Court of appeal announcement shakes up the specialist lender market
Last week, the Court of Appeal made a ruling mandating that brokers must fully disclose and obtain explicit consent from customers regarding any commissions received from lenders. This decision has significant implications not only for firms operating in the motor finance market, but also for those in other areas of asset finance. Discretionary commission arrangements […]
Is Open Finance too open for building societies?
Open Finance is one of the most radical innovations in the financial services sector at present. The Building Society Association (BSA) recently commissioned a piece of research on: The impact of Open Finance on Mutuals’ business models. The BSA summary states that “In the savings market, a personal finance app could use Open Finance data […]
The new sheriff in town
They provide no direct revenue or income for banks. They have been described as the “killjoys of finance”. They have put the brakes on some of the most lucrative services banks can offer. Yet, they are the fastest growing job in the financial services industry. With so much focus on job growth in the tech […]
AI in transaction monitoring – Two birds, one stone
Regulators are often typified as conservative, sometimes constraining organisations that exist to put limits on the extent to which banks can innovate and trial new solutions. However, regulators worldwide do seem to be rapidly changing their approach, and banks can act swiftly to take advantage of the new outlook by using regulatory change to stay […]