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IBM server crash hits Canadian bank services

An outage at IBM's server farm in Montreal has knocked out online services and ATMs at two Canadian banks, according to a local press report.

25 January 2012

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Indian central bank approves Equifax joint venture

The Reserve Bank of India has greenlighted a joint venture between Equifax and six Indian financial institutions to create a nationwide credit information agency.

30 March 2010

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PayPal, Google and Equifax back launch of Open Identity Exchange

Google, PayPal, Equifax, VeriSign, Verizon, CA, and Booz Allen Hamilton have announced the formation of the Open Identity Exchange (OIX), a non-profit organisation dedicated to building trust in the exchange of online identity credentials across public and private sectors.

03 March 2010

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Credit referencing agencies team for ID fraud service

UK consumers that fall victim to identity theft will now need to contact just one credit referencing agency - rather than three - to restore their credit records.

13 August 2008

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Tech giants team on Internet ID cards

Google, Microsoft and PayPal are among a group of technology firms that are joining forces to promote the use of virtual online identity cards - rather than user names and passwords - for conducting transactions via the Web.

24 June 2008

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Credit agencies to establish single data encryption standard

The top three credit reporting agencies in the US - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion - have agreed to adopt a single, shared encryption standard to better protect customer data.

23 September 2005

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Equifax releases anti-phishing toolbar

Credit reporting agency Equifax has introduced an online tool bar for consumers to determine the safety levels of Web sites before they reveal personal information that could make them vulnerable to fraud.

08 March 2005

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Equifax buys Appro Systems

Credit reporting agency Equifax has signed an agreement to acquire Appro Systems, a provider of automated lending and credit risk management technology to financial services firms, for $92 million.

08 February 2005

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Derbyshire Building Society signs for Equifax customer screening service

The UK's Derbyshire Building Society has signed up to Equifax's online consumer authentication system, eIDverifier, to comply with Financial Services Authority (FSA) anti-money laundering regulations.

06 August 2004

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Equifax extends IBM outsourcing agreement

Atlanta-based credit reporting agency Equifax has signed a new outsourcing agreement with IBM for the supply and provision of global 'on-demand' technology services for its operations in the US, Canada and Europe.

07 August 2003

Equifax and MSN.CA team up to deliver on-line credit info

Equifax Canada is to provide its customers with direct-to-customer credit information services via the Microsoft MSN.CA money site.

31 January 2003

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Pershing to push Equifax customer screening system

Pershing is to provide its introducing broker dealer customers with Equifax's credit approval software Decision Power, which will be delivered over the vendor's Internet-based service ePort.

23 January 2003