Trustfolio ‘debt-tech’ podcast episode 7 with David Hawkes of Advice UK

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.

The seventh episode, features Advice UK’s very own David Hawkes, Policy and Campaigns Co-ordinator, as the expert guest. He has a career spanning more than 30 years in advice, the most recent 20 years in senior positions in debt advice and is a very well-known and respected individual.

Podcast co-host Trustfolio’s Lee Usher, who has worked across the credit and debt advice landscape for both private sector companies and Government, says:

“I’ve known and worked closely with David Hawkes for many years and I’ve been looking forward to him joining Peter and me as our expert guest. I think he speaks really knowledgably about the debt advice industry and the issues it’s currently facing – a lot of debt advisers will be waiting to hear this recording as David puts an interesting a refreshing view on how we take things further with the help of technology and creditor funding.”

Co-host Trustfolio’s Peter Wallwork, former Chief Executive of Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for the debt collection sector, adds:

“David really didn’t let us down and totally exceeded our expectations as an expert guest. As CEO of the CSA, I spent a long time working with key individuals at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) examining the options to develop the funding mechanisms for creditors. In this interview David explains a different perspective on the ‘funding versus results’ debate and factors that clearly need to be taken into consideration by those still working on the whole funding issue.”

Each episode of the Trustfolio debt-tech podcast, which has previously featured Craig Simmons of Money & Pensions Service, James Jones of Experian, Steve Coppard of Arum, Lou Yates of Trustfolio, Kevin Still of DEMSA and Ryan Hayes of Trustfolio, gives professionals working in the credit, collections, advice, enforcement, and other related sectors, the opportunity to hear industry influencers discuss and debate the pros and cons of utilising the latest fintech to support consumers-in-debt.

Listen to episode 7 below or wherever you get your podcasts and listen again to past episodes here!