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Early AI Gains Prompt Equifax to Double Savings Forecast to $150 Million

July 21, 2026
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Equifax Credits AI Tools for Record $1.6 Billion Quarter
Earnings // April 21, 2026

Equifax delivered record first-quarter revenue, driven in part by artificial intelligence-powered new product innovation, the company said in a Tuesday (April 21) earnings release. The global data, analytics and technology company’s gains were also driven by 38% growth in U.S. mortgage revenue, primarily in January...

Equifax Says AI Tools Help Drive New Product Innovation to Record High
Earnings // February 04, 2026

Equifax used its cloud and artificial intelligence resources to help drive innovation and efficiencies across its operations in 2025, Equifax CEO Mark Begor said Wednesday (Feb. 4) during a fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call. “In 2025, with 90% of our revenue in the new Equifax...

Equifax Launches Machine-Learning Product That Detects First-Party Fraud
Fraud Prevention // January 30, 2026

Equifax has launched a new machine-learning product designed to combat two forms of first-party fraud: loan stacking and credit washing. The new Credit Abuse Risk model uses behavioral insights and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) data to detect these activities during prequalification offers, account origination...

Equifax Launches Employment and Income Data Alongside Credit Reports
Taxes // January 26, 2026

Equifax now offers lenders verified employment and income data along with credit reports. This new offering, Income Confirm, integrates data from the company’s The Work Number database with an Equifax Consumer Credit Report, according to a Monday (Jan. 26) press release. Income Confirm is designed to strengthen lenders’ decisioning confidence...

Interviews & Exclusives
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
Early AI Gains Prompt Equifax to Double Savings Forecast to $150 Million

July 21, 2026
After seeing early productivity gains from its implementation of artificial intelligence and agentic-based solutions across its internal processes, Equifax doubled its forecast of the cost savings it expects to see over the next three years, according to a presentation released Tuesday (July 21) in conjunction with the company’s second-quarter earnings call. Equifax CEO Mark W. […]

Equifax Credits AI Tools for Record $1.6 Billion Quarter

April 21, 2026
Equifax delivered record first-quarter revenue, driven in part by artificial intelligence-powered new product innovation, the company said in a Tuesday (April 21) earnings release. The global data, analytics and technology...

Equifax Says AI Tools Help Drive New Product Innovation to Record High

February 04, 2026
Equifax used its cloud and artificial intelligence resources to help drive innovation and efficiencies across its operations in 2025, Equifax CEO Mark Begor said Wednesday (Feb. 4) during a fourth-quarter...

Equifax Launches Machine-Learning Product That Detects First-Party Fraud

January 30, 2026
Equifax has launched a new machine-learning product designed to combat two forms of first-party fraud: loan stacking and credit washing. The new Credit Abuse Risk model uses behavioral insights and...