Recognise Bank announces major growth plans in its mission to revolutionise SME banking in the UK
Digital SME lender and savings provider, Recognise Bank, has announced ambitious growth plans following a successful £25m cash raise completed earlier this...
March 21st, 2023
Optimum Finance expand Account Executive Team with experienced new client services hire
Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has appointed David Tugwell as an Account Executive to support its lead generation and new business...
March 21st, 2023
Appointment of Ian Pontefract as Chairman
Skarbek Associates, the strategy implementation consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Pontefract as its new Chairman. Ian joins Skarbek...
March 20th, 2023
Settld crowned winner of Lloyds Banking Group ‘Grow with Purpose’ contest
Award-winning bereavement admin service Settld has won high praise from some of the UK’s most senior banking executives following a Dragon’s Den-style...
March 17th, 2023
Spring budget: Quantum and AI support will strengthen UK as a hub for innovation – comments
Following the Spring Budget yesterday, Emil Gigov, partner at Albion Capital, believes the Chancellor’s new support for the fintech and Quantum sectors will...
March 17th, 2023
United Trust Bank delivers record £60.2m Profit before tax, driven by £1.9bn of new lending in 2022
United Trust Bank (UTB) increased Profit before tax by 35% in 2022 to £60.2m, driven by record new lending of over £1.9bn for the year. Despite various...
March 15th, 2023
‘Silicon Valley Bank’s Incompetence is a Policy Failure Impacting Regular Americans’
Washington, DC – Last Friday, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), known for dealing with some of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture capitalists and startups,...
March 14th, 2023
Fiona Hoyle makes the PowerList of Inspirational Women in Trade Associations
Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance & Inclusion at the FLA has made the PowerList of Inspirational Women in Trade Associations....
March 9th, 2023
Webio Brings New Conversational Self-Service Portal to the Credit Industry
Webio, a leader in Conversational AI and digital engagement in the credit, collections, and payments industry, has launched its Self-Service Studio, the first...
March 1st, 2023
Survey findings: firms ignore staff ideas when making important decisions
Professional services firms are making important decisions without a detailed understanding of their clients’ needs and requirements, according to the...
February 24th, 2023
New NatWest and NAB open banking white paper calls for reform amid transition to smart data
NatWest and NAB have published a jointly authored white paper exploring the common threads that bind both Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) and the...
February 24th, 2023
SMEs need a new Green Super-Deduction to help Net Zero transition
Eight leading trade associations have written to the Chancellor recommending that a new Green Super-Deduction replaces the existing programme when it comes to...
February 23rd, 2023
Why SMEs won’t ditch Green intentions despite ongoing financial uncertainty
Small and medium sized businesses (‘SMEs’) face an unclear future. Hit with high interest rates, supply chain issues, increases in wages and a worsening...
February 21st, 2023
Institute welcomes UK regulator’s emphasis on education and training issues around ESG
The Chartered Banker Institute (the Institute) is delighted to see education and training issues moving up the regulatory agenda in the UK, as highlighted in a...
February 13th, 2023
Adopting a positive security culture and encouraging better employee awareness
Security failures happen. Unfortunately, in today’s always-on, highly digitised world, it is inevitable and a question of not if but when. We only need look...
February 8th, 2023
Hampshire Trust Bank cuts buy-to-let 5-year fixed rates by up to 130 basis points
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made significant enhancements to its specialist buy-to-let mortgage offering, with significantly reduced fixed rates and...
February 8th, 2023
FLA appoints new Board Director
The Finance & Leasing Association has appointed Helen Lumb, Chief Finance Officer at Shire Leasing, to the FLA Board. Stephen Haddrill, Director General of...
February 7th, 2023
Asset based lending in a volatile world
In an uncertain world, asset-based lending can emerge as a dependable strategy for attractive returns having demonstrated its resilience through various...
February 3rd, 2023
Almost 20 million adults never speak about mental health – and it’s set to get worse due to the cost-of-living crisis
More than one in three UK adults surveyed (36 per cent) never make space in their day or the time to speak about their mental health – the equivalent of 19.6...
February 2nd, 2023
Exporting in 2023 – ParcelHero’s Top 5 dos and don’ts for selling overseas post-Brexit
The international delivery expert ParcelHero has compiled a list of its Top 5 opportunities and pitfalls for exporters in 2023. ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer...
January 30th, 2023
23 million adults apply or consider applying for financial services products every year
New research from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces, reveals the scale of demand for financial services products as more...
January 30th, 2023
Listen, Act, Repeat – how professional services businesses will survive and thrive
Rather than feedback coming patchily from a handful of partners, it was now also being provided by salespeople and business development teams who were asking...
January 27th, 2023
As You Sow Files Resolutions With 5 Largest U.S. Banks Seeking Transition Planning to Meet Net-Zero Targets
Berkleley, CA – Shareholder representative As You Sow filed resolutions asking five of the largest U.S. banks — Bank of America, Goldman Sachs,...
January 25th, 2023
Six lessons the UK can learn from Denmark’s path to digitisation
Denmark began paving the way to becoming one of the top digitised governments back in the 1970s, following an economic crisis that saw the country nearly...
January 24th, 2023
Channel Capital appoints Bhoomika Kesaria as Head of Investor Relations
Channel Capital Advisors LLP (Channel) has appointed Bhoomika Kesaria as its new head of investor relations. Channel is an FCA-regulated alternative investment...
