announcing the shortlist for the 2008 Credit Today Awards

•• Asset Finance Firm of the Year - Sponsored by Direct Legal & Collections

Alliance & Leicester Barclays Partner Finance Bibby Financial Services Davenham Group ING Lease UK Venture Finance Group

•• Best Payment Culture - Sponsored by D & B

Johnston Publishing Salford City Council

•• Best Use of Technology - Sponsored by Apex Credit Management

Barclaycard Business Clarke Willmott First Data UK Debt & Legal Services Zopa

•• Business Lender of the Year - Sponsored by Equifax

Merchant Cash Express TradePro Card Services Venture Finance Group

•• Commercial Collector of the Year - Sponsored by The Customer Value Group

Anna Gemmell, customer credit advisor- Enterprise, Vodafone Colin Schofield, senior credit control advisor, npower Business Dan Wells, target administrator, British Gas Business James Seaton, senior debt recovery officer, BPO Collections Joanna Potter, collections advisor, TradePro Card Services

•• Commercial Credit Manager of the Year - Sponsored by Marston Group

Gina Loch, uk credit manager, Misco Julie Etheridge, head of enterprise credit management, Vodafone Karen Kelsey, head of credit control, npower Business Kirsten Turnbull, commercial business manager, Transcom Worldwide Sarah Lambert, head of collections, TradePro Card Services

•• Commercial Credit Team of the Year - Sponsored by Graydon

Coca Cola Enterprises npower Business Hull npower Business Swindon TradePro Card Services Veolia Water Outsourcing Vodafone

•• Consumer Collector of the Year - Sponsored by Experian

Cheri Haden, Collections Agent, Vodafone Drew Gilmour, Collection Officer, Allied International Credit Neil Hunter, Account Officer, Cabot Financial

•• Consumer Credit Manager of the Year - Sponsored by Intrum Justitia

Alison Norris, arrears credit risk manager, Britannia Building Society Jonathan Coburn, debt & collections manager, Ann Summers Tina Grainger, credit & collections operations manager, Vodafone

•• Consumer Credit Team of the Year - Sponsored by Lewis Group

Admiral Group Britannia Building Society Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks First Data HBOS iQor Recovery Services Robinson Way Shoosmiths

•• Contribution to the Credit Industry - Sponsored by Robinson Way

To be announced on the Awards night

•• Credit Card Provider of the Year - Sponsored by iQor

Barclaycard Thomas Cook Personal Finance

•• Credit Risk Team of the Year - Sponsored by Max Recovery

Barclaycard CIT Group Lloyds TSB London Borough of Lambeth The Lewis Group Vodafone

•• Debt Counsellor of the Year - Sponsored by Allied International Credit

Andy Jackson, area manager, Christians Against Poverty Beverley Budsworth, managing director, The Debt Advisor Gavin Jones, payment plan team agent, Veolia Water Outsourcing Simon Arnold, national debtline advisor, National Debtline (run by the Money Advice Trust)

•• Export Credit Team of the Year - Sponsored by Admerex

Moreton Smith - Legal Services Team RC2

•• Factor & Discounter of the Year - Sponsored by Chase Credit

Ashley Commercial Finance Cattles Invoice Finance Venture Finance Group

•• Fraud Prevention Team of the Year - Sponsored by Experto Credite

Misco Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks Veolia Water Outsourcing Vodafone

•• Home Credit Provider of the Year - Sponsored by Improved Financial Solutions

Provident Financial S.D. Taylor

•• Litigation Specialist of the Year - Sponsored by Shergroup

Dawn McKenzie, partner- recoveries & insolvency, Harper Macleod Nick Ramsden, litigation manager, The Lewis Group

•• Mortgage Lender of the Year - Sponsored by Callcredit

Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks The Co-operative Bank

•• Responsible Lender of the Year - Sponsored by TDX Group

Barclaycard Britannia Building Society HBOS - Money Management Unit and Banking Credit Risk Unit Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks Zopa