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Taking an Interest in Self-Regulation

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Taking an Interest in Self-Regulation

Discussions regarding regulating Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products continue with proponents on both sides of the issue. On the one hand, BNPL is unregulated in the UK unlike credit cards and loans which are supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Some fear it poses potential harm to consumers who can’t or don’t make payments. Others fear regulation could hamper innovation in this increasingly popular sector. Consumers also need easy access to credit during challenging economic times. In this Financial World Magazine feature, Corinne Lleti, Director General, Southern Europe for Provenir, weighs in on the role of open banking data, AI and machine learning and how better use of technology allows the expansion of credit without expanding risk

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Fintech Interview with Carol Hamilton, Chief Product Officer at Provenir

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Fintech Interview
with Carol Hamilton, Chief Product Officer at Provenir

FinTec Buzz recently sat down with Carol Hamilton, Provenir’s Chief Product Officer, to discuss fraud challenges as well as opportunities financial institutions have to combat fraud plus deliver a better customer experience. They also discuss the role data orchestration and AI play in identifying fraud and future technological advancements on the horizon.

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Provenir Customer NewDay Named 2024 FSTech Award Finalist

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Provenir Customer NewDay
Named 2024 FSTech Award Finalist

A pioneering leader in consumer credit in the UK recognised for excellence and innovation in the ‘Best Use of IT in Consumer Finance’ category

LONDON, UK – January 17, 2024 – Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, today congratulated NewDay for being named a 2024 FSTech finalist in the ‘Best use of IT in Consumer Finance’ category.

FStech Awards spotlight companies excelling in the UK and EMEA financial services sector. The ‘Best Use of IT in Consumer Finance’ category recognises organisations for their innovative use of technology to achieve significant cost benefits, streamline internal processes, enhance customer service and lay the foundation for future success. FSTech Award winners, selected by independent expert judges, will be revealed at the FSTech Awards 2024 Gala on March 14th at the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square.

NewDay is a leading provider of consumer credit in the UK, providing more than 4 million customers responsible access to credit. With an emphasis on technology-enabled flexibility and innovation, NewDay offers direct-to-consumer products as well as collaborations with merchants. Their Merchant Offering includes co-branded credit cards and Newpay, a flexible digital finance product catering to both large retailers and SMEs, with Buy Now Pay Later and instalment finance options.

By leveraging Provenir’s AI-Powered Risk Decisioning Platform, NewDay is able to streamline every step of its lending process to create an end-to-end, fully integrated solution that extends across the entire credit lifecycle from originations through to management of charged-off and debt-sold accounts. The integration of Provenir with NewDay’s extensive data lake accelerated a sophisticated and data-rich model environment. This has enabled NewDay to achieve faster delivery cycles, allowing the delivery of multiple changes within the same sprint. The end result is a service team that can drive change in the business quickly to respond to market pressures, customer needs and industry trends.

Implementing Provenir’s AI-powered risk decisioning platform has revolutionised NewDay’s credit risk management, enhancing processes, reducing costs, and improving customer experiences. By partnering with Provenir, NewDay has experienced a 13% increase in auto loan accept rate, a 46% increase in referral accept rate, speed of change reduced by 80%, incident detection reduced from more than 2 hours to less than 5 minutes and an increased product exposure on aggregator sites from 2 products to 13 all with real-time quote and decisioning, providing NewDay with a competitive advantage.

“We would like to extend our congratulations to NewDay on being named as a FSTech Award finalist in the ‘Best use of IT in the Consumer Finance Category,”stated Frode Berg, Managing Director, EMEA at Provenir. “At Provenir, we take pride in our supportive role within NewDay’s credit risk management and are delighted that this collaboration has positioned NewDay for future technological advancements under its ‘NewTech’ initiative, setting a benchmark for strategic technology use in consumer finance.”

“Provenir’s solution has been an excellent addition to NewDay’s tech stack,” said Mandy Sumner, Head of Strategic and Operational Implementation at NewDay. “The platform’s advanced data analytics capabilities have allowed us to make faster, more accurate risk decisions, improving customer experiences and operational efficiency. Provenir’s commitment to innovation and continuous improvement has been instrumental in our success. We are proud to partner with Provenir and recommend their solution to any organisation seeking to unlock the power of their data.”

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Steering Through Economic Challenges: Canadian Financial Services in 2024

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Steering Through Economic Challenges:
Canadian Financial Services in 2024

While the inflation rate has been steadily slowing down heading into 2024, Canada is still working its way out of an unprecedented housing crisis as Canadians feel the sting of higher rents, mortgage payments and property taxes.

While better economic news is on the horizon, there are indicators that financial service providers need to pay close attention to in order to serve their customers in turbulent times.