January 20th, 2023
Beyond COP15: Securing business accountability on biodiversity
Amsterdam – The adoption of the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, signed at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) last month, is without...
January 18th, 2023
Lender involvement is vital for Net Zero
Commenting on the publication of the Net Zero Review, Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said: “We have said...
January 16th, 2023
UK Economy may narrowly avoid recession in 2022 as growth beats expectations
GDP growth of 0.1% in November. This follows GDP growth of 0.5% in October. World Cup gives a boost to consumer spending. A strong services sector has helped...
January 13th, 2023
Got the January Blues? Here are 5 expert tips to remotivate yourself in your career
Going back to work in the new year can be met with a certain level of expectation, with the career goals refreshed and everyone firmly in the new year, new me...
January 12th, 2023
Alibaba Unveils Top Technology Trend Forecasting for 2023
Alibaba DAMO Academy (“DAMO”), the global research initiative by Alibaba Group, has shared its annual forecasting of the leading technology trends that...
January 11th, 2023
Mortgage lending up in 2022, but have we reached the peak?
The latest mortgage market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, estimates that £77.5bn in residential loans was lent to...
January 4th, 2023
Russia sanctions regime now bans trust services
The Government’s financial sanctions regime now includes a ban on providing trust services to those connected with Russia. The UK regime is operated by the...
December 20th, 2022
November retail figures – Consumers still spending, for now
The Office for National Statistics has reported retail sales figures in Great Britain for November: Retail sales volumes are estimated to have fallen by 0.4%...
December 20th, 2022
Six things to consider when joining a network
When researching which to join it is very easy to have tunnel vision and just collect the information on what is most important to you. However, there are...
December 15th, 2022
Consumer car finance new business volumes grew by 4% in October 2022
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes grew in October 2022 by 4%...
December 14th, 2022
Consumer finance new business grew by 7% in October 2022
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 7% in October 2022 compared with the...
December 14th, 2022
Asset finance new business grew by 17% in October 2022
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew...
December 14th, 2022
Survey reveals the UK’s money-laundering hotspots
If you’re a Russian kleptocrat who wants to launder money through the UK to help finance Putin’s war in Ukraine, do it in Northern Ireland. New data has...
November 28th, 2022
SmartSearch appoints new VP of professional services sales
SmartSearch, the provider of the UK’s leading digital compliance solution for anti-money laundering (AML) has promoted Tom Dockerty to the position of vice...
November 17th, 2022
New data from Refuge warns that cost of living crisis is forcing survivors of domestic abuse to stay with abusive partners
A week away from the Chancellor’s highly anticipated fiscal statement, expected on the 17th November, Refuge, the country’s largest single provider of...
November 10th, 2022
London Wall Lending & MCR Property group launch charitable project with £160k of donations
London Wall Lending has announced its charitable partnership with MCR Property Group which includes a £160,000 donation to kick off the pairs’ collaborative...
November 8th, 2022
Lack of trust in tech leaves firms open to money laundering
A “worrying” mistrust in technology is making some regulated firms vulnerable to financial crime, an anti-money laundering expert has warned. Multi-sector...
October 25th, 2022
Regulated firms are learning the compliance lesson
The new round of fines dished out to 68 estate agents by HMRC for breaches of anti-money laundering rules might make it appear that many regulated firms are...
October 20th, 2022
Comment: “Gatehouse fine is a reminder that breaching rules unintentionally is not a defence
“This is a significant ruling by the FCA. Despite acknowledging that the bank’s exposure to risk was not deliberate, the regulator still imposed a...
October 14th, 2022
Shocking report reveals huge money-laundering loophole
An anti-money laundering expert is backing calls for reform of the UK’s company registration system after a shocking report this week revealed that thousands...
October 13th, 2022
SmartSearch announces appointment of new VP of enterprise sales
SmartSearch, the leading UK provider of anti-money laundering (AML) software has appointed Zowie Lees-Howell as their new vice president of enterprise sales....
October 11th, 2022
Five essential skills to help you find a new job
Job seekers have been given the same list of critical skills to brush up on for decades – things like careful follow-up, attention to grammar and...
September 28th, 2022
Regulated firms giving a “green light” to Russians
Almost one in five (17 per cent) regulated firms admit to not checking new customers against sanctions or Politically Exposed Person (PEP) lists, a new survey...
September 22nd, 2022
SmartSearch comments on arrest of Europe’s biggest money launderer
As Europol announce the arrest of one of Europe’s biggest money launderers, we have a comment from Martin Cheek, managing director of SmartSearch, a leading...
September 16th, 2022
Regulated firms waste hours on manual identity checks
Regulated firms using manual methods of verification to onboard new individual customers are wasting hours of business time in the process, new data shows. And...
September 15th, 2022
Regulated firms running gauntlet with hard copy identification
Almost two thirds of regulated firms believe hard copy documents provide reassurance a customer is genuine, latest anti-money laundering data has revealed....
September 2nd, 2022
Regulated firms planning a big technology switch
More than 80 per cent of regulated firms in the legal, property and finance and banking sectors are considering a switch to electronic verification of their...
