Equifax

Equifax Inc. is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion. Equifax collects and aggregates information on over 800 million individual consumers and more than 88 million businesses worldwide.

(source: equifax.com)

G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Wolters Kluwer, which fell victim to a malware attack last week, sent a “quiet panic” through the accounting industry, with clients unable to access data...

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Equifax Takes $690M Q1 Charge For Data Breach
Equifax Takes $690M Q1 Charge For Data Breach
May 10, 2019  |  Earnings

Equifax reported a 2 percent year-over-year revenue decline for the first quarter of 2019. It also announced the further costs it will be paying as...

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Equifax Acquires PayNet
Equifax Acquires PayNet
April 25, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Equifax announced that it has acquired PayNet, a provider of credit ratings on small businesses (SMBs). Through its use of state-of-the-art analytics, PayNet provides commercial...

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FICO, Equifax To Sell Consumer Data To Banks
FICO, Equifax To Sell Consumer Data To Banks
March 27, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FICO and Equifax announced Wednesday (March 27) the launch of the Data Decisions Cloud, a data and analytics suite of products. In a press release,...

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Equifax, Gwynn Group Pair On AR Solution
Equifax, Gwynn Group Pair On AR Solution
March 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Equifax and Gwynn Group announced they are collaborating on an accounts receivable (AR) management solution that can support the entire collections life cycle. The solution...

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Senate Hearing Grills Equifax, Marriott CEOs On Data Breaches
Senate Hearing Grills Equifax, Marriott CEOs On Data Breaches
March 07, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Data privacy and security is becoming a popular political issue, and the latest proof of that came Thursday (March 7) on Capitol Hill. During a...

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Marriott International CEO Says It’s Not Clear If China Is Behind Hack
Marriott International CEO Says It’s Not Clear If China Is Behind Hack
March 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Marriott International Chief Executive Arne Sorenson appeared before a Senate subcommittee Thursday (March 7) to discuss the data breach of the Starwood Hotels reservation system,...

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Equifax, Marriott To Get Grilled By Senate On Cybersecurity
Equifax, Marriott To Get Grilled By Senate On Cybersecurity
March 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax and Marriott executives are slated to appear before the Senate on Thursday (March 7)  to discuss what lessons the two companies have learned from...

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Marriott Exec To Testify About Hack Attack
Marriott Exec To Testify About Hack Attack
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Marriott International Chief Executive Arne Sorenson is set to testify before a U.S. Senate panel about a hacking incident that exposed the records of up to...

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