Peter Wallwork takes a ‘tongue in cheek’ look at predictions made on ‘80s television, his view on the reality of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and about how we have to get the underlying exchange of data right before we can even think about using whatever AI really is in this industry…
AdviceUK, the UK’s largest network of advice-giving organisations, has today announced an exciting collaboration with Trustfolio and AdvicePro to offer an initial free 3 months’ instant access to client credit reports
Trustfolio have named Coventry City Council as the latest Local Authority to sign up to its Creditor Debt Solutions Platform, with a go live date set for 14 February 2024. The Platform, launched in 2022, developed by a collective of experts from across the credit, collections, advice and insolvency sectors, uses the latest fintech to enable simple, secure and flexible administration of debt solutions.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities, Financial Services Creditors and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 13 of its Debt-Tech podcast series, exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Craig Simmons is Lead Consultant and Director at Clear Consultancy Services. In the third of Trustfolio’s Spotlight series, Craig finds himself in ‘the Trustfolio glare’.
Steven Coppard is group director of debt policy and strategy at Arum. In the second of Trustfolio’s new Spotlight series, Steve finds himself in ‘the Trustfolio hot-seat’.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities, Financial Services Creditors and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 12 of its Debt-Tech podcast series, exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Reevo Money, part of Amplifi Capital (U.K.) Limited, have become clients of Trustfolio’s Creditor Debt Solutions Platform. The platform provides creditors with a single view of debt solutions portfolios, allowing them to securely automate manual administration, including IVAs. The flexible, user-friendly debt-tech enables simple and compliant management of debt solutions in-house 24/7
James Jones has worked at Experian for over 30 years and is currently Head of Consumer Affairs, director at the Money Advice Liaison Group and on the board of trustees at Nottingham Financial Resilience Partnership. James is the first in the ‘Trustfolio Spotlight’.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities, Financial Services Creditors and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 11 of its Debt-Tech podcast series, exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Trustfolio has been shortlisted for four Credit and Collections Technology Awards, putting its debt-tech in the spotlight.
At Trustfolio, we believe that even if the FCA's Consumer Duty doesn't directly apply to you, everyone has a duty to ensure consumers receive the best outcome.
Independence. Integrity. Immutability. We call this Debt-Tech.
Craig McDonnell spells out in plain terms what the Trustfolio Creditor Debt Solutions Platform means to two of our key Local Authority clients, both in terms of pounds and pence and also visibility of their IVA portfolio... and what all this ‘debt-tech’ we keep talking about really means...
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 10 of its Debt-Tech podcast series, exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Lou Yates, Lee Usher and Peter Wallwork attend, exhibit and speak at LACEF 2023 – Lou and Peter pictured here with LACEF Vice Chair, Tom Clark.
Trustfolio, the ‘debt-tech’ collective behind the innovative new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform being adopted by Local Authorities exhibited and joined a panel to speak, at the Local Authority Civil Enforcement Forum (LACEF) 2023 Conference.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 9 of its new podcast exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Debt-tech innovators Trustfolio has taken home the Institute of Money Advisers (IMA) Innovation and Impact Award for its Debt Adviser Support Portal (DASP).
‘Debt-tech’ firm, Trustfolio, is delighted to announce that it has achieved certification to ISO 27001, the world-leading International Standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS).
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 8 of its new podcast exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 7 of its new podcast exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 6 of its new podcast exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Trustfolio have named Haringey Council as the latest Local Authority to sign-up to its Creditor Debt Solutions Platform launched earlier this year, with a go live date set for the end of November 2022. The Platform, developed by a collective of experts from across the credit, collections, advice and insolvency sectors, uses the latest fintech to enable simple, secure, flexible administration of debt solutions.
‘Debt-tech’ collective Trustfolio and its Creditor Debt Solutions Platform client Birmingham City Council have been jointly awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) Performance Awards 2022 ‘Excellence in Innovation (debt management)’ category.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by Advice UK, has released episode 5 of its new podcast exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Trustfolio Ltd, the ‘debt-tech’ collective behind the Debt Adviser Support Portal and other digital tools for creditors and third parties designed to ‘enable better debt solutions’, has launched a new Insolvency Practitioner (IP) Panel referral feature for its debt advice users.
‘Debt-tech’ collective Trustfolio has been shortlisted for yet another accolade – this time Prolific North’s Tech Awards 2022 ‘Tech Start-up of the Year’ category.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceUK, has released episode 4 of its new podcast exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
‘Debt-tech’ collective Trustfolio has been shortlisted in Credit Connect’s Credit & Collections Technology Awards 2022 ‘Technology Team of the Year’ category.
Trustfolio, the ‘debt-tech’ collective behind the Debt Adviser Support Portal now being used by more than 900 debt advisers from 170 different advice organisations, will be exhibiting at both the Institute of Money Advisers (IMA) Conference on 5 September 2022 and the Community Money Advice (CMA) 25th Anniversary Envision Conference on 7-8 October 2022.