August 23rd, 2022
Partnership will protect boat sales from money launderers
Boat sales in the UK will be protected from money-laundering criminals after a major technology deal has been secured for brokers and agents. The Association...
August 10th, 2022
SmartSearch technology keeps crypto car sales safe
Europe’s biggest cryptocurrency automotive marketplace has combined with the UK’s leading anti-money laundering (AML) software provider to offer the...
August 4th, 2022
Finance and banking firms failing to detect criminal “ghosts”
Almost half (45 per cent) of finance and banking firms are failing to carry out crucial “ghost-buster” checks on new business clients, newly released data...
July 26th, 2022
Awards applications are open
Applications for the Credit Excellence Award have been opened, as the industry looks to a more diverse future. This year, the awards scheme and virtal ceremony...
July 8th, 2022
How buy now, pay later is growing the credit market
Examining the growth in buy now, pay later and how this type of point-of-sale finance is reshaping the credit ecosystem Satrajit “Satty” Saha CEO of...
July 7th, 2022
Lifting the lid
Great customer service pays, but are banks making the most of omni-channel technology to deliver it? James O’Hare Managing director, Link UK...
July 7th, 2022
It’s CCR’s Birthday!
CCR is 17 years old today. So that makes 17 years of bringing the credit, collections, and enforcement profession the very best in news, information, analysis,...
July 4th, 2022
Money-laundering loopholes missed by property firms
Up to 70 per cent of property firms surveyed for an anti-money laundering campaign have not changed their approach to onboarding new customers since sanctions...
July 1st, 2022
Money-laundering loopholes missed by financial firms
More than a third (34 per cent) of finance and banking firms surveyed for an anti-money laundering campaign have not changed their approach to onboarding new...
June 29th, 2022
Stagflation fears: UK businesses brace for jump in late payments during second half of 2022
Intrum’s annual European Payment Report (EPR)*, a survey of 11,000 companies across 29 European countries, shows that businesses are expecting late payments...
June 21st, 2022
Webio secures $4m to scale Conversational AI in the collections and payments industry
Irish start-up Webio, a leader in Conversational AI in the credit, collections and payments industry, has today announced a series A funding round led by Finch...
June 16th, 2022
‘A ticking time bomb’
As economic indicators falter, the UK is facing a significant rise in debt, and the collections industry needs to react with the best technology James...
May 31st, 2022
Deploying digital starts with great conversational design
The industry needs to consider how to build true digital customer conversations, rather than simply having different interactions By Mark Oppermann, Head of...
May 31st, 2022
Leading AML firm appoints new COO
Leading anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has appointed Collette Allen as chief operating officer. Collette’s career at SmartSearch is an...
May 18th, 2022
Prospect of further sanctions against Russia underlines importance of ongoing client monitoring
The prospect of further sanctions being imposed on Russia in addition to those recently brought in by the UK, the US and the EU has underlined the importance...
April 12th, 2022
DAPS UK signs up for SmartSearch verification
National property sales and lettings company DAPS UK has partnered with leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch. The company, which will shortly...
April 7th, 2022
SmartSearch launches high-risk country report
A new high-risk country report service has been launched by leading anti-money laundering specialist, SmartSearch in response to the introduction of sanctions...
March 29th, 2022
Bounce Back Loan fraud could have been avoided
Digital fraud checks could have significantly reduced the £11.8 billion pounds now estimated to have been lost by the government to fraudulent and erroneous...
March 23rd, 2022
Putin, national economic security and the end of globalisation as we knew it
In 2006 J.K. Gibson-Graham published a highly influential book entitled The End of Capitalism (As We Knew It). This book envisioned alternative economies, but...
March 15th, 2022
Paradigm launch fundraising drive to support Ukraine Crisis Appeal with promise to match donations
Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has launched an emergency fundraising drive to support the Ukraine Crisis Appeal run by...
March 9th, 2022
Opportunities for landlords and EPC changes
Seven out of 10 buy-to-let landlords (70%) are aware of government proposals that all rental properties must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...
March 3rd, 2022
Sanctions on Russia – monitoring newly sanctioned people and entities – Comment
Following the announcement by the prime minister, Boris Johnson, that Britain will implement the “largest and most severe package of economic sanctions that...
February 25th, 2022
New whitepaper calls for effective AML due diligence
Industry leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a whitepaper analysing due diligence undertaken by financial services firms when...
February 21st, 2022
It’s a hat-trick of Gold Awards for Lantern
Lantern, one of the UK’s market leading debt purchase and recovery companies focusing particularly on vulnerability, has received its third consecutive...
February 7th, 2022
Record growth at anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch
Specialist anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has reported record annual growth. The rapid expansion has been driven by a surge in demand for its...
January 31st, 2022
Comment: “impossible to comprehend” lack of Covid loan due diligence
Following the resignation of Conservative minister Lord Agnew, who has accused the Treasury of having “little interest in the consequences of fraud to...
January 27th, 2022
Regulated firms unaware of digital options
New research from anti-money laundering (AML) specialist SmartSearch has found just under a third (28%) ofregulated businesses are unaware of digital AML...
January 26th, 2022
Peter Wallwork FCICM appointed Non-Executive Director at Arvato Financial Solutions in the UK
Arvato Financial Solutions are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Wallwork FCICM as Non-Executive Director. Over the last twenty years, Peter has...
