The Turing Scheme, which has been designed by the UK Government to provide global opportunities in education and training for students, has opened applications for schools, colleges and universities for the second year of the scheme.

The finance industry – in the shape of day to day banking - has led in digital transformation and innovation with apps and instant transactions.

Private Finance initiative (PFI) contracts have been and will be with us for some considerable time but there’s an ever-increasing number of PFI contracts now set to expire.

We were excited to host the launch of an important research report in March that examined why there’s a divide between the access that disadvantaged students have to great teachers compared to those at more advantaged schools.

One of the things that caught my eye in the Institute of Customer Services UK’s (UKSCI) most recent report on customer satisfaction was the suggestion that a growing number of customers are prepared to pay more for improved service.

It may only be 2022, but in this decade the world is already proving to be a very different place to the decade before.

I recently took part in a session at the UK Finance Annual Mortgage Conference on technology in the mortgage space. In the first of two blogs, I’m going to explore how technology plays a big role in customers’ experience and their journeys by answering questions that came up during the session.

In the second of two blogs following on from a discussion on technology in the mortgage space at the UK Finance Annual Mortgage Conference, I’m exploring the challenges the industry is facing with adopting tech and how it could make better progress by answering more questions that came up during the session.

Could a ‘green’ mortgage be the way forward for homeowners who wish to make changes that will cut down on their energy bills, but who can’t afford the expensive building work?

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