Trustfolio Ltd, the ‘debt-tech’ collective behind the Debt Adviser Support Portal and other digital tools for creditors and third parties designed to ‘enable better debt solutions’, has partnered with Equifax to launch a new feature powered by Open Banking.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established Debt Adviser Support Portal, backed by AdviceuK, has released episode 3 of its new podcast exploring how digitsation is changing the consumer debt sector.
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Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG), the not-for-profit membership organisation with the aim of ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’, celebrated its 35th anniversary at a National Members Meeting in London on 14 July 2022 with the launch of a new Ambassador programme.
‘Debt-tech’ collective Trustfolio is inviting Local Authority creditor teams to attend a free webinar to find out how they could follow in the footsteps of Birmingham City Council and others in transforming the way they process debt solutions to meet operational, commercial, and social objectives.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established AdviceUK-backed Debt Adviser Support Portal, has released episode 2 of its new podcast exploring how digitsation is changing the consumer debt sector.
‘Debt-tech’ collective Trustfolio and its Creditor Debt Solutions Platform client Birmingham City Council have been jointly named as finalists in the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) Performance Awards 2022 ‘Excellence in Innovation (debt management)’ category.
Trustfolio Ltd, the fintech collective behind the AdviceUK-backed Debt Adviser Support Portal and the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform and Debt Solutions Provider Portal being used by the likes of Birmingham City Council and McCambridge Duffy, has trademarked the phrase ‘debt-tech’.
Trustfolio Ltd, the debt-tech™ collective behind the new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform now being adopted by Local Authorities and the well-established AdviceUK-backed Debt Adviser Support Portal, has launched a new podcast exploring how digitisation is changing the consumer debt sector.
Trustfolio, the ‘debt-tech’ collective behind the innovative new Creditor Debt Solutions Platform being adopted by Local Authorities including Birmingham City Council and Southwark Council, will be exhibiting at the Local Authority Civil Enforcement Forum (LACEF) 2022 Conference.
For those with mental health issues, dealing with personal finances can be a real challenge, making financial difficulty and debt more likely. On the other hand, as Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and others have found, financial difficulty and debt can create mental health issues due to the stress caused.
McCambridge Duffy are set to be one of the first Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) in the UK & Ireland to adopt a new ‘debt-tech’ solution, to create a more transparent and effective process for both consumers and creditors.
Digital exclusion and financial hardship often go hand-in-hand. This results in understandable cynicism about the benefits of fintech solutions for the most vulnerable. When it comes to personal finance fintech, we hear a lot about consumer-led apps. But budgeting tools are only of use if you aren’t in a deficit budget and can access a device on which to use them. And these tools often have a commercial purpose behind them which isn’t necessarily in the interests of the vulnerable consumer. We get it.
Southwark Council and Birmingham City Council will soon be the first two Local Authorities to use ‘debt-tech’ firm Trustfolio’s new Creditor Portal with both aiming to go live in April 2022. The Platform, developed by a collective of experts from across the credit, collections, advice, insolvency and related sectors, uses the latest fintech to enable simple, secure, flexible administration of debt solutions.
Trustfolio Creditor Services Director, Lee Usher, who previously worked across the credit and debt advice landscape for both private sector companies and Government, appeared on an episode of Aurum Gold Ltd’s money and wellbeing podcast, ‘Wisdom Chat’, in January.
Trustfolio, the new ‘debt-tech’ firm which recently acquired TIPTrust’s Debt Adviser Support Portal, has surveyed its debt advice clients to inform the development of its Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) referral function.
Since the onset of the pandemic, the debt advice sector has been awaiting a ‘tsunami’ of demand for its services as a result of the economic impact, particularly on the most financially vulnerable.
A collective of industry experts from across the consumer credit, debt advice, collections, insolvency, and fintech sectors have joined together to launch ‘debt-tech’ firm Trustfolio Ltd, which has acquired TIPTrust and Asperitas Technologies.
A partnership between global information services company Experian and TIPTrust (now part of Trustfolio), creator of the Debt Adviser Support Portal, has helped transform the delivery of free debt advice during the pandemic.
As those of you who know me will be aware, I’ve been working in (and shouting about!) personal insolvency for many years. Following the launch of new ‘debt-tech’ collective Trustfolio (of which I’m a co-Founder), if there was one message I could give to creditors in 2022 it would be: Please vote responsibly!
Trustfolio Ltd, a new debt sector technology company, has become a member of Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG).
TIPTrust (now part of Trustfolio) supplies data and tech to the free debt advice sector. Over the last 12 months we have seen a sharp increase in the need to access client credit reports. At the time of writing, we have 819 advisers registered to access the reports from 244 free-to-client advice agencies.