January 20th, 2022
FICO UK Credit Market Report November 2021: Black Friday and Christmas Boost Spend to Over Two-Year High as Payments Start to Drop
Global analytics software provider FICO today released its analysis of UK card trends for November 2021. With average spend and cash usage rising, the data was...
January 12th, 2022
HighRadius Expands Partnership with Genpact to Deliver Digital Transformation Outcomes
Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, and HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order...
January 11th, 2022
‘Segmentation is at the heart of O2C success’
Segmentation can play a major part in the future of commercial order-to-cash according to a leading industry analyst. Speaking at a virtual round-table debate...
January 11th, 2022
SmartSearch announces appointment of new CEO
SmartSearch, the leading anti-money laundering specialist, today announces the appointment of Guy Harrison as CEO. Guy will drive SmartSearch’s strategic...
January 10th, 2022
SmartSearch announced as preferred AML supplier for Alto
SmartSearch, the leading anti-money laundering specialist, is providing its industry leading customer verificationsystem to Alto, the leading cloud-based...
December 13th, 2021
Anti-money laundering specialist welcomes Chatham House report highlighting UK weaknesses in tackling organised crime
The latest report from the Chatham House think tank highlighting the need for the UK government to address systemic weaknesses in tackling organised crime has...
December 9th, 2021
LPA identity fraud highlights need for vigilance by conveyancers
An identity fraud in which lasting power of attorney was used in an attempt to steal a flat has highlighted the pressure on conveyancers to perform effective...
December 3rd, 2021
Ecospend appoints Sarah Lambert as Head of Solutions
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...
November 23rd, 2021
Research reveals businesses are wasting hours checking documents
New research from anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has found regulated businesses are wasting hours processing physical documents for ID checks....
November 18th, 2021
Registry Trust and TrustOnline offer an ‘early warning sign’
Registry Trust, the non-profit organisation which maintains the Register of Judgments, Orders, and Fines for the UK and Ireland and runs the website...
October 21st, 2021
England and Wales Q3 2021 Statistics
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...
October 19th, 2021
AML specialists analyse the common ways to launder money and how to spot them
Money laundering costs the British economy roughly £37 billion each year1 and is a significant issue across the world. Its prevalence is largely due to the...
October 11th, 2021
Pandora Papers leak shines spotlight on property markets AML weaknesses
Following the Pandora Papers leak, and the BBC uncovering that more than 1,500 UK properties have been bought using offshore firms, John Dobson, CEO of...
October 6th, 2021
Intrum returns to DCA market in the UK
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...
September 28th, 2021
SmartSearch appoints new general counsel
Leading UK anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has appointed a new in-house general counsel to provide expert guidance on legal issues affecting the...
September 20th, 2021
SmartSearch launches new weapon in fight against global money laundering
Leading UK anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a new weapon in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world...
August 23rd, 2021
Inclusion In Credit set to share knowledge and best practice
CCR and Arvato Financial Solutions are set to carry out in-depth research and discussion into the reality of inclusion in the credit, collections, and...
August 19th, 2021
HighRadius Named to 2021 Forbes Cloud 100 List for the Second Straight Year
HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash and Treasury Management software leader, has been named to the Forbes 2021 Cloud 100, the...
August 18th, 2021
SmartSearch calls on UK firms to scrap manual ID checks
Leading UK RegTech specialist SmartSearch has launched a new Electronic Verification Uncovered campaign, to raise awareness of the dangers of relying on...
August 12th, 2021
SmartSearch achieves record H1
Leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has achieved its best ever first half year results in 2021, following a surge in demand for its online ID...
August 4th, 2021
Webio launches Propensity Studio, the Game Changer in Digital Debt Collections
New AI-powered credit and collections offering from Webio optimises customer engagement using AI and automation and enables companies to manage debt collection...
July 15th, 2021
SmartSearch calls on UK businesses to work with AMLA
Leading UK RegTech specialist SmartSearch has warned the UK could be left behind in the fight against money laundering and financial fraud, if it fails to...
July 12th, 2021
SmartSearch warns against rushing AML to beat SDLT
Leading UK RegTech specialist SmartSearch has warned against the dangers of rushing through anti-money laundering checks, in a bid to beat the upcoming stamp...
June 21st, 2021
AML and identity checks: Lessons learned from the NatWest case
NatWest’s landmark money-laundering case has dealt a huge blow to consumer trust in online banking; an industry that more than three quarters (76%) of UK...
June 10th, 2021
SmartSearch warns against risk of GDPR breaches
Leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned many businesses may be at risk of being in breach of GDPR rules, due to a lack of secure data...
June 9th, 2021
EQ launches virtual thought-leadership conference
EQ Credit Services, the consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, is gathering industry experts from the financial services, strategic and...
June 3rd, 2021
SmartSearch urges agents to ‘ditch documents’ to be compliant
Leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned property agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch...
May 24th, 2021
Momentum builds to industry awards
Professionals from across the industry have begun to claim their packs to enter this year’s Credit Excellence Awards, in association with Esendex. Packs are...
April 14th, 2021
Comment: “Wholesale shift to digital solutions needed” to prevent £200m of property fraud
Following the publication of a report by the Solicitors Regulation Authority board which says suspicious activity worth £200m was reported to NCA last year,...
