Allpay has completed the roll-out of ‘call masking’ software at Newydd Housing for its 6,000 tenants’ rental payments. Developed by PCI payments specialist Eckoh and implemented by Allpay, the call-masking software enables PCI DSS compliance by enabling tenants to key their card details into their phones without the need for Newydd’s contact centre staff having…
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A day in the life… Procurement for Housing
I’m more of an early morning person, so my day starts around 6am when I make a quick coffee and leave my home in Lancashire. Depending on my schedule, I’ll either turn left and drive to our office in Manchester where our software development team is based – they are the ‘techies’ working on the…
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An asset manager’s perspective on the VfM standard
The regulator’s updated Value for Money (VfM) standard came into effect from April 2018. The standard aims to drive improvements in value-for-money in the sector and, more importantly, be incorporated into the strategic objectives which are measured in your business. The regulator’s Sector Risk Profile 2018 (published in October 2018) has also reinforced the importance…
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Get Housing Technology’s ‘The E-State of the Nation’ report
Housing Technology has just published ‘The E-State of the Nation 2018/19’ report, covering UK social housing providers’ current and future plans for their IT estates and how technology underpins all of their business operations. The report is based on a comprehensive online survey of over 150 senior IT and business executives from UK housing providers…
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Hub Asset Management wins new customers
Hub Asset Management has reported that it signed up four new customers during the latter part of 2018. Bellsmyre Housing, Molendinar Park Housing, Ruchazie Housing and Thistle Housing will now be using Hub’s software to oversee their asset management and SHQS/EESSH compliance processes. With the addition of these four new customers, 33,000 properties are now…
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Places for People’s tendering software from Proactis
Places for People has optimised its ‘source-to-pay’ process with Proactis, with the aim of improving transparency and due diligence across the group’s tendering processes, achieve compliance with European directives for tendering and a gain a single, unilateral view of all contract documents and supply-chain partners. Places for People publishes 30-40 large formal tenders each year,…
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