Tagged: credit score

December 27, 2025 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Plaid has noted in a blog post that credit underwriting has long relied on credit bureau data, which provides many years of structured, standardized information on loans, repayments, and delinquencies. However, Plaid also mentioned that these files have certain “blind spots, saying little about… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Your Credit Score, Lloyds Bank’s free credit checking service, now has 10 million registered customers. The feature, available through the mobile banking app and online, “allows customers to view their credit report and access personalised practical tips to improve or maintain their score.” As millions… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 10:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Borrowell, a Canadian company, launched a program allowing renters to report up to 24 months of past rent payments to Equifax Canada with no landlord involvement required. By providing renters the ability to report past rental payment history, Borrowell said Canadians can finally… Read More

December 31, 2022 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sezzle Inc. (ASX: SZL), a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution in Canada, recently announced the expansion of Sezzle Up, a consumer credit-product, into the Canadian market. For Canadians who are either credit unserved or underserved, “the lack of a credit score and any history… Read More

October 14, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Creditspring, a subscription loan provider, has introduced Step, which is a new credit builder product that assists members with enhancing their credit score without dealing the risk of acquiring additional debt. With new Creditspring research confirming that more than a quarter (28%) of 18-34-year-olds are… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 10:45 am By Priyanka Pani  |  

Brazil-based Nubank has led a $45 million Series B funding round in yet-to-be-launched Indian neobank Jupiter. Global Founders Capital, Matrix Partners, and Sequoia Capital also participated in the round along with existing investors Addition Ventures, Tanglin VC, 3one4 Capital, Greyhound, and Beenext. Founded by Jitendra… Read More

July 12, 2021 @ 11:45 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Indian neo-banking startup StashFin is betting big in the credit-starved nation with its innovative ‘credit line’ cards that could disrupt the digital lending ecosystem of the country. The fintech, which raised $40 million in Series B from a clutch of global investors in April this… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lending platform RateSetter explains that a debt consolidation loan might be a good or suitable way to make managing your funds easier by “rolling your existing borrowing into one simple monthly payment.” RateSetter, which was once a leading P2P lender that has now sold its… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UnionBank in the Philippines has teamed up with FinScore, an alternative credit scoring solution provider that’s powered by advanced analytics and the latest telco data. Through the partnership, both organizations will aim to promote market efficiencies and help consumers access a wide range of digital… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

High-performance blockchain platform Ontology has introduced an “Inclusive Pool” – which is the platform’s first (decentralized finance) DeFi product based on OScore. Since recently launching OScore, the “decentralized” credit system implemented on Ontology’s DeID, the team at Ontology has been working towards adding a new… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Thursday its plan to offer micro-credit to its Today Cardholder community. According to XTM, the Today program has been adopted and rolled out to thousands of hospitality, personal care, and… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Open banking startups CreditKudos has raised £5 million in a Series A funding round led by AlbionVC, according to a report. AlbionVC was joined by a group of Fintech angels, including Christian Faes of LendInvest, as well as Entrepreneur First, TriplePoint, Plug & Play Ventures,… Read More

January 19, 2020 @ 11:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Monzo announced last week it will be now be reporting to Experian. The company revealed that it previously just reported to TransUnion. “Although we’ve started sharing information with Experian, it’ll take a month or two for Monzo to appear on your… Read More