CheckYourTraders announces exclusive partnership with Creditinfo Malta
CheckYourTraders and Creditinfo Malta have joined forces to offer a comprehensive solution tailored specifically for tradespeople. Aims to provide a tailored solution to the common problem of debt recovery.
In a bid to address a pressing issue faced by many tradespeople, CheckYourTraders is thrilled to announce its exclusive partnership with Creditinfo Malta. This collaboration aims to provide a tailored solution to the common problem of debt recovery, particularly prevalent among small businesses in the trades sector, while also addressing issues related to cash flow management.
One of the major hurdles encountered by tradespeople, especially those running small businesses, is the challenge of recovering outstanding debts from clients or suppliers. Late payments and non-payment can significantly impact their cash flow, making it difficult to cover operating expenses or invest in business growth. Pursuing legal action for debt recovery can be time-consuming and costly, especially for businesses with limited resources and expertise in this area.
To alleviate these challenges, CheckYourTraders and Creditinfo Malta have joined forces to offer a comprehensive solution tailored specifically for tradespeople. As part of this collaboration, members will receive a complimentary job book from CheckYourTraders, serving as a crucial tool for documenting transactions and maintaining organised records. This will not only help tradespeople stay organised with their receipts but also provide them with a clear overview of their financial transactions, enhancing transparency and accountability in their business operations.
Moreover, tradespeople now have the opportunity to leverage CheckYourTraders’ expertise in debt collection through Creditinfo Malta’s services. With a dedicated team representing them in debt recovery matters, tradespeople can focus on their core business activities without the added burden of chasing overdue payments. This not only streamlines the debt recovery process but also increases the likelihood of successful outcomes, ensuring a more efficient and hassle-free experience for tradespeople.
By addressing the challenges of debt recovery and cash flow management, the collaboration between CheckYourTraders and Creditinfo Malta offers a valuable resource for tradespeople seeking to navigate financial hurdles more effectively. With a focus on organisational efficiency and expert representation in debt collection, this partnership empowers tradespeople to overcome obstacles and achieve greater financial stability in their business endeavours.
For more information, visit www.creditinfo.com or mt.creditinfo.com
Creditinfo awarded license to become Malta’s first Credit Bureau
Creditinfo Malta will help local credit providers take a more intelligent approach to risk and boost financial inclusion.
London, UK – 21st December 2021: Creditinfo Group, the leading global credit information and decision analytics solutions provider, today announced that its Maltese business has been granted the license to act as a Credit Reference Agency, officially recognizing the Creditinfo Malta as the first licensed credit bureau in Malta.
This license will enable the company to launch a credit scoring system for Malta, and collaborate with local banks and lenders to create dedicated scoring products and strategies, tailored to their needs and risk appetite.
Consumers and SMEs in smaller markets like Malta are less likely to obtain financing than those in larger market with more established financial infrastructure, due to lack of information about their credit history. A credit reporting system – like the one Creditinfo is putting in place – helps to provide the information on borrowers and their financial situation lenders need to derisk the system and give them the confidence to widen access to financing.
The deal, which will see Creditinfo play an increasingly important role in the Maltese market, strengthens the company’s relationships with two key local authorities, the Malta Business Registry and the Malta Financial Services Authority, who are equally invested in growing the Maltese economy and boosting financial inclusion.
Clifford Debono, Country Manager of Creditinfo Malta commented: “A formalized credit reporting system in Malta should help open doors for small and medium-sized enterprises that have long been closed, by increasing access to credit. That will in turn enable them to grow, create jobs and benefit the overall economy.
“We see huge untapped potential in Malta, and we’re excited to establish the country’s first ever credit bureau, which will be a key driver of digitalization in Maltese financial services., ultimately boosting access to finance for individuals and small businesses.”
Paul Randall, CEO of Creditinfo Group added: “Creditinfo has been effective in strengthening the financial infrastructure in numerous countries across the world. We’re looking forward to seeing how the local lending landscape develops as we roll out our market leading credit bureau solution in Malta, derisking the financial system and widening access to the financing that will be key to future business and economic growth in the country.”
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About Creditinfo
Established in 1997 and headquartered in London, UK, Creditinfo is a provider of credit information and risk management solutions worldwide. As one of the fastest growing companies in its field, Creditinfo facilitates access to finance, through intelligent information, software and analytics solutions.
