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How to Rate Trade Credit Risk – Without Much Data

FICO

The company were asking me to advise them on the production of a ratings model, to help them rank their customers, old and new, for risk. For example, many industry sectors have bespoke credit reference agencies (such as Dynamar ) that offer risk grades and recommended credit limits.

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Tracking Credit Risk in a Challenging Economy - South Africa

FICO

Credit scoring is widely used in South Africa to determine the risk of credit applicants — using this kind of objective, precise measure of risk lets banks, retailers and other organizations lend with more confidence, which in turn means more people get approved for credit. About the Empirica Score.

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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 3 (2022)

FICO

Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 3 (2022). Building portfolio risk resilience into customer management. Lenders must adopt a similar mindset as they manage the financial health of their consumer lending portfolios to insulate their existing assets from potential portfolio risk volatility. Saxon Shirley.

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How to Address Portfolio Risk Volatility Through Economic Uncertainty - Part 3

FICO

Lenders must adopt a similar mindset as they manage the health of their consumer lending portfolios to insulate their existing book of business from potential risk volatility. Of course, credit risk is only one aspect of portfolio health. Two-layered risk appetite approach to customer management without FICO® Resilience Index.

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China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M P2P Leads

PYMNTS

Banks offer credit limits to borrowers that would seem punitively low in much of the Western world, so there is a pent-up demand for online alternatives. That means the big opportunity for X Financial comes from the 400 million or so Chinese consumers who have credit cards, but are hampered by limits that are too low.

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How Are Incumbents Adjusting Their Offerings to Become More Accessible?

The Fintech Times

Many operations can now be automated, such as remote account opening, requesting credit limits, deposits, and brokerage accounts. . “They are adopting user-friendly web and mobile applications, significantly reducing service delivery costs. It’s a win-win.”

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PeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round

PYMNTS

That means the big opportunity for X Financial comes from the 400 million or so Chinese consumers who have credit cards, but are hampered by limits that are too low. X Financial’s offerings include a balance transfer credit card product and an unsecured, high-credit-limit loan product.

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