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Evolution Money, the second-charge lending specialist, has launched its new digital journey for customers and adviser introducers, utilising new technology to help cut process and completion times. The launch includes the ‘Evolution Money
App’ which provides a range of elements including: a deeper fact fi nd questionnaire and know your customer data collection; digital ID verifi cation; Open Banking via account score which populates Evolution’s income and expenditure assessments; document collection and storage; e-signing of documents; an appointment booking system; and status updates and omni-channel communications. Matt Meecham, chief digital offi cer at
Evolution Money, commented: “This transformation project began with a number of relatively minor, but signifi cant changes, and quickly gathered momentum to help us integrate smarter technology into the mortgage application process. “By doing this we could provide effi cient,
responsible lending decisions by simplifying the entire process and – through the clever use of tools – we could utilise technological advancements to streamline our online digital acquisition strategy.”
Laura Barley has been appointed as chief operating offi cer (COO) for TransUnion in the UK, meaning that its executive team is now an even split of men and women. TransUnion pledged in 2019 that it aimed to achieve gender parity in senior leadership by 2030 in all the regions it operates in.
The UK leadership team, which is now 50% female, is a testament to that commitment being put into practice. Having been with the business for over 15 years, she has
Laura Barley
taken on responsibility for all aspects of UK operations. This includes operational assurance, ensuring the highest standards of service for TransUnion clients and consumers. Satrajit “Satty” Saha, CEO of TransUnion in the UK, said: “I am delighted to
welcome Laura to the UK executive team which has now become 50% female. It is a real privilege for me to be leading with such a strong, diverse team. Laura’s appointment also highlights the pathways to progression that exist here at TransUnion for all our colleagues, and her experience and knowledge of the business will be a great asset.”
Creditinfo Group has announced plans to open Angola’s fi rst licenced credit bureau, with Bureau Central Privada de Informação de Crédito SA(Bureau). This long-term strategic partnership, represents a vote of confi dence and major investment into Angola’s buoyant economy, unlocking access to credit for millions of micro-to-medium
New scam warnings have appeared in Tesco stores across the country as the supermarket has teamed up with UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign. With criminals tricking people into buying gift cards to pay for fake fi nes and overdue tax payments, the campaign has placed alerts in the gift card sections of Tesco stores to help keep customers safe. Sarah Sinden, manager of the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign, said: “Criminals are experts at impersonating people and organisations, and will go to great lengths to convince someone that they need your money in the form of a gift card. The police, banks or other reputable organisations will never ask you to buy a gift card for them, so alarm bells should start ringing if you are asked to get one. Follow the advice of the Take Five campaign: always stop and think before parting with your money in case it is a scam.” Ban Mahsoub, head of money services at Tesco Bank, said: “These scams have the potential to hurt our customers and we are committed to helping anyone who may be targeted and infl uenced by scammers. “Fortunately, people are increasingly wary of handing over banking information or transferring money to people they do not know, but this means fraudsters are coming up with more elaborate ways to steal innocent victims’ money. Gift cards do not tend to be associated with scams, so it is important customers are made aware of this type of fraud.”
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sized businesses and citizens – many of whom are currently unbanked. Samúel White, regional director at
Creditinfo said: “Accessing credit has long been a challenge across Sub-Saharan Africa. By opening Angola’s fi rst private credit bureau, we will enable banks and other lenders to extend credit to citizens and businesses, helping to build and develop its already thriving economy. “Supporting the unbanked to access
fi nance requires a specifi c set of experiences and insights which Creditinfo has honed over decades of working across the region. We are proud to be a leader in this space and cannot wait to open for another dynamic market together with our strategic partners.”
Registry Trust, the not-for-profi t organisation which maintains the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines for the UK & Ireland, has released its monetary judgment statistics for Q1 2022. The report shows that county court
judgments (CCJs) against consumers in England & Wales fell by 17% from 234,891 in Q1 2021 to 194,744 in Q1 2022. The total value of consumer CCJs also fell by 15% from £394m in Q1 2021 to £331m in Q1 2022, while the average value of each judgment rose slightly by 1.4% from £1,680 in Q1 2021 to £1,704 in Q1 2022. However, the number of consumer CCJs
that were marked as ‘satisfi ed’ rose by only 0.41% from 44,504 in Q1 2021 to 44,690 in
May 2022
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