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Bad Debt Turned Good: How Open Banking Can Assist in Collections and Recoveries

Recovering bad debt has always been a tough ask. Each stage of the process, from tracking down debtors to formulating suitable repayment agreements, has the potential to spiral into a laborious, time-consuming exercise. But some tasks commonly undertaken by collections agents can now have the potential to be streamlined using Open Banking-based technologies, easing the burden for both agent and debtor.

Open Banking: A 2020 Vision

Open Banking recently celebrated its second birthday in the UK. Whilst it has received criticism from some quarters for being slow out of the blocks, it has now gathered more than one million active users, and an increasing number of innovative use cases coming from the FinTech sector could make 2020 the year that Open Banking finally cracks the mainstream.

A New Way Of Approaching Affordability

Affordability assessments for mortgages and small business loans are notoriously lengthy, taking up an unnecessary amount of time for both borrower and lender. FriendlyScore, a London-based FinTech, is employing open banking technology to help lenders dramatically streamline this process.

Open Banking & SMEs: Serving the Underserved

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for the vast majority of businesses worldwide and are a crucial driving force behind job creation and economic development. However many SMEs report being underserved, especially when it comes to accessing finance. We investigate how the FinTech sector is working to address such problems.

FriendlyScore Sandbox Bank. What is that?

Open Banking is revolutionising the way we approach finance. By giving individuals unprecedented control over their financial data and who they share it with, Open Banking has led to a greater consumer demand for more innovative services, improved personalisation and a wider choice of products. In turn, providers are looking for ways to meet these needs.