Equifax

112 results about this entity

Period: 08 Feb 2005 - 04 Nov 2025

Equifax opens commercial credit data sharing utility

Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, has launched a new solution to support the government Commercial Credit Data Sharing (CCDS) initiative seeking to stimulate competition and encourage new entrants in SME lending, thereby addressing the shortfall in access to finance.

Community bankers sue Equifax over massive data breach

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), which represents 5700 institutions, has filed a lawsuit against Equifax for its recent breach of 145.5 million consumer records and 209,000 payment cards.

Credit reference agencies combine to help lenders prepare for GDPR

Callcredit, Equifax and Experian are launching an industry-wide Credit Reference Agency Information Notice (CRAIN) in readiness for the implementation of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018.

Equifax profits dive on data breach costs

Equifax has reported a 27% drop in profits in its third quarter results as the costs of recovering from a recently disclosed data breach begin to mount.

Equifax CEO quits after massive hack

Equifax chief executive and chairman Richard Smith has retired in the wake of the data breach at the credit referencing firm that exposed the personal details of approximately 143 million US consumers.

Equifax hack: Visa and Mastercard flag 200k compromised credit cards

The details of more than 200,000 Visa and Mastercard cards were stolen during the recent cyber-breach at credit referencing firm Equifax.

Huge Equifax breach hits 143 million consumers

Credit referencing firm Equifax has reported a cyber-breach which spilled the personal details of approximately 143 million US consumers.

FIS and Equifax unveil OnlyID

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, and global information solutions company Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) have teamed up to improve consumer experiences by bringing new levels of convenience and security to consumers challenged with maintaining multiple usernames and passwords to protect themselves from financial fraud and identity theft.

Equifax aligns with Castlight for Open Banking revolution

Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, and Castlight, the leading financial capability company, have formed an alliance with Oakbrook Finance, the owners of consumer loan brand Likely Loans, to develop new products for the 2018 Open Banking initiative.

Equifax taps facial recognition for document verification

Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, has launched a bespoke Document Verifier solution to provide faster identity authentication for financial product applications using facial recognition.

Brits warm to biometrics

Research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, shows that 56% of people online would prefer to use a biometric security method over traditional options like passwords to log into their financial accounts online.

Equifax appointed by P2P lender Flender to support SME loans

Equifax Limited, the consumer and business insight expert, has been appointed by new P2P lending platform Flender to support the underwriting of loans for UK SMEs.