Acxiom caught in bust-up over illegal data trading
IPG-owned data giant Acxiom has been caught up in a major breach of GDPR by selling the personal data of…
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£11.2m Equifax fine takes cost of 2017 breach to £3bn
Equifax UK has been slapped with a £11.2m penalty for the 2017 data breach which exposed the personal data of…
ClearScore tries human touch to push credit score app
Credit reference specialist ClearScore is aiming to show how it can help Brits navigate the cost of living crisis by…
Experian targets surge in buy now pay later market
Experian is jumping aboard the buy now pay later (BNPL) market – dominated by Klarna and Clearpay – with the…
Payment freezes ‘won’t affect business credit scores’
Companies which secure payment freezes from their lenders during the coronavirus pandemic will not have their credit scores adversely affected,…
Skipton appoints Jaywing to credit risk validation brief
Skipton Building Society – the company which was the original backer of Callcredit – has appointed Jaywing to handle its…
Hastings Direct extends data solutions deal with Equifax
Hastings Direct has strengthened its relationship with Equifax by signing a multi-year deal which will see the data giant provide…
US fintech enters UK market with Noddle acquisition
TransUnion is continuing to offload non-core businesses acquired through its £1bn purchase of Callcredit by completing the sale of the…
Experian pulls the plug on £275m ClearScore takeover
Experian has scrapped its proposed £275m takeover of online credit referencing and financial services firm ClearScore after concluding that the…
Callcredit data boss Davison steps down after 23 years
Callcredit chief data officer Mark Davison – who has been with the company since its inception as an offshoot of…