Traditional banking is history with the introduction of new data sources and increased access to data

Our CEO Stefano M. Stoppani was interviewed by Pétur Hreinsson from ViðskiptaMogginn, one of the main business newspapers in Iceland. We are uploading an English translation of this interview.

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Dublin fintech Trezeo clinches vital UK regulatory approval

Gig economy fintech Trezeo has just become the first income-smoothing service to receive authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK’s financial regulator.

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Micro-lenders should work with regulators

Recently, there has been much publicity about the 1.5 million Kenyans who have been negatively listed on the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) as a result of borrowing from micro-lenders.

— by Kevin Mutiso

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Icelandic company shows how fintech can lift people out of poverty

Read the article by IBS intelligence on how Coremetrix is launching a new service that could lift many of the ‘unbanked’ of developing nations out of poverty through an alternative method of credit assessment.

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Working with CREDO Bank

In 2017, we were approached by CREDO Bank to help them reviewing credit process for small urban and rural household customers. Having around 220,000 active clients can be a challenging task, especially maintaining a high retention rate in such a competitive environment as agricultural and individual consumer credit lending.

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BUSINESS DAILY: Creditinfo unveils scoring system based on personality in Kenya

“The integration of innovative credit evaluation solutions based on personality features with a robust credit bureau system such as CBS will enable the Kenyan market to have a tangible competitive advantage in the area of credit,” said Kamau Kunyiha, CEO of Creditinfo Kenya. In partnership with Coremetrix.

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Feels good to be #1 – the most widespread credit bureau provider

Feels good to be #1: with 33 credit bureaus running today, Creditinfo appears to be the most widespread global partner in this field worldwide. Most of Creditinfo bureaus are powered by the credit bureau system CBS, which is a flexible solution enabling to easily integrate most various sources of information.

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Psychometric Solution Already Available at Kenyan Credit Bureau

The Kenyan market is amongst the first in Africa to benefit from a fully integrated psychometric module within a credit bureau system, thus enabling more accurate credit decisioning and broader access to finance, thanks to an additional layer of information on the consumer, coming from the consumer himself/herself: information on one’s personality.

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Finance Companies In the Eyes of Banks

Happy partner of the Indonesian Financial Services Association in hosting the “Finance companies in the eyes of banks” event in Jakarta. Even happier to meet >250 industry professionals and looking forward to new opportunities for better financial inclusion. Thanks Johnny Lim for the snapshots and looking forward to follow-up meetings in our Singapore office or anywhere in the region, at your convenience.

Creditinfo’s Breakfast Seminar in Guyana

On Friday, April 27, 2018, Creditinfo Guyana hosted, current and potential subscribers from a broad range of utility, financial and other commercial entities, at a Breakfast Seminar in Georgetown to coincide with the visit of the Group CEO, Executive Director and Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean.  In attendance were representatives from 23 institutions.

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