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NEW REPORT: The Banks’ How-To Guide To Using AI To Manage Credit Risk

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Managing credit risk used to be a reactive process. Waiting until account holders fall behind to take action not only meant that customers’ credit scores would take a hit before their banks were alerted to a problem, but also that banks would lose the revenue from the scheduled payment.

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When Fraud Risk Is Credit Risk In Disguise

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Also, what’s a simple and legitimate matter of credit risk ? Fraudsters are smart and experienced enough to, say, defeat those security-question defenses, and there is no doubt that countless user name and password combinations, along with other stolen data, are widely available on the digital black market. Bad Timing.

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Will Square’s Stock Drop Shift Attention To Credit Risk?

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However, to get down to his concerns, the analyst said — per news reports such as CNBC — that the recently debuted “Square Installments” (which, as the name implies, offers payment plans) may expose the company in a way that makes it vulnerable to credit markets. Risk Gets Riskier. Those are headline numbers.

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Number of U.K. Firms In Significant Financial Distress Jumps

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New data from insolvency firm Begbies Traynor may set off alarm bells: The number of U.K. A report released from the company this week found a 25 percent year-over-year increase in the number of companies categorized as being in significant financial distress in Q2, the largest yearly increase the firm has seen in three years, it said.

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Zest AI CEO: Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Lending and Credit

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Those are the kind of numbers that explain why Zest received a $15 million investment last week from software developer Insight Partners. De Vere isn’t bashful when it comes to talking about Zest AI, its mission and product/market fit. “We 15M In New Funding . That's our future,” de Vere said. The Gold Standard of Inclusive Lending.

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Reframing financial uncertainty with data and AI

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Businesses face a tremendous number of uncertainties. It is a tall ask, considering that today’s macroeconomic risks can come from unexpected directions. Reframing financial uncertainty with data and AI Navigating uncertainty Many times, in the past, a market downturn would be traced to a major issue or catalyst.

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Inflation and its Ripple Effects!

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Inflation numbers have been coming in high now, for more than a year, but for much of the early part of 2021, bankers, investors and politicians seemed to be either in denial or casually dismissive of its potential for damage. While the implied inflation in bond rates is low, investors seem to be anticipating higher inflation.

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