April 12th, 2021
HighRadius Raises $300M Series C at $3.1 Billion Valuation to Accelerate Growth in Order-to-Cash and Treasury Markets
HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order-to-Cash, and Treasury Management software leader, has raised $300 million in a Series C round at a...
April 1st, 2021
Time for “words to become actions” in AML
Following the head of the Financial Action Task Force claiming businesses need to change from ticking boxes for compliance’s sake, to risk-based compliance,...
March 29th, 2021
Three quarters of Brits do not trust online checks when buying a property
Despite heavy Covid restrictions forcing a lot of sectors to trade virtually, estate agents in the UK have been able to safely conduct in-person house...
March 11th, 2021
HighRadius Partners with Sage To Provide End-to-End Accounts Receivable Automation
HighRadius, a fintech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in automating the order-to-cash and treasury management processes, today...
March 11th, 2021
SmartSearch makes FT list of fast-growing European firms
Leading anti-money-laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has made the latest Financial Times’ annual list of the fastest-growing European companies for the third...
March 2nd, 2021
SmartSearch comment – New Conveyancing Task Force should look to digital onboarding
Commenting on the launch of the new Conveyancing Task Force, John Dobson, CEO at SmartSearch, said: “The launch of this new task force for the conveyancing...
February 23rd, 2021
Debate and research project announced
CCRMagazine and HighRadius are set to produce a new virtual-round-table debate looking at the challenges facing professionals working in the order-to-cash...
February 11th, 2021
SmartSearch reveals strongest financial results from 2020
SmartSearch, the UK’s leading anti-money laundering (AML) solution provider, has revealed 2020 was the most successful year in the company’s history, with...
February 9th, 2021
SmartSearch unveils Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) service to cut through corporate fog
Leading anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch, has launched a new service to help businesses identify the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) of large...
January 25th, 2021
HighRadius named a leader in IDC MarketScape for accounts receivable automation software second time in a row
HighRadius, a fintech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in automating the order to cash and treasury management processes, today...
January 22nd, 2021
We’ve now left the EU, but have you read the small print?
Leading UK anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch is warning businesses against ignoring European Union money laundering directives, following the UK’s...
January 19th, 2021
CCR and HighRadius agree partnership
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...
January 14th, 2021
AML experts SmartSearch warn firms in property sector of increased threat of fraud in lockdown
Commenting on the latest lockdown measures, John Dobson, CEO at AML specialists SmartSearch, said: “Although in some ways it feels a lot like March 2020 all...
January 5th, 2021
SmartSearch launches most robust KYB checks on the market
Leading UK anti-money laundering (AML) and ID verification firm SmartSearch is launching the most comprehensive business-owner verification solution on the...
December 10th, 2020
SmartSearch continues growth with three senior appointments
Leading UK anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch expanded its senior team with three new appointments in November. The recruitment reflects the...
December 3rd, 2020
SmartSearch makes senior appointment to drive global growth
Leading UK anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has bolstered its global growth ambitions with the appointment of an international development...
November 20th, 2020
Automation in AML: Almost 80% of businesses now using electronic checks, but trust remains low
One in five (21%) business decision-makers say they do not trust any of their anti-money laundering (AML) checks to be automated, despite this year’s...
November 5th, 2020
Comment: HMRC guidance step in the right direction for property AML
Commenting on HMRC guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues, Martin Cheek managing director at AML...
October 19th, 2020
AML experts SmartSearch comment on FinCEN leak – ‘A betrayal that cannot go unpunished’
Responding to the FinCEN files revelations, John Dobson CEO at AML experts SmartSearch said: “This is nothing short of a betrayal for all those thousands of...
September 21st, 2020
FCA must flex its muscle as threat of financial crime rises – SmartSearch
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that so far in 2020 no criminal prosecutions under the current anti-money laundering legislation have been...
September 17th, 2020
SmartSearch named one of UK’s top tech firms for second year running
Pioneering anti-money-laundering firm SmartSearch has been named in the Sunday Times Sage ‘Tech Track 100’ for a second successive year. The list,...
September 7th, 2020
EQ launches Mortgage Services
EQ Credit Services, part of the international technology-led services and payments specialist EQ (Equiniti Group plc), is pleased to announce the launch of...
September 3rd, 2020
Just Appoints Emma Gervasio To Assist With Virtual Enforcement
Emma Gervasio has been appointed by Just to assist in the final developments of its virtual enforcement solution. Emma has previously worked with Her...
August 21st, 2020
AML specialist SmartSearch breaks into US market
Leading UK anti-money-laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch is today launching operations in the USA. Expansion into the US market follows a period of sustained...
July 15th, 2020
Just expands its board of directors with another senior appointment with extensive experience of debt market integration
Just, the enforcement market integrator, has appointed Victoria Oliver as its Director of Client Development to assist in the delivery of its strategy to...
July 6th, 2020
Industry’s first-ever virtual enforcement solution launched. Could this be the future of enforcement?
Just has spent its time during lockdown engaging with a broad range of stakeholders across the industry to design, build and launch the industry’s first-ever...
July 1st, 2020
Scott and Mears Credit Services appoint Zakia Khalid as In-House Legal Counsel
The long established and highly regarded debt collection company, Scott and Mears Credit Services Limited who is based in Southend-On-Sea is delighted to...
