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US Consumers’ FICO Score Hits Highest Since 2005
US Consumers’ FICO Score Hits Highest Since 2005
October 18, 2020  |  Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced one ray of sunshine amid otherwise devastatingly dark clouds: Consumer credit scores have improved in recent months to the point...

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FICO’s Resilience Index Predicts Borrowers’ Risk During Economic Uncertainty
FICO’s Resilience Index Predicts Borrowers’ Risk During Economic Uncertainty
June 29, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

In an effort to keep credit flowing amid uncertain economic conditions, FICO has unveiled its FICO Resilience Index. The tool is meant to complement the FICO...

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FIS, FICO Take Aim At Dirty Money With New AML Product
FIS, FICO Take Aim At Dirty Money With New AML Product
June 25, 2020  |  AML

Financial software and technology giant FIS is teaming up with credit scoring company FICO to roll out a new anti-money laundering (AML) platform as concerns...

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CUs Eyeing Member Risk Must Look Beyond FICO Scores
CUs Eyeing Member Risk Must Look Beyond FICO Scores
June 03, 2020  |  Credit Unions

There are tough economies, and then there is the existential grappling, for consumers and small businesses alike, that is the hallmark of the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

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Credit Bureaus Aim To Bulk Up Files For Borrowers With Little Credit History By Using Rent-Payment Data
Credit Bureaus Aim To Bulk Up Files For Borrowers With Little Credit History By Using...
March 06, 2020  |  Banking

Credit bureaus are aiming to thicken up the “thin” credit files of borrowers who have too little credit history to qualify for loans using the...

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Kobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News
Kobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News
January 31, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and...

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A Full-Picture Approach To Thwarting Debit Fraud
A Full-Picture Approach To Thwarting Debit Fraud
January 31, 2020  |  Next-Gen Debit

Debit payments have a $960 million fraud problem — and reliance on analyzing customers' behaviors doesn’t go far enough. Modern security measures must examine the...

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Top News In Payments: Facebook Expenses Rise 51 Pct; Goldman Targets $125B In Consumer Deposits
Top News In Payments: Facebook Expenses Rise 51 Pct; Goldman Targets $125B In Consumer Deposits
January 30, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Facebook reports a 51 percent increase in expenses for 2019 in its Q4 earnings release, Goldman focuses on expanding its digital...

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Unwrapping APAC’s Faster Payments Fraud Threat
Unwrapping APAC’s Faster Payments Fraud Threat
January 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As faster and real-time payment schemes achieve ubiquity in more markets around the globe, speed is increasingly becoming the standard for payers of all kinds....

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