In partnership with iFinance Academy, the EPA and Northey Point are pleased to be able to offer an all-in-one solution for payments businesses to train staff effectively and efficiently on both compliance and job skills topics. Choose from a library of interactive, CPD accredited online courses created specifically for payments professionals, or work with the team to create an online training package to meet your business’... Continue Reading →
Payments employers have named ‘financial crime’ as the highest priority topic for staff training. The topic scored a 74% interest rating in a recent survey conducted by iFinance Academy and the Emerging Payments Association. “Our clients are experiencing a huge uplift in fraudulent crime and exploitation scams through a variety of transactional methods,” explained iFinance Academy’s Neill... Continue Reading →
The retail payments landscape Getting to grips with the UK's retail payments landscape can seem a complex and daunting task. The new 'Retail Payments Landscape' briefing from Northey Point covers a wide range of the UK's payment instruments, including Bacs, CHAPS, Faster Payments, LINK and cheques, and unpacks the eco-system that supports the operation of... Continue Reading →
A guest blog by Don Hollingum from Direct Debit 101. For more information visit: www.directdebit101.co.uk Why use Direct Debit? Direct Debit, the product, has been working for thousands of businesses, both large and small for over 50 years, and its usage continues to grow both in terms of the number of organisations that use it and... Continue Reading →
A guest blog by Don Hollingum from Direct Debit 101. For more information visit: http://www.directdebit101.co.uk Why use Direct Debit? Direct Debit, the product, has been working for thousands of businesses, both large and small for over 50 years, and its usage continues to grow both in terms of the number of organisations that use it... Continue Reading →
A guest blog by Don Hollingum from Direct Debit 101: https://northeypoint.com/direct-debit-101/ Direct Debit has seen many advances since it was introduced over 50 years ago, and not just in the volume of payments collected. Direct Debit has seen many new stakeholders entering the market which has provided many new opportunities for collecting organisations. All participants... Continue Reading →
At Direct Debit 101 we provide our clients with the knowledge and tools to confidently implement, launch and manage a Direct Debit scheme. With Direct Debit there is a lot to learn but you'll find that our flexible approach is accessible, interactive, engaging and enjoyable. However you engage with us you will find that we... Continue Reading →
Two very good questions! The answer is simple. Payments in the UK are on the cusp of transformational change and, in addition to my blog (www.cashlessuk.org), I plan to regularly share personal insights and perspectives on the changing payments landscape in the UK. A punchy, regular newsletter focussing on some of the key changes in... Continue Reading →
It’s been a good week so far. It is only Wednesday and I’ve signed a payments advisory contract, been interviewed on my thoughts on the progress made with Open Banking and written a piece on the importance of consumer education when implementing regulatory change. Even my 20 year old imported Renault Twingo successfully managed to... Continue Reading →
In his second guest blog Eliot Charles Heilpern – Chief Executive Officer at Parthenon Communications - explores ethics and relationship challenges, definitions and requirements. Eliot is also a Director and Co-Founder at The Payments Business – join the payments debate at thehttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/13774698/ Throughout my professional career of 30 years, I have witnessed and experienced first-hand... Continue Reading →
A guest blog by Eliot Charles Heilpern - Chief Executive Officer at Parthenon Communications. Eliot is also a Director and Co-Founder at The Payments Business - join the payments debate at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13774698/ There is a valuable and real sense of purpose concerning what I see as an “overlap” between the commercial, financial and “not-for-profit” sectors,... Continue Reading →
Our Direct Debit training sessions provide attendees with the knowledge and tools to confidently implement, launch and manage a Direct Debit scheme. With Direct Debit there is a lot to learn but you'll find that we share our experience in an accessible, interactive, engaging and enjoyable way. Our aim is to share a detailed overview... Continue Reading →
Last night I moderated an event hosted by GBG with the great title: “Future of UK for FinTechs: Is the branch dead?” We unpacked the question by looking at issues such as: - Is the bank branch dead? - What is the role for bank branches? - Will the pendulum swing back to traditional face-to-face... Continue Reading →
After over a decade as the Chief Executive Officer of the UK’s biggest retail payment system and bank account switching service Mike is pursuing a portfolio career. His portfolio includes an INED at a financial institution specialising in the custody and settlement of digital assets, a director at a leading Bacs bureau, undertaking payments advisory... Continue Reading →
