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Company announcement/retail

Experian acquires Paylink's debt technology unit ReFi

Experian has, today, announced that ReFi™, a leading debt consolidation technology from Paylink Solutions, will become part of the Experian Consumer Services Marketplace, in a boost for consumers and lenders with debt consolidation and affordability challenges.

09 January 2025

News/regulation

CFPB sues Experian over "sham investigations" into consumer disputes

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued credit reporting agency Experian for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes and showing uncritical deferrence to institutional submissions.

08 January 2025

Company announcement/security

Experian fraud report finds huge growth in GenAI technologies

Experian announced its 2024 Global Identity & Fraud Report that provides a comprehensive view of the consumer and business response to the latest fraud patterns and fraud‑mitigation strategies in the worldwide financial services sector.

16 December 2024

News/identity

AI power centres are fresh targets for hackers - Experian

Experian’s 12th annual Data Breach Industry Forecast includes five 2025 predictions for 2025 that show that global data breaches show no signs of slowing down.

04 December 2024

Company announcement/retail

Experian and Nationwide join forces to speed up mortgage applications

Mortgage applications are set to become speedier after Nationwide joined forces with Experian to automate the checks needed to verify a customer’s income.

02 December 2024

Company announcement/security

Identity theft set to surge in run-up to Christmas

Consumers and businesses are being warned to protect personal information amid a surge in identity theft during the Christmas period.

26 November 2024

Company announcement/security

Experian adds Sardine tech to fraud prevention suite

Experian UK&I today announces a new partnership with Sardine, the leader in behavioural biometrics and device intelligence-based fraud prevention.

15 October 2024

Company announcement/ai

Experian UK&I taps AI for commercial insurance underwriting

Experian UK&I today announces a new AI-powered data solution ‘Hazard Tags’ which will help transform underwriting processes in the commercial insurance sector.

09 October 2024

Company announcement/retail

Experian and Paylink Solutions team on debt consolidation

Experian has today announced its new partnership with Paylink, a leading provider of affordability software and payments, to address affordability restrictions with debt consolidation loans.

03 September 2024

Company announcement/identity

Experian acquires behavioural analytics firm NeuroID

Experian — the global data and technology company — announced today that it has acquired NeuroID, an industry leader in behavioral analytics.

13 August 2024

News/markets

SME Finance Taskforce announces plan boost UK economic growth

The SME Finance Taskforce has released its coalition plan to boost the UK economy by speeding up lending and access to finance for 5.5 million SMEs.

02 August 2024

Company announcement/retail

Experian Digital to help Kiwi banks clear up confusing transaction descriptions on bank statements

Experian, the global information services company, has announced the launch of two Experian Digital solutions in New Zealand, to help kiwi banks to innovate their customer banking experience by tackling the challenge of confusing transaction descriptions on bank statements.

24 July 2024