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14 Mar 2024

The Association of Cycle Traders has held productive discussions with the Cycle to Work Alliance around the issue of Cycle to Work reform, following the news that more than 650 independent bike...

12 Mar 2024

ACT parent company, Bira – the British Independent Retailers’ Association -  has said that the Chancellor’s decision to reduce national insurance rates could offer a...

11 Mar 2024

The Cycle to Work Alliance and the Association of Cycle Traders have identified common areas of interest around Cycle to Work reform.

11 Mar 2024

Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians, has launched a new Facebook group - the Cytech Tech Forum –...

11 Mar 2024

Proposed government changes to regulations and legislation governing EAPCs (Electrically assisted pedal cycles), which could see a doubling in the power of e-bikes to 500W and allowing ebikes to...

8 Mar 2024

Daniel Blackham, editor of industry magazine BikeBiz, has been writing about his experience of completing the Cytech technical one qualification at training provider Spokes People in Milton...

7 Mar 2024

ACT member and Cytech-accredited retailer JE James Cycles – one of the largest independent cycle retailers in Europe – is to open a new 7,874 sq ft store shop in Barnsley town...

6 Mar 2024

Cytech partner Activate Cycle Academy, the largest and most recognised training provider of bike maintenance and technical training courses to the UK’s cycle industry, recently welcomed a...

29 Feb 2024

Retailers looking for a payment solution that facilitates in-person, remote and online payments should look at what’s on offer from ACT partner Global Payments.
 

29 Feb 2024

The ACT is happy to confirm the date for Local Bike Shop Day 2024 as Saturday 4 May, the weekend of the early May Bank Holiday.

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Another positive change from V12 Retail Finance

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

ACT's retail finance provider V12 has made further security enhancements to their application process maintaining their commitment to keeping you safe.

Ride it away - the ACT and V12 joint initiative - is now worth over £100m p.a. in sales to the cycles industry, V12 continue to be the most progressive and reliable finance provider for the cycles marketplace and have recently been awarded the Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award for providing superb customer service and best possible experience for all their customers. This latest security update is another example of why they are the number one cycles finance provider.

Feefo gold  

So what's this latest change?

V12 are at the forefront of change, committed to keeping their retailers safe and they have recently reviewed and updated their fraud protection services and in doing so, they have improved the customer journey.

V12 have removed the customer card validation check improving the customer application journey by making it more efficient and simple. This has been removed from online, in-store and mail order applications but the security check will remain in place for applications that have click and collect delivery options.

When did this happen?

V12 removed the debit or credit card validation checking procedure from their application process on Tuesday 12th March.

What do I need to do?

You do not need to do anything apart from advise your staff that this change is taking place so that they are aware.

You can read the full email V12 circulated here.

If you have any questions about these changes please contact the ACT on 01273 427 700 or your V12 account manager directly or the V12 sales support team on 02920 468 918.

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