June 23rd, 2020
Two thirds of business owners over 55 plan to ‘never stop’ working
Legal retirement age is just a number for most business owners and entrepreneurs, particularly those closest to it, according to new research from Hitachi...
June 19th, 2020
Only 50% of employees received appraisals since lockdown started
A survey of 1,000 employees commissioned by StaffCircle, in conjunction with OnePoll, revealed that only half of employees appraisals took place since lockdown...
June 16th, 2020
Jobs figures should set alarm bells ringing
Scotland’s unemployment rate is now the highest among all the UK nations, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. Unemployment...
June 16th, 2020
Increased debt advice funding will be welcome news for many hard-pressed households
“The announcement of an extra £14.2m of debt advice funding via the FCA levy, together with an additional £20.6m of central government funding and £3m...
June 9th, 2020
Extra £38m for debt support in England in the wake of coronavirus
An additional £37.8 million to fund the provision of debt advice and other support for people suffering money difficulties in the wake of the coronavirus...
June 9th, 2020
Thailand Country Report published by Atradius
Trade credit insurer Atradius has published a new country report on Thailand. The new report forecasts a sharp economic slowdown for Thailand in 2020 with GDP...
June 8th, 2020
Hanley Economic BS adds to senior leadership team and strengthens its board
Hanley Economic Building Society has made two additions to its senior leadership team and moved to strengthen its board. The society has appointed Jenny Jones...
June 3rd, 2020
OECD GDP falls by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2020
Following the introduction of COVID-19 containment measures across the world, real gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area fell by 1.8% in the first...
May 26th, 2020
‘GDP@Risk’ from coronavirus ranges from $3.3 trillion to $82 trillion over the next five years
The GDP@Risk over the next five years from the coronavirus pandemic could range from an optimistic loss of $3.3 trillion (0.65 per cent of five-year GDP) under...
May 20th, 2020
Covid-19 cash flow – 6 key dates for businesses over the next 12 months
As lockdown measures begin to ease – some businesses have started up again already, and others will follow suit over the next few weeks – Mark Neath,...
May 18th, 2020
One in three closed Scottish businesses fear they’re shut for good
A third of Scottish business owners who shut down operations during the coronavirus outbreak fear their firm may never re-open, according to a major new survey...
May 13th, 2020
How to spot tell-tale signs of money laundering within your business
Money laundering is a big issue in the business world and accounts for two to five per cent of global GDP, with nearly £1.6 trillion illegally laundered...
May 5th, 2020
Extinction Event: March Retail Sales Figures Confirm Worst Predictions for High Street
Shoppers may never return to the High Street after lockdown, warns the home delivery expert ParcelHero, as March ONS retail sales results show e-commerce sales...
April 27th, 2020
Finding calm in the chaos – how to futureproof your sales model
As we adjust to our new normal, business owners are immerging with a new sense of determination. Entrepreneurial spirit is flourishing, and resilient...
April 23rd, 2020
Queries around remote onboarding for new hires reach an all-time high
Remote onboarding, video interviews, and contract hires were the top three queries received by global recruiter Robert Walters in Q1. Whilst video interviews...
April 22nd, 2020
Borrowing could hit £300 billion this year as costs of coronavirus continue to rise
Since the start of the coronavirus crisis, it has been clear that it will have a huge economic and fiscal impact. It was right that the Government put public...
April 21st, 2020
StepChange welcomes FCA forbearance guidance on motor finance and payday loans
StepChange Debt charity welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority’s draft new guidance on how coronavirus-related forbearance for affected customers should be...
April 17th, 2020
The Nottingham keeps branches open and triples charitable donations
As the impact of Coronavirus is felt across the UK, Nottingham Building Society has provided information on how it’s supporting members and doing the right...
April 14th, 2020
Significant fall in mortgage product numbers as COVID-19 hits lenders
Mortgage insurer, AmTrust’s, latest Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker has today revealed a significant drop in the number of products available to...
April 9th, 2020
What we really need is a centralised fiscal response and a single EU debt instrument issue
One of the reasons the market is “cheering” any hint of a potential end to the lockdown is the hope of limiting the damage to the real economy caused by...
April 9th, 2020
EU to retaliate: last thing we need now is the EU-US trade war
Yesterday, the European Commission announced the European Union will impose tariffs on US exports of lighters, furniture coatings and playing cards. “The EU...
April 7th, 2020
OECD updates G20 summit on outlook for global economy
Increasingly stringent containment measures needed to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) will necessarily lead to significant short-term declines in...
March 27th, 2020
Small businesses facing mental health crisis as Coronavirus piles on the woes
UK small business’ previous positivity about their future performance is being overshadowed by stress, anxiety and sleepless nights over access to finance...
March 26th, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown: 10 steps SMEs can take to still be in be in business this time next year
The small business champion ParcelHero says the new Government lockdown doesn’t have to spell the end for SME businesses. It has issued a ten-step guide to...
March 24th, 2020
Just suspends enforcement due to coronavirus epidemic
Since my last letter to stakeholders the government have announced further measures to combat the spread of the virus, namely the decision to close schools, to...
March 23rd, 2020
Five tips for businesses to maximise efficiency during crisis
Whenever there’s a crisis, as humans, we tend to lose control just a little bit. But when it comes to business, leaders must work to minimise the disruption...
