British media remains critical of short term lenders

Nov 02, 2013 Simon Williams

It's been widely publicised that entities in the traditional loan industry, as well as high street banks, all but shut their doors on British consumers when the nation was in the throes of the global recession, and alternative finance companies


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UK shoppers hesitate on mobile payments

Nov 02, 2013 Simon Williams

While electronic payments usage may be increasing worldwide, thanks to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, not all nations are enthusiastic about this development.According to a recent study from outsourcing firm Firstsource Solutions,


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British professionals acknowledge expensive overdraft fees

Oct 23, 2013 Simon Williams

British professionals acknowledge expensive overdraft fees

Short term loans have gotten a bad rap over the past few years. Detractors think that when consumers take out one of these lines of alternative finance, not only do they not understand the terms or know what they're truly getting into, but


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Facebook affecting credit scores in the UK

Oct 03, 2013 Simon Williams

Facebook affecting credit scores in the UK

As the old adage goes, you're known by the company you keep. But these days, so many of us are "friends" with people on social media sites whom we haven't seen in years. Sometimes we use these sites to reconnect with individuals we knew when


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British lenders come out in defense of the industry

Sep 27, 2013 Simon Williams

At this point, we all know that the situation in the Untied States regarding short term lending is contentious, to say the least. The state government of New York is waging a war against many online lending companies, most of them operating


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