Credit Risk news and trends

Bank of America Strategists Say Prediction Markets and Sports Gambling Could Pressure Credit Quality
Consumer Finance // November 25, 2025

Bank of America strategists reportedly expect consumers’ growing use of prediction markets and sports gambling sites to create new credit risk for lenders. Users’ losses on these platforms could create financial stress, with consumers taking on too much debt and defaulting on loans, the bank’s...

DigiFi Adds ValidiFI’s Credit Risk Solutions to Automated Digital Lending Platform
Partnerships // December 04, 2024

ValidiFI and DigiFi have partnered to provide lenders with automated, streamlined credit decisioning. In a new strategic integration, ValidiFI’s credit risk solutions will be added to DigiFi’s automated digital lending platform, the companies said in a Wednesday (Dec. 4) press release. “We are excited to...

Rich Data Co to Accelerate Expansion of AI Decisioning Platform
Artificial Intelligence // August 05, 2024

Australian company Rich Data Co (RDC) has secured an additional AU$9 million (about $5.9 million) in funding to accelerate the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning platform for business and commercial lenders in North America. This new funding from Acorn Capital follows the initial...

How Cash Flow Insights Are Building Tomorrow’s Credit Products
Loans // December 12, 2023

The lending landscape is undergoing a system-level shift that promises to benefit both borrowers and lenders. FinTech innovations, and an evolving mindset within the industry, are combining to usher in a new era of underwriting methods that draw from alternative data sources and advanced analytics...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Cash Flow Insights Are Building Tomorrow’s Credit Products

December 12, 2023
The lending landscape is undergoing a system-level shift that promises to benefit both borrowers and lenders. FinTech innovations, and an evolving mindset within the industry, are combining to usher in a new era of underwriting methods that draw from alternative data sources and advanced analytics to paint a comprehensive picture of an individual’s financial health. […]

The Easiest Way for Suppliers to Lose Business Is With Manual AR

October 26, 2023
It’s said that change is the only constant in business, but that doesn’t mean firms need to consistently adapt to every new trend. This is particularly true within the B2B...

Credit Sesame CEO: Outdated Credit Scoring Renders 44 Million Potential Borrowers Invisible

July 06, 2021
“How much cash you have and how you use your cash is really an important data point that can be used to assess someone’s creditworthiness.” In an age where half...

Avant CEO: Near-Prime Consumers Aren’t As Risky As Incomplete Data Suggests

June 17, 2021
The last 16 or so months has triggered a full reset of almost every part of consumers’ lives, as they were forced to rewire themselves to work in a world on...

Quick Reads
Plaid Launches Credit and Fraud Models Fueled by Cash Flow Data

October 06, 2026
Plaid is adding new capabilities and artificial intelligence (AI) models to its network that powers digital finance, aiming to help financial firms with their decisions across credit, fraud and payments, the company said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release emailed to PYMNTS. A new capability, Instant Link, lets eligible consumers share their cash flow […]

Bank of America Strategists Say Prediction Markets and Sports Gambling Could Pressure Credit Quality

November 25, 2025
Bank of America strategists reportedly expect consumers’ growing use of prediction markets and sports gambling sites to create new credit risk for lenders. Users’ losses on these platforms could create...

DigiFi Adds ValidiFI’s Credit Risk Solutions to Automated Digital Lending Platform

December 04, 2024
ValidiFI and DigiFi have partnered to provide lenders with automated, streamlined credit decisioning. In a new strategic integration, ValidiFI’s credit risk solutions will be added to DigiFi’s automated digital lending...

Rich Data Co to Accelerate Expansion of AI Decisioning Platform

August 05, 2024
Australian company Rich Data Co (RDC) has secured an additional AU$9 million (about $5.9 million) in funding to accelerate the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning platform for business...