March 19th, 2020
Self-isolation: How to handle your mental health when dealing with COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread at a rapid pace, people of the UK are strongly advised to self-isolate between seven and fourteen days when...
March 16th, 2020
What Lessons Can Business Learn From The Six Nations Rugby Tournament?
People in businesses can be roughly divided into two types – those who are very process driven and those who rely on their judgement. If you have a team made...
March 13th, 2020
Half of employers not geared up for remote ‘smart’ working, amid coronavirus fears
48% of businesses in the UK are not in any way set-up to be able to accommodate workers who may need to self-isolate – should they display any symptoms of a...
March 12th, 2020
SmartSearch rises in FT list of fast-growing European firms
Yorkshire-based anti-money-laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has moved up more than 300 places in the Financial Times’ annual list of the fastest-growing...
March 5th, 2020
Ex-TDX director appointed by Just
Nick Georgiades who joined the Just parent company Arum in 2019 has been appointed as the Managing Director of its subsidiary, six months after its launch in...
March 3rd, 2020
Spread of Coronavirus reveals vulnerabilities and excessive risk in the global economy
Right now, we are seeing some very worrying trends in global financial markets, and I am truly concerned about where we are heading. The spread of coronavirus...
March 2nd, 2020
UK Research: Unsecured Borrowers Favour Banks and Brands Amid Brexit Limbo
Against a backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, UK borrowers turned to established and familiar lenders in 2019, according to a new research report*...
February 26th, 2020
Access to Banking Standard summary report published by the Lending Standards Board
The Access to Banking Standard aims to help minimise the impact of bank branch closures on customers and local communities. It is designed to ensure that...
February 24th, 2020
VAT Support Group is launched with MoJ guidance inbound
VAT Support Group is launched to help High Court enforcement businesses and creditors deal with the forthcoming Ministry of Justice (MoJ) guidance on charging...
February 13th, 2020
Second charge mortgage new business volumes up by 19% in 2019
Commenting on the full year 2019 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance...
February 13th, 2020
Salary growth in charity finance sector halves since 2018
Growth in average salaries for finance professionals within the UK charity sector dipped from 6 per cent in 2018 to 3.24 per cent in 2019. At the same time,...
February 7th, 2020
Hope Capital completes complex £4m deal on country house
Hope Capital has started the year with a bang with a complex £4million deal. Hope Capital completed the £4 million loan on a magnificent multi-million pound...
February 6th, 2020
Five top tips for business owners who want to save money and improve their green credentials
For business owners, managing your energy consumption is no longer just about keeping tabs on your outgoings – it’s a prerequisite for doing business....
February 5th, 2020
The failing high street: top four lessons for small businesses
Profit warnings have become commonplace in the national media, with once-booming businesses such as Mothercare, Beales and Patisserie Valerie revealing that...
February 3rd, 2020
Top Tech Trends in Contact Centres
The contact centre industry is rapidly changing thanks to technological innovations, changes in employee working habits and expanding customer expectations...
January 8th, 2020
Finance market needs to take immediate action as UK Government enshrines 5th Money Laundering Directive into UK law
The government has introduced the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) into UK law as of last Friday 20th December. It was introduced as part of ‘The...
December 30th, 2019
5MLD: SmartSearch’s guide to Top 5 changes for business
With new European regulations set to be implemented in the New Year, anti-money-laundering specialists SmartSearch have produced a guide to the top five...
December 17th, 2019
Brits ready to see the light on retina recognition
More than six in ten Brits (62%)* would be happy to try retina recognition identification, according to new research from Equifax, the business and consumer...
December 16th, 2019
Five top tips on surviving the office Christmas party
Christmas is a time we tend to indulge. It’s not uncommon for many of us to eat a little too much, slack off the gym and have a few more tipples than usual....
December 12th, 2019
The future of FS – 2020 predictions from Software AG
Laura Crozier, Senior Director, Industry Solutions, Financial Services at Software AG, has put together some of her thoughts, exploring the role of integration...
December 10th, 2019
The FLA’s Priorities for 2020 – an agenda for the incoming Government
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has identified three improvements that the incoming Government must adopt to transform customer protection in the...
December 9th, 2019
Is My Export Business Ready For Brexit?
Brexit is going to pose challenges for anyone who deals with members of the EU. Read more to find out if your export business is ready. A lot of our clients...
December 9th, 2019
Leeds-based financial recruiter launches specialist credit control division
Leeds-headquartered financial search and selection consultancy Woodrow Mercer Finance has launched a new division specialising in the recruitment of credit...
December 4th, 2019
Premium products defy UK export slide
British-made luxury goods, sports and leisure equipment and homeware exports grew consistently during the first three quarters of 2019, outstripping the...
December 3rd, 2019
Twelve days of Christmas returns, what will Knowledge Bank give to you?
The UK’s largest criteria search system Knowledge Bank will next week, and for the second year running, launch its hugely popular ‘12 Days of Christmas’...
November 29th, 2019
Top Tips for Enforcing your CCJ
Customer on-boarding – think ahead! Make sure you have enough information when opening your customer accounts. i.e. details of any property they own, where...
November 15th, 2019
October sees shake-up in brokers’ criteria searches
New figures from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank show a shake-up in the most common criteria searches performed by brokers in October. Changes were...
