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UK payments fall as Covid-19 curbs spending habits

The total number of payments in the UK in 2020 fell for the first time in six years as the pandemic forced a curb in consumer spending

UK payments fall as Covid-19 curbs spending habits

18 Jun 2021Jenny Turton

The total number of payments in the UK in 2020 fell for the first time in six years as the pandemic forced a curb in consumer spending

PSR publishes five-year strategy for improved payments market

Clearpay consumers less likely to use their credit cards

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Clearpay’s parent company records 110% profit growth

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Government urged to include leasing in super-deduction allowance

News07 Jun 2021

The Financial & Leasing Association has called on the government to recognise the importance of the asset finance market and extend the super-deduction allowance to include leasing

Kingfisher enters into loan based on sustainability targets

News03 Jun 2021

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has entered into a £550m three-year revolving credit facility agreement with its relationship banks, which will be linked to its sustainability and community-based targets

Amigo creditors vote in favour of redress scheme

News18 May 2021

Some 95% of creditors, representing over £230m, voted in favour of the redress scheme, Amigo has announced

“New nervousness” consumer attitude in credit market

News07 May 2021

There has been a shift in consumer attitude towards obtaining credit, according to a report by EQ Credit Services, part of EQ (Equiniti)

The Credit 500 for 2021 has been revealed – with a new focus on gender diversity

News20 Apr 2021

The new Credit 500, an index of the most influential people in consumer and commercial credit in 2021, has now been published in full

Opinion: What price justice?

08 Jun 2021Rob Thompson

The current plans to align online money claims fees with paper application fees are nothing short of scandalous, argues Rob Thompson, chair of the Civil Court Users Association

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Premium: Yorkshire Building Society’s Tracey Newton on scaling the lender’s reward offering to its staff

19 Feb 2020

Amber-Ainsley Pritchard

Tracey Newton of Yorkshire Building Society discusses innovating a reward strategy to serve nearly 4,000 people, whatever stage of their life or career they are in

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Opinion: What price justice?

08 Jun 2021Rob Thompson

The current plans to align online money claims fees with paper application fees are nothing short of scandalous, argues Rob Thompson, chair of the Civil Court Users Association

Opinion: Open banking for social good

01 Jun 2021Shiona Crichton

Open banking has a critical role to play for the under-served, in ensuring the digital transformation in financial services does not leave them behind. Shiona Crichton, of not-for-profit lender Moneyline, explains why

Opinion: The thorny problem of Covid-related rent debt

25 May 2021Phil Andrew

There are many paradoxes for which debt advice charities are looking for the answers. An immediate issue, however, is the fate of 500,000 renters in arrears, writes Phil Andrew

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Clearpay consumers less likely to use their credit cards

11 Jun 2021

Thomas Parker

UK-based buy now pay later firm Clearpay has found that 76% of its consumers use their credit cards less after signing up to its service

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