As reported by the UK Government website, “Fraudsters are exploiting the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to carry out fraud and cybercrime. Police have reported an increase in coronavirus related scams.” The spike in fraudulent activity on both business and consumer levels has reached a 200% increase in some cases, with scammers looking to...Read More
The answer is yes – it’s called Sale & Leaseback. Over the past two weeks Lease Group has seen a significant increase in demand for our Sale & Leaseback service, which effectively enables businesses to convert recent equipment and technology purchases back in to cash. Due to the current demand, and with only 2% of...Read More
I wanted to extend my thoughts and well wishes to you during this uncertain time. I would also like to lend my personal support and take this opportunity to tell you about how we are reacting to the environment. Lease Group and our staff are fully operational, only we’re working from home. Our service will...Read More
Lease Telecom (part of Lease Group) and Mobile News magazine met to discuss the recent goings-on in the market and how leasing plays a significant role in the funding of business mobiles. The Q&A forms part of our ‘Leasing Spotlight’ as seen in this month’s edition of the sector publication. Read the digital version of...Read More
Lease Group, a leader in soft asset vendor finance has introduced a bevvy of new features for it’s Partner Channel, one of which is white-labelling of the entire customer experience. Partner branding is a rarely seen feature of vendor finance due to lending restrictions however due to Lease Group’s growth and dedication to clean-book lending,...Read More
CFOs are looking to invest in technology In the last 12 months, CFOs, particularly in the UK, have tightened the purse strings due to political and economic uncertainty. As we move into 2020 we expect, or at least hope, that we will have more clarity. With this comes spending – CFOs will look to spend...Read More
New research by Onecom has revealed SMEs on average spend £2,052 a year on telecommunication services, an increase of as much as 40% since 2016. Onecom believes this increase has been largely driven by the need for SMEs to keep pace with new emerging digital services such as cloud, the Internet of Things, advances in...Read More
Apple is currently the third biggest supplier of smartphone handsets to the international market, but has fallen far behind in the race to release a 5G compatible handset US tech giant Apple is reportedly mulling the idea of releasing three 5G compatible iPhones next year, according to reports in the press. A report in the...Read More
A new, digital revolution might be about to hit us. Autonomous cars are driving our way, cities and companies are rapidly ramping up the use of sensors—also called the Internet of Things (IoT) – and virtual and augmented reality are making rapid strides. But in order to build all of this we’ll need the fifth...Read More
Lease Telecom’s Managing Director, James Phillips, answers key questions from the channel in an interview with Mobile News Magazine. Read the full feature here. 1) What factors are driving device finance and leasing? In terms of the Partner channel, increased hardware costs have caused network providers to address the way they pay commissions, and for...Read More