November 14th, 2019
UK adults reach ‘boiling point’ 156 times a year on average
A new study by CABA, the charity supporting the wellbeing of chartered accountants and their families, has found that in the UK, adults reach ‘boiling...
November 13th, 2019
Landlords to desert the industry if ‘Right to Buy’ becomes law
So, we may have a general election to navigate in the coming months – and one group who will be watching the opinion polls closer than most will be...
November 12th, 2019
Mothercare to call in administrators
As yet another famous retail giant looks set to disappear from our High Street, Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail expert at the University of Salford Business School,...
November 5th, 2019
Fleet Mortgages launch revamped website
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today launched a revamped and redesigned website including a range of new features and content...
November 1st, 2019
Late payment crisis threatens small business growth
Nearly two thirds of small businesses (62%) experience late payment issues and it is the larger ventures that are being hit the hardest – according to new...
October 31st, 2019
Has the construction industry been affected by Brexit’s “creeping paralysis”?
The value of all construction contract awards in September 2019 was £4.7 billion based on a three-month rolling average, which is a decrease of 2.5% on...
October 25th, 2019
Women shunning weddings in favour of home ownership
British women appear to have fallen out of love with getting married – with just four per cent choosing to spend money on a wedding rather than a house...
October 24th, 2019
StepChange welcomes Google’s crackdown on exploitative debt service ads
Following a campaign by StepChange Debt Charity which drew attention to the misleading advertisers impersonating reputable debt charities, Google has today...
October 24th, 2019
Businesses urged to capitalise on exceptional lending rates for asset finance
Lenders battling for the custom of Brexit-wary SMEs are offering some amazingly competitive deals, a leading financial broker has said. Karina Gallagher says...
October 16th, 2019
Consumer car finance market falls by 2% in August
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance...
October 10th, 2019
Third of British businesses concerned about Brexit supply chain impact, R3 research finds
One third (33%) of UK businesses are concerned about the potential impact Brexit will have on their suppliers and customers, according to new research from R3,...
October 8th, 2019
Comment – This time is different
Feels familiar, doesn’t it? Seven months down the line and approaching another Brexit deadline with little to show for the delay. But while politics might...
October 2nd, 2019
Domestic agenda should be built around giving people more control of their lives, argues CPS
‘Take Back Control’ was the slogan that swung Britain behind Leave. But after Brexit, argues Robert Colvile, politicians should make giving back control...
September 27th, 2019
More than half of companies still use paper and spreadsheets to manage supply chain risk
A recent survey by independent survey firm Verdantix of environmental health and safety (EHS), procurement, operations and risk management executives in six...
September 19th, 2019
Two thirds of financial institutions prepared for a no deal-Brexit
Senior leaders within financial institutions have become less optimistic about the prospects for their own sector as the outlook for the domestic economy...
September 16th, 2019
Cifas research reveals false housing benefit claims are the third most prevalent fraud in UK
Recent research carried out by Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, has revealed that falsely claiming Single Person Discount is the third most...
September 9th, 2019
SmartSearch named in Sunday Times TechTrack100 annual list of Britain’s fastest-growing tech companies
Leeds Anti-Money Laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch is officially one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Britain after being named in the Sunday Times...
September 6th, 2019
Ultimate Finance announces strategic refocus to invest further in asset-based lending
Specialist asset-based lender, Ultimate Finance, today announces a strategic refocus of its product portfolio as it withdraws from the unsecured loan market to...
September 3rd, 2019
Comment – Is the ECB easing too early?
Euro interest rate markets are pricing in a rate cut by the ECB at its next policy meeting on 12 September. The current Euribor forward curve suggests that the...
September 3rd, 2019
Small businesses set up plans for overseas expansion
Across nine UK regions, more than one in five small business owners (22%) are looking to expand into new markets overseas in order to achieve business growth....
September 3rd, 2019
A Leading Light In A Changing Industry
It’s been a busy few years in the alternative lending sector. FCA supervision of the sector in 2014 has been followed by a renewed focus on a few businesses...
May 3rd, 2018
From career woman to working mum
Mum’s Enterprise Ltd, a company dedicated to facilitating positive change and gender equality across the nation,have today launched their report; ‘FROM...
May 1st, 2018
‘Taking the robot out of the human’
Robotic process automation (RPA) is a hot topic nearly everywhere at the moment, and is also starting to develop within the collections environment. RPA...
April 3rd, 2018
7 Top Tips to Improve Invoice Finance Due Diligence
Underwriting a new Invoice finance deal is said to be the point of greatest risk for the lender. Saying “no” is easy but will not grow your business, and...
March 28th, 2018
Adare SEC celebrates becoming first communications member of the CSA
A leading provider of technology-led, paper-based and electronic communication solutions is the first communications company to become a member of the Credit...
March 18th, 2018
Trio of senior hires at Ardent as growth continues
Liverpool based DCA Ardent Credit Services has made three senior appointments as its long-term growth plan continues to yield results. Ruth Pointon has been...
March 18th, 2018
Christiane Neumueller named Country Manager Germany
Christiane Neumüller has been named as Country Manager Germany of SIA as of 1st January 2018, reporting directly to SIA’s International Division Director...
March 18th, 2018
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