Creditinfo featured by FORBES on Financial Inclusion and Innovation

How can citizens across Central and Eastern Europe access finance without a credit history? Our very own Paul Randall spoke with FORBES and Joe R. Wallen to explain. Read the full article.

 

THE CREDITINFO STORY – a real story about a really good company

Today is a special day as we have a movie premiere to announce: THE CREDITINFO STORY – a real short documentary about Creditinfo, or Creditinfo philosophy to be exact, and all of this through the eyes of the company’s founder and Chairman of the Board, Reynir Gretarsson.

The Creditinfo Story is a genuine documentary telling an authentic business story, that started back in 1997.  It includes flashbacks on  how the business was founded,  reminds of what its roots were and displays the core if its DNA, which remains unchanged.
You are welcome to check it out  right here.

Insights on how blockchain identity management simplifies personal security

“When users have to share identifying data with a third party, security risk is high. A new tool puts users in charge of their identity and attempts to make ID management seamless.” Check article by Priyanka Ketkar at TechTarget.

COREMETRIX launches collections scorecard

COREMETRIX, the world’s leading provider of psychographic data, has announced the launch of a new product allowing lenders and debt collection agencies to assess the likelihood of customers recovering after they fall into arrears.

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Business Daily: Creditinfo – the "best man" at banking and fintech marriage

“Discussions about fintech taking over banking are becoming last year’s debate; the situation is now more nuanced. Some of the largest investors in fintech now are banks, and we are staring to see mainstream leaders acquire, adopt or develop some of the new technologies. ”

Article by Paul Randall, Executive Director at Creditinfo Decision Analytics; Steven Kunyiha, CEO of Creditinfo Kenya and Alexandra Aproyants, Senior Consultant at Creditinfo Decision Analytics.

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Creditinfo Group becomes member of BIIA

Starting June 2017 Creditinfo Group becomes member of the Business Information Industry Association (BIIA), which is a trade association for providers of business information services helping businesses manage growth and reduce risk.

BIIA members’ services include information content, platforms, workflow software, decision systems, identity and authentication services, compliance and risk assessment tools. The largest member segments represent consumer credit bureaus, commercial credit information companies, business information and software providers supporting digital commerce.

More information about BIIA is available at www.biia.com

New CEO at Creditinfo Eesti

Creditinfo Eesti AS, the largest Estonian credit information and risk management services provider, will have a change of lead starting 1 June 2017, as former CEO Veiko Meos joins the Supervisory Board, while Ege Metsandi takes on the steering wheel of the company.

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Creditinfo to power Azerbaijan’s First Credit Information Bureau

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 19, 2017 – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, over 20 local financial institutions and Creditinfo have teamed-up in launching Azerbaijan’s first private credit bureau to enable local financial institutions to better share credit information, manage lending risks, and boost access to finance for borrowers, including SMEs.

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Featuring Tearsheet: Are you too neurotic? Lenders test personalities to determine loan eligibility

Lenders in emerging markets are increasingly looking towards personality-based methods when a customer’s credit history is insufficient for traditional risk analysis. Coremetrix believes that psychometric data can play a vital role in opening up access to vital financial services and matching lenders with profitable, new customers.

Clare McCaffery’s recent interview in TEARSHEET explains some of the methodology behind how Coremetrix can predict real-life financial outcomes and unlock access to credit and other financial products worldwide.

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Creditinfo to serve fourth world’s most populated country – starting data flow at PEFINDO

Live data started to flow at Pefindo, the credit bureau in Indonesia powered by Creditinfo. Indonesia being the fourth most populated country in the world, with an estimated population of 260 million, this project illustrates a solid scope-related challenge that a team of more than 60 professionals achieved in approximately 2 years.

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