Read about the Live Debate and download the white paper by Randolph McFarlane. Our topic on this occasion was, ‘What role can digital play in identifying and helping vulnerable customers?’.
Discussion points
Vulnerable customers experience specific obstacles in managing their money and are significantly more likely to end up in financial difficulty as a result. Our panel discussed:
- What is meant by a vulnerable consumer, and how can digital technology help in defining vulnerability?
- The challenges that vulnerable customers face in relation to managing their finances, how these challenges evolve in collections situations, and how they vary across sectors such as utilities, consumer finance and more.
- What are current best practice standards for identifying vulnerability, and how is digital technology being used in the process?
- The role of digital technology when vulnerable customers are in financial difficulty.
Expert panel
The debate was chaired by Fred Crawley (consulting editor, Credit Strategyand chair of the DBC for Collections). Fred was joined by:
- Chris Fitch – vulnerability lead, Money Advice Trust.
- Jake Beavan – policy manager, Citizens Advice.
- Martin O’Donnell – lead digital analyst, Capquest.
- Rachel O’Connor – senior commercial manager, distressed & vulnerable customers, Barclaycard.
- Bill Hill – senior consulting client partner, Experian.
Credit Strategy interviewed some of the panel ahead of the debate. Read more here:
- 60 Second Interview with Chris Fitch
- 60 Second Interview with Jake Beavan
- 60 Second Interview with Martin O’Donnell
- 60 Second Interview with Rachel O’Connor
Main sponsor
Experian
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