NewDay (company) explained

NewDay Ltd
Former Name:Progressive Credit Limited (20102014)
Type:Limited company
Foundation:September 2000
Location:London, England
Key People:John Hourican (CEO)
Industry:Financial services
Products:Credit products

NewDay Ltd,[1] formerly SAV Credit, is a financial services company specialising in providing credit products to consumers in the United Kingdom.

History

The company was established in 2000.

On 13 May 2013 the company completed the purchase of Santander UK's store card business, including branded cards issued for retailers including Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, House of Fraser and Debenhams.[2] Santander continued to operate the cards business until 1 April 2014, when SAV took full control and was renamed NewDay.[3] [4]

In March 2015, it was rumoured that NewDay was for sale, valuing the company at around $1.49 billion.[5]

In March 2019, John Hourican was named CEO of NewDay, succeeding James Corcoran to the position.[6]

It was announced in May 2022 that John Lewis Partnership's white-label agreement with HSBC UK would end later that year, with new and existing Partnership Card accounts migrated to a reshaped service run by NewDay.[7] [8]

Structure

NewDay is organised into two limited companies: NewDay Technology Ltd and NewDay Cards Ltd. Both are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority,[9] and subscribe to the Lending Code.[10]

Investors

Private equity firms Cinven and CVC Capital Partners are investors, both having representatives on its board of directors.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-06-28 . Newday Ltd overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2024-03-02 . . en.
  2. News: Santander UK to sell UK store cards portfolio . Steve Slater . Reuters . 20 December 2012 . 29 April 2013.
  3. Web site: SAV Credit completes acquisition of Santanders Retail Co-Brand Credit Card / Point-Of-Sale Finance Business . 13 May 2013 . SAV Credit . 28 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728134112/http://savcredit.co.uk/media-centre/press-releases/content.asp?id=717 . 28 July 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: NewDay . 2014 . SAV Credit . 5 February 2014.
  5. News: NewDay Group Owners Preparing for Sale or IPO. Raice. Giles Turner and Shayndi. Wall Street Journal. 23 March 2015. en-US. 2019-08-28.
  6. Web site: Kleinman . Mark . 2019-03-02 . Ex-RBS banker Hourican returns to UK in job at credit card giant . 2022-12-01 . Sky News . en.
  7. Web site: Tetley . Liza . John Lewis bins HSBC for NewDay to relaunch consumer credit card . AltFi . 5 May 2022 . 11 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Witherden . Grace . John Lewis to relaunch Partnership reward credit card with NewDay . . Consumers' Association . 11 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Company Registration Details . April 2014 . NewDay . 18 April 2014.
  10. Web site: Subscribers. Lending Standards Board. 5 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024012119/http://www.lendingstandardsboard.org.uk/subscriberlist.php. 24 October 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: Board of Directors. NewDay. 11 June 2022.