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)

Equifax Launched Fraud Protection Tool for Small Businesses on Shopify
Equifax Launched Fraud Protection Tool for Small Businesses on Shopify
May 05, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax has launched a fraud protection tool for Shopify designed for small business merchants. The new Kount Essentials application joins the company’s Kount Advanced app...

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Credit Reporting Agencies Remove More Medical Collections Debt From Reports
Credit Reporting Agencies Remove More Medical Collections Debt From Reports
April 11, 2023  |  Healthcare Financing

Three credit reporting agencies have taken another step in removing medical collection tradelines from credit reports. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion have removed medical collections debt...

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CFPB’s Recommendation for ‘Consumer Participation’ With Bureaus Demands Alternative Data
CFPB’s Recommendation for ‘Consumer Participation’ With Bureaus Demands Alternative Data
January 09, 2023  |  CFPB

Each year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues a report on TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. And this year, as in the past, the three reporting...

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CFPB Advises Consumer Reporting Companies to Improve Service
CFPB Advises Consumer Reporting Companies to Improve Service
January 03, 2023  |  CFPB

The CFPB is urging consumer reporting companies to be mindful of users as they implement technology.  In a Tuesday (Jan. 3) press release, the Consumer...

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Sezzle Expands Credit-Building Service to Canada
Sezzle Expands Credit-Building Service to Canada
December 29, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Sezzle is now offering its credit-building service Sezzle Up in Canada. Already available in the United States, Sezzle Up now enables users of Sezzle’s buy...

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Trusted ID Networks Offer Best Line of Defense Against Fraudsters
Trusted ID Networks Offer Best Line of Defense Against Fraudsters
December 28, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

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...

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Equifax Looks to Expand Brazilian Reach With Boa Vista Acquisition
Equifax Looks to Expand Brazilian Reach With Boa Vista Acquisition
December 19, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Equifax has made an offer to acquire Brazilian credit services company Boa Vista Serviços. Under the terms of the deal, Equifax would give shareholders 8...

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FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
November 22, 2022  |  emea

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling for a reformation of the way credit rating agencies (CRA) in the country operate and are governed....

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A Case for Hyper-Focus on Hyper-Personalization in Q4
A Case for Hyper-Focus on Hyper-Personalization in Q4
October 18, 2022  |  Opinion

The more eCommerce businesses invest in hyper-personalization, the greater the return, Adam Gunther, SVP of Product at Kount, an Equifax Company, asserts in the new PYMNTS eBook,...

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