support loans and payment holiday packages handed out, means banks will...

Yü Energy today announced an exciting new partnership with Just, a specialist debt integrator for high court enforcement. Yü Energy has selected Just to...

A key business turnaround process could be made more accessible for small businesses following the publication of a new resource from R3, the insolvency and...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has welcomed the Chancellor’s expansion of the Job Support Scheme to...

Welcoming the Treasury’s announcement, Chris Leslie, Chief Executive of the Credit Services Association (CSA), said: “The wording of these ‘default...

To help businesses take prompt action on payments received in the current challenging times, PayPoint has launched Event Streamer. The unique new solution,...

Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to the Government’s announcement that it will bring in new laws requiring...

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its operations with the opening of a Manchester-based intermediary support centre. This is situated on King Street, Central...

Just, the enforcement market integrator, has appointed Will Watson to bolster their dedicated technology team. Will joins Just at a time of rapid expansion...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed today’s announcement of changes to the Consumer Credit Act that will make Default Notices less threatening and easier to...

The latest research from lettings management platform, Howsy, has revealed where the highest arrears are due to the pandemic. According to Shelter, 227,000...

On Thursday 8th October 2020 Roqqett, the UK’s first socially distanced way to pay, is piloting in Bristol tomorrow ahead of a nationwide launch in November....

Business support organisation, the Forum of Private Business, has welcomed the announcement from the Business Secretary that additional powers are being given...

Lovetts Solicitors has launched a direct debt payments platform, securely accessible via the firm’s website. The new portal enables account-to-account...

Just, the enforcement market integrator, has appointed Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer Peter Watt to bolster their expertise in high court...

Just has successfully achieved accreditation to the UK Government Digital Marketplace under the G-Cloud framework for its Just Hub service. The G-Cloud...

Hope Capital has announced that Jemma Wood has been promoted to Head of Portfolio Management with effect from today. Jemma joined Hope Capital last year as a...

Cloud-native payment processing platform Paymentology has partnered with banking-in-a-box solution Manigo to bring digital banking services to Corporates....

As the world becomes ever more reliant and driven by technology, what should banks consider when searching for a credit card processor? Driven by a recent...

“As the furlough scheme comes to an end in October, and creditors move from providing widespread forbearance to more tailored support, it’s essential...

Arrow Global Group plc (“Arrow”, and together with its subsidiaries the “Group”), a leading European investor and alternative asset...

The pandemic has had a shattering impact on many families’ livelihoods. Claims for Universal Credit have shot up, and there will be more pain to come as the...

Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 responds to the Government’s decision to extend its ban on the use of statutory demands...

Following the Chancellor’s announcement today, Thursday 24 September, that the application deadlines for the four Covid-19 business relief schemes will be...

UK firms are slashing costs, reducing debt and cutting headcount in a bid to survive as customers struggle to pay on time and in full. Credit management group...

The Aryza Group has today launched Aryza Recover, a powerful new digital solution designed to automate the management of payment plans and collection...

Cloud-native payment processor Paymentology has partnered with Sokin, the new generation payments firm, to enhance and extend the services offered by the...

Arrow Global Group plc (“Arrow”, and together with its subsidiaries the “Group”), a leading European investor and alternative asset...

The Public Sector is failing debtors, especially the most vulnerable, and needs to urgently learn the lesson of its private sector colleagues. The concept of...

Bristow & Sutor, one of the UK’s leading players specialising in debt recovery, are meeting with more people now than before the coronavirus pandemic...

RSM has advised on the successful restructurings of the Thai Leisure Group and Aldo UK, preserving over 700 jobs and protecting over £30m of investment. Thai...

Bottomline (NASDAQ:EPAY), a leading provider of financial technology that makes business payments simple, smart and secure, today announced Anglian Water’s...

Lowell, the leading UK credit management services company, has announced two changes to its UK leadership team. Kathryn Morgan joins Lowell as UK Customer...

UK cloud-native payment processor Paymentology has extended its global footprint into the Latin America and Caribbean regions as it announces a partnership...

Following a four week extension, the ban on rental evictions will be lifted on Sunday 20 September. StepChange Head of Policy, Research and Public Affairs,...

Chartsbridge are delighted to announce that Andy Thomas has been elected as agent Chair of the newly founded Vehicle Recovery and Collection Group (VRAC)...

Italian NPL securitisations might be getting over Covid-19. June and July collections were above the pre-pandemic average and judicial proceeds have bounced...

Today the government extended its moratorium on commercial tenant evictions to December 2020 in a bid to protect jobs. The move will likely further deepen...

Insolvency figures released today by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 33% fall in company insolvencies in the five months since the start of...

Corporate insolvencies fell to 778 in August 2020 compared to the previous month’s figure of 961 and are significantly lower than they were in August 2019...

Company Voluntary Arrangements are going to be vital in providing a launchpad for the UK economy’s recovery over the coming months and need strong backing...

Around six million people across the UK have found themselves with bills they cannot pay as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This figure, from Citizens...

Paysafe Group (Paysafe), a leading specialized payments platform, has appointed Ismail (“Izzy”) Dawood as its new Group Chief Financial Officer. Based in...

A fitness fanatic team from a Birmingham outsourcing specialist has raised £5,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital through a charity 5k a day challenge. A...

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2019/20, which details its activity over the past financial year. In...

In the wake of a 2019 report by the World Bank setting out plans to digitalise the entirety of Africa by 2030, UK-based money transfer provider Paysend has...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in finance professionals dealing with outstanding invoices from customers, according to nearly half (48%) of...

EQ (“Equiniti Group plc”), an international technology-led services and payments specialist, is delighted to announce that its business payment platform...

Virtual meetings are now familiar territory. Despite this, many of us are unaware how to make them truly effective. Understand the purpose We’re all...

ResponseTap, Europe’s leading call tracking provider, has today announced the launch of its Speech Analytics offering. The new product includes Speech AI,...

Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions, is excited to announce that its innovative Noble® Gamification solution has...

Yorkshire based manufacturers LibertyVoIP are paving the way for productive and professional flexible working, with an excitingly accessible new twist that is...

Outsourcing specialist the Sigma Financial Group has announced the appointments of two new executive directors who will support the Birmingham-based firm’s...

Onguard, the FinTech company dedicated to redefining the order-to-cash payment process, has announced the appointment of Tim Blok as the company’s new chief...

PEPPER has successfully completed its non-performing loan (NPL) servicing contract for the Bank of Cyprus plc, having outperformed market expectations. The...

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced that it has taken important steps toward its goal of...

Although many sectors have been allowed to get back to work, many South African households are in significant financial hardship and others have been...

Azzurro Associates, a pioneer in commercial debt solutions (CDS), has appointed experienced Fintech executive Stefan Acklam as Finance Director. Stefan has...