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Roaming customers fear huge charges after Vodafone error

Roaming customers fear huge charges after Vodafone error

Vodafone has apologised after an error caused customers using the network abroad to be billed hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds

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Phillips & Cohen expands into German market
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Phillips & Cohen expands into German market

12 Sep 2019 Calum Fuller
Deceased account collections specialist Phillips & Cohen has expanded its operations into the German market
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Roaming customers fear huge charges after Vodafone error
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Roaming customers fear huge charges after Vodafone error

Vodafone has apologised after an error caused customers using the network abroad to be billed hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds
Amigo to take “more conservative” approach to lending
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Amigo to take “more conservative” approach to lending

Guarantor lender Amigo Loans said it expects “no growth” in the current financial year as it prioritises new customer lending over relending to existing customers
Smart meter rollout extended
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Smart meter rollout extended

The government has pushed back the deadline for rollout of smart energy meters to 2024

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FCA reveals firms with highest consumer credit complaints

FCA reveals firms with highest consumer credit complaints

News18 Apr 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published data showing the top five firms with the highest consumer credit complaints, for the second half of last year
BoE: Slowdown in growth of consumer credit

BoE: Slowdown in growth of consumer credit

News30 Nov 2018
Figures released by the Bank of England show that consumer credit increased by £0.9bn in October, similar to recent months but “below much of the period since 2016”
Slowdown in growth of consumer credit

Slowdown in growth of consumer credit

News02 Oct 2018
Net new consumer borrowing increased slightly to £1.1bn in August, up from £0.8 billion in July, but despite the increase, lending remains slightly lower compared to much of the past two years, Bank of England statistics show
Consumer finance and car finance new business rise in June

Consumer finance and car finance new business rise in June

News16 Aug 2018
Figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in June by nine percent compared with the same month last year

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Calum Fuller

The Editor’s View: In times of uncertainty, stay on message

09 Oct 2019 Calum Fuller
As political and economic uncertainty continue to ramp up, remaining focused becomes increasingly difficult. Yet there are large elements of the credit space managing to do so
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Raising standards: What the government can learn about vulnerable customers from the private sector

Raising standards: What the government can learn about vulnerable customers from the private sector

Edition’s highlights:

→ Breathing space: Industry reaction to the vulnerability regime
→ Gearing up: Key lessons from the Car Finance Conference
→ Keeping score: Does credit scoring need an overhaul?
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The CS Interview

Premium: The Cabinet Office’s Steven Coppard on changing the public sector’s approach to collections

Premium: The Cabinet Office’s Steven Coppard on changing the public sector’s approach to collections

27 Sep 2019 Calum FullerCalum Fuller
Now responsible for the vast majority of central and local government debt, the Cabinet Office’s Steven Coppard talks overhauling approaches to debt collection across the entire public sector
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Opinion

Calum Fuller

The Editor’s View: In times of uncertainty, stay on message

09 Oct 2019 Calum Fuller
As political and economic uncertainty continue to ramp up, remaining focused becomes increasingly difficult. Yet there are large elements of the credit space managing to do so
Calum Fuller

Premium: The credit industry must take impairment more seriously

04 Oct 2019 Natalie Trist
Just because the credit industry isn’t suffering from high impairment rates doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be talking about it, says Moneybarn chief credit officer Natalie Trist
Calum Fuller

Premium: The Debt and Mental Health Evidence Form has gone from first to last

27 Sep 2019 Chris Fitch
Although a new version of the Debt and Mental Health Evidence Form launches in October, firms need to recognise that medical evidence can also be found in other guises, says Chris Fitch
Car Finance Regulation & Development Forum
15 Oct

Car Finance Regulation & Development Forum

Midland Hotel Manchester
Collections & Vulnerability Summit
16 Oct

Collections & Vulnerability Summit

The Midland Hotel Manchester
Collections, Debt Sale & Purchase Conference
16 Oct

Collections, Debt Sale & Purchase Conference

The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Utilities & Telecoms Conference
16 Oct

Utilities & Telecoms Conference

The Midland Hotel, Manchester

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Alex Ellerton

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Grant Thornton
Andrew Brameld

Andrew Brameld

Managing Director
BNP Paribas Personal Finance
Cyrille Sallé de Chou

Cyrille Sallé de Chou

Chief Risk Officer
HSBC
David Poole

David Poole

Chief Risk Officer
Brighthouse
Doriana Iovino

Doriana Iovino

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Metro Bank plc
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Making the most of technology in collections from the C-suite to the collections floor

The use of today’s collections technology relieves pressure throughout organisations – benefiting all levels, from senior management to customer-facing staff and consumers in debt. Collections technology has the ability to transform results.

Maximising potential from inside the big data universe

Data and innovation offers huge potential to revolutionise all markets. There is an opportunity to be one step ahead of the need, to redesign journeys and enhance enterprise strategies. To do this you need access to the most advanced analytics but also the best quality, including variations and types of data, and then the technology that can act on this insight. Data science can present a unique opportunity for uncovered growth and accelerate your business.

People-led Debt Collections Webinar

Many UK households are experiencing financial stress. In addition, interchangeable interest rates and a slowing economy will continue to pressurise. These factors are causing, or will cause, strain on people and in some instances may lead to people becoming overexposed and therefore unable to maintain repayments, resulting in them being brought into the collections environment. Against the backdrop of these challenges, a people-led collections approach is the right direction to take.

Making Affordability Personal Webinar

With new data comes new opportunities. Today risk, in an open data world, can be more accurate, faster and applied on a customer level. With the right architecture, you can receive signals from the data which can help you better respond and design individual journeys.
AI and automation in utilities and telecoms 

AI and automation in utilities and telecoms 

A live webinar exploring findings from a major survey of utility and telecoms providers, that unearthed their views on: The use of automation and AI in credit referencing, affordability checks, fraud prevention and more, approach to data capture and deployment and areas of regulatory focus.
AI, retail finance and regulation: Solving the puzzle

AI, retail finance and regulation: Solving the puzzle

A webinar exploring findings from a major survey of car finance providers, that reveals their views on: technology’s role in providing a frictionless customer journey, the role data plays in making lending decisions, areas of regulatory focus

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Pay.UK appoints Hunter-Jones as chief risk officer

07 Oct 2019
HSBC chief executive Flint steps down despite 16 percent rise in profits

HSBC chief executive Flint steps down despite 16 percent rise in profits

05 Aug 2019
Centrica chief executive Conn to step down

Centrica chief executive Conn to step down

30 Jul 2019

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