With more than 30 credit bureaus running today, Creditinfo has the largest global presence in the field of credit risk management, with a significantly greater footprint than competitors. For decades it has provided business information, risk management and credit bureau solutions to some of the largest, lenders, governments and central banks globally – all with the aim of increasing financial inclusion and generating economic growth by allowing credit access for SMEs and individuals. For more information, please visit www.creditinfo.com
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Credit Post-Covid
Historically, every time that there was a crisis, lessons were learnt. The Authorities, be they political or financial, rushed in to introduce and implement corrective regulations and legislation to either block legislative loop-holes or correct oversights that permitted players in their respective fields, but especially in the financial sector, to take advantage of same for their own individual benefit with little regard for the rest.
The lessons and improvements implemented by regulators and financial institutions since the from the last financial have stood the banks and financial services in stronger position when facing the financial crisis which is following the health crisis. Banks are reacting by using data insights through monitoring and early warning solutions to address problem debts before they escalate.
A few years later, with the introduction of strict regulatory measures, the requisite confidence and stability in financial markets was gradually established. Central banks are now closely monitoring these, issuing directives on a regular basis to further stabilize and impose tighter controls to prevent a repeat. Regulating banks is difficult, unfortunately, and there is always the risk that a similar crisis raises its head again.
This is a very simplistic reference to the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009, which forced changes and tighter controls on the global financial markets.
Changing the scenario to the present day, COVID-19 pandemic, although different, in that it is more of a medical beast, has impacted the global population and, as a result, the global economy has turned out to be messier than the Financial Crisis of 2007-09. Individuals who own and control both global economic and non-economic practices are the victims this time. Through its secondary effects, the pandemic, may also be considered as a financial crisis. The policies put in place to control and ultimately curtail the pandemic, have so far had limited success in curbing the spread, but they did manage to create havoc with the global economies. Some industries, such as food distribution, benefited from rising demand, while others, such as telecommunications and pharmaceuticals, were unaffected and continued their operations, although maybe at a slower pace but certain sectors took a heavy beating.
The airline, travel, hospitality, leisure, and entertainment sectors have been hit the hardest with dramatic reduction in activity and with closures being the norm.
The airline industry, on its own, according to a KMPG report, estimate a revenue loss worth USD200 billion in 2020 and to prevent a total collapse, government assistance, worth USD200 billion is being considered.
However, the airline industry is just the beginning. One has also to consider other businesses that are directly and indirectly linked. Millions of individuals are affected – loss of jobs or reduced hours of work translate into less consumer spending, higher risks, defaults and similar. At this point, the Great Depression comes to mind, but the true impact of the pandemic will be gauged towards the end of 2021 and throughout 2022.
In these turbulent times, with losses expecting to continue until 2022 and possible, even beyond, risk management is crucial and extremely critical for all industry players. Despite, corporate bankruptcies still being rather low, further pandemic waves with the relative lockdown and restrictive policies would deplete remaining cash reserves and eventually increase bankruptcies.
The new normal will set in at different speeds as lockdowns are lifted, but this will also depend on the recession in each country and on the effect of restrictions on demand and supply. Recoveries may vary by sectors, but severe economic necessities may induce Governments to loosen their restrictive policies in an effort to kick-start certain activities, in particular, the airline industry and travel, which indirectly would also re-activate the hospitality, leisure and entertainment sectors.
It is now more critical than ever that financial institutions and other market participants, recognize the value of using tools like a Credit Bureau. These credit bureaux deliver insights in the data such as credit scoring and financial transparency, that can identify riskier projects/individuals/businesses, and thus prevent defaults to the benefit of the lender and national stability, in general.
Now is the time to gain a better understanding of our local marketplace, and the speed in which information changes. We have to comprehend how our local marketplace will perform in the post COVID era. It is better to be informed than to continue blindly as the future is changing and businesses and individuals must adjust and act accordingly.
In the immediate future, credit risk assessments, will be based on real-time monitoring of sectoral and sub-sectoral situations, making historical data in previous known environments less important – COVID has taught us a tough lesson
Remy Damato,
Credit Reporting Manager, Creditinfo Malta.
