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Equifax: Adoption of Cloud, AI Technologies Drive Company’s ‘Next Chapter’

July 18, 2024
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CFPB Targeting ‘Lack of Competition’ in Credit Reporting, Credit Scores
Consumer Finance // May 20, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is looking to improve “competition, choice and affordability” in credit reporting costs and other mortgage closing costs. In prepared remarks for a speech at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said Monday (May 20) that the agency is doing so at a time when mortgage lenders...

CFPB: Medical Bills Plague Lower-Income Americans 
CFPB // April 29, 2024

New government data shows 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports. That’s according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which notes that these bills remain in spite of changes by the three major credit bureaus. Collectively, these Americans have more than $49 billion in...

Nuvo Adds Equifax Credit Reports to Trade Credit Management Platform
B2B Payments // April 25, 2024

Nuvo has added business credit reports and business principal credit reports from Equifax to its trade credit management platform for B2B sellers. This addition will streamline customer onboarding, underwriting and credit approval processes for businesses that extend trade credit, the companies said in a Wednesday...

Equifax VP Says Data Science Can Strengthen Customer Relationships
Opinion // April 22, 2024

Businesses can gain valuable customer insights from the data they already have, Equifax VP, Data Science and Decision Analytics, Digital Solutions Dilip Singh writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.”   Revenue growth is a top priority for most businesses. There are...

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Equifax VP Says Data Science Can Strengthen Customer Relationships

April 22, 2024
Businesses can gain valuable customer insights from the data they already have, Equifax VP, Data Science and Decision Analytics, Digital Solutions Dilip Singh writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.”   Revenue growth is a top priority for most businesses. There are various ways to bring in more money — but not […]

Merchants Turn to AI Key to Improve Customer Retention

October 25, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) has left the pages of science fiction behind and entered the workforce.  And its latest evolution, generative AI, is already having an exciting impact on payments, helping...

Trusted ID Networks Offer Best Line of Defense Against Fraudsters

December 28, 2022
Dynamic friction keeps the bad guys out, and trusted identity verification networks (ID networks) keep good customers transacting. Brad Wiskirchen, senior vice president and general manager at Kount, an Equifax...

Merging Physical Data With Digital Identity Offers More Realistic View of Consumers, Businesses

February 03, 2022
A year ago, with the pandemic in full swing and many stores and businesses shuttered or operating under restrictions, digital commerce was pretty much the only game in town. With...

Quick Reads
Equifax: Adoption of Cloud, AI Technologies Drive Company’s ‘Next Chapter’

July 18, 2024
Equifax expects its transition to cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to deliver cost savings and drive innovation in 2024 and beyond. The global data, analytics and technology company said in a Thursday (July 18) earnings release that it is leveraging its new EFX Cloud and that 89% of its new models and scores are now […]

CFPB Targeting ‘Lack of Competition’ in Credit Reporting, Credit Scores

May 20, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is looking to improve “competition, choice and affordability” in credit reporting costs and other mortgage closing costs. In prepared remarks for a speech at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said...

CFPB: Medical Bills Plague Lower-Income Americans 

April 29, 2024
New government data shows 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports. That’s according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which notes that these bills remain in spite...

Nuvo Adds Equifax Credit Reports to Trade Credit Management Platform

April 25, 2024
Nuvo has added business credit reports and business principal credit reports from Equifax to its trade credit management platform for B2B sellers. This addition will streamline customer onboarding, underwriting and...