credit scoring

Indonesian Lending FinTech JULO Closes $15M Series A
Indonesian Lending FinTech JULO Closes $15M Series A
September 18, 2019  |  Investments

Indonesian peer-to-peer lending platform JULO is closing its Series A2 funding round with $15 million raised, after extending its initial $5 million Series A funding...

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On Capitol Hill, Credit Bureau CEOs Say Reporting Changes Are In the Air
On Capitol Hill, Credit Bureau CEOs Say Reporting Changes Are In the Air
February 27, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Lawmakers grilled the heads of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, calling the credit reporting a “broken” system — and new legislation introduced this week has some...

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What Smart, Conversational AI Adds To Credit Scoring
What Smart, Conversational AI Adds To Credit Scoring
February 26, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Traditional credit-scoring models have not had it easy in the court of public opinion over the last few years. The complaints vary in their specifics, but...

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Five At Five: Amazon’s India Expansion
Five At Five: Amazon’s India Expansion
January 02, 2019  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest international plans from Amazon and...

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Sizzle Of The Week: More Inclusive And Expansive Credit Scoring
Sizzle Of The Week: More Inclusive And Expansive Credit Scoring
December 21, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Consumers with thin credit files got something of an early Christmas present this week, care of Experian. The credit rating agency announced the launch of Experian Boost,...

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Experian Invests $28M In FinTech Lender C88
Experian Invests $28M In FinTech Lender C88
July 31, 2018  |  Investments

C88 Financial Technologies (C88) announced that it has received an over-subscribed $28 million in a Series C investment from Experian. Other investors in the round...

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Activists To Use GDPR To Get Data From German Credit Scoring Company
Activists To Use GDPR To Get Data From German Credit Scoring Company
May 22, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

With Europe’s new data protection law coming into effect this week, activists are aiming to turn the tables on big companies that have long harvested data on...

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Equifax CEO Vows To Make Changes, Protect Consumers In Wake Of Breach
Equifax CEO Vows To Make Changes, Protect Consumers In Wake Of Breach
September 14, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax Security chairman and chief executive officer Richard Smith recently penned an Oped in USA Today in which he vowed to provide protections to everyone...

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Unifund CEO Consumer Credit Caution: “Time To Stop Getting Lost In The Averages”
Unifund CEO Consumer Credit Caution: “Time To Stop Getting Lost In The Averages”
July 19, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

Credit, and the consumer’s relationship with it, has changed rather dramatically over time. But those changes can only be seen if one takes a big...

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