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How to Protect Your Voice Channel

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By Sam Barker, Georgia Allen, Henry Hayter
| CMSWire Verified
Consumers are still answering calls - they're just picking up the wrong ones. In 2023 alone, fraudsters stole over $10 billion from consumers, and the phone channel saw the highest per-person losses. Imposter scams - many posing as banks - spiked 71% in just two years. The worst part? The phone is still where many customers want to engage. If your institution can’t prove it’s legit on the first ring, you’re putting your reputation, and your customers, at risk.
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Paying monthly for car and home insurance could cost you hundreds more

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By Sam Barker
| bbdivers.info
Paying monthly for insurance could cost you up to £161 more, according to research from consumer group Which?. Drivers and homeowners who pay for their insurance in monthly instalments are being slapped with staggering interest rates, with some being charged as much as 45 per cent APR. Which? is urging the Financial Conduct Authority regulator to step in, labelling the practice a ‘tax on being poor’. The two ways of paying for insurance are monthly and yearly.
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Cheaper energy deals could be back by winter as Ofgem plans to bring back competition

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By Sam Barker
| TOP News Media
Energy bills are still high partly because of Ofgem rules brought in during 2022 These rules mean firms cannot undercut their rivals on new energy deals Now the regulator wants to scrap these restrictions to lower bills for consumers Cheaper energy deals could return by this winter as regulator Ofgem plans to scrap rules propping up eye-watering prices.
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