Fintech.ca sat down with Cheryl Woodburn, Country Manager of Canada for Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, to talk about everything from data and strategy to fraud and risk mitigation.

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Leveraging AI to Power More Personalized and Profitable Customer Relationships

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Leveraging AI to Power
More Personalized and Profitable Customer Relationships

Use of risk decisioning platforms often focuses on onboarding and loan origination, however investment in the beginning of the customer journey is only the start. A financial institution’s growth depends not only on attracting new customers, but also on maximizing the value of its existing customer base.


In this Financial IT feature, Kathy Stares, EVP, North America for Provenir, outlines the tools financial institutions can use to enable more accurate, faster decisions across the customer lifecycle to provide a superior experience and retain loyal customers (pages 32-33).

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AI-Powered Risk Decisioning Leader Provenir Adds Chief People Officer Lori Copeland to Executive Team

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AI-Powered Risk Decisioning Leader
Provenir Adds Chief People Officer Lori Copeland to Executive Team

ndustry veteran brings more than 20 years’ experience in human resources leadership and talent acquisition to the fintech leader

Parsippany, NJ Jan. 9, 2024 – Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, today announced the appointment of Lori Copeland as Chief People Officer.

In this role, Copeland will be responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. She will provide leadership and guidance to all HR functions and develop recruiting plans to bring new talent to expand Provenir’s workforce, which spans 25 countries across the globe.

A senior human resources executive with more than 20 years’ experience, Copeland has proven ability to engage key stakeholders, deliver results and drive initiatives across complex global matrix organizations. Prior to joining Provenir, Copeland was Global Vice President, Human Resources, with LGC, a private equity owned leading, global life science technology company. Prior to this, Copeland was Global Human Resources Leader at General Electric (GE), Digital, a growth IoT startup within GE.

“Lori has an impressive background in human resources and organizational development and brings a dynamic blend of passion and expertise to our leadership team,” said Larry Smith, Founder and CEO of Provenir. “Lori’s leadership will be instrumental in supporting our people operations and cultivating a high-impact workforce as we grow.” “I am excited to join Provenir as the company grows globally and invests in its employee base to deliver innovative solutions to the financial services market,” said Copeland. “As Provenir continues to deliver the technology to power financial institution and fintech success worldwide, I look forward to growing and nurturing the company’s biggest asset – its people.”

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2024: Digital Transformation’s ‘Big Bang’ Moment?

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2024: Digital Transformation’s ‘Big Bang’ Moment?

Today’s financial services industry is defined by rapid technological advances and a fast-evolving regulatory ecosystem that’s working hard to keep up. Against this dynamic backdrop, the pressure on banks to remain both competitive and compliant has never been so intense.

Banks’ ability to survive and thrive will depend on their ability to successfully embrace digital thinking and the smarter artificial intelligence (AI) innovations that we are now seeing enter the market at pace. In this Finance Derivative exclusive, Frode Berg, Managing Director for EMEA at Provenir, outlines the mindset shift and tools required for banks to attain new heights of innovation and customer satisfaction.

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Unlocking Africa’s Credit Potential through Smart Decision Making

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Unlocking Africa’s Credit Potential
through Smart Decision Making

As banks grapple with increasing pressure to better manage their credit books to properly vet customers before granting them loans, effective deployment of the power of decisioning and advanced data analytics can help them to increase their competitiveness and reduce their risk exposure.

In this exclusive podcast with RegTech Africa, Adrian Pillay, Vice President of MEA for Provenir, shares his insights on lending and credit risk trends across Africa, how AI can contribute to the transformation of the credit risk process, the consumer data protection movement and current/impending legislation and regulations across Africa.

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Banking and Payments Experts Share Sector Forecasts for 2024

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Banking and payments experts
share sector forecasts for 2024

The Retail Banker International tapped industry experts including Frode Berg, Managing Director of EMEA for Provenir, to garner insights and predictions for 2024.

In this article, Frode shares his thoughts on net-zero banking trends and what organizations need to do to become more customer centric in the coming year.

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Consumer Duty Predictions with Quadient, Fujitsu, Weavr, Provenir, Eligible, Currensea, Zuto, Cardlytics, Fuse

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Consumer Duty Predictions
with Quadient, Fujitsu, Weavr, Provenir, Eligible, Currensea, Zuto, Cardlytics, Fuse

Consumer Duty, a set of rules aimed at enhancing consumer protection in the UK financial services sector, came into force in July 2023. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) new rules mean that firms selling financial products now have to meet much higher standards.

In this Fintech Times article, Carol Hamilton, Chief Product Officer at Provenir, joins other experts across the fintech industry in sharing predictions for 2024, including a collective focus on collaboration between fintech firms and traditional banks, driven by a commitment to enhance customer benefits, transparency and personalisation.

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