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Equifax UK enhances identity and fraud offerings for clients with real-time ...
London, [17th August 2026] – Equifax, the global data, analytics, and technology company, has launched Automatic Watchlist Monitoring (AWM), a new monitoring solution to help regulated businesses in the UK safely automate and enhance their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance in an intensifying Know-Your-Customer (KYC) regulatory environment. By evolving AML compliance from a manual, periodic task into an automated process, the ...
August 17, 2026
Equifax UK Verification Exchange solution now available to NatWest customer ...
Verification Exchange enables NatWest customers to make faster and more informed mortgage lending decisions to help expand financial inclusion  [London, 05 August 2026] – Equifax UK announced today that NatWest will be the first UK high street bank to offer the Equifax UK Verification Exchange solution to help combat mortgage application fraud. This service improves the mortgage application process and champions ...
August 11, 2026
Equifax and Creditinfo announce European strategic partnership to strengthe ...
The partnership delivers advanced fraud capabilities across 10 countries in Europe LONDON – 30 July 2026: Creditinfo Group and Equifax UK today announced a strategic partnership to deliver fraud detection capabilities for Creditinfo clients in 10 countries across Europe.  Creditinfo customers now have access to the Equifax Kount® 360 global platform, which utilises Creditinfo’s local market intelligence to ...
July 30, 2026
Current financial landscape continues to reshape consumer mortgage manageme ...
London, 15 June 2026 – Evolving financial conditions continue to drive adjustments in how UK households manage their finances, according to the latest Equifax UK Affordability Barometer1 which tracks trends across the nation’s major consumer credit sources - including mortgages and credit cards amongst others. Equifax data through the end of May 2026 reveals mortgage repayments are 45% above January 2022 levels, reflecting the ...
June 16, 2026
Equifax partners with Poland’s leading credit bureau to expand client acces ...
London, 01 June 2026 – Equifax UK and Biuro Informacji Kredytowej S.A. (BIK), Poland’s primary credit bureau, have partnered to broaden client access to their respective identity verification and fraud prevention capabilities, helping more businesses to tackle increasingly sophisticated fraud and enable safer customer journeys. Through this collaboration, BIK will gain access to a suite of Equifax advanced identity and fraud service ...
June 01, 2026
Equifax UK launches real-time, purpose-built solution to counter APP fraud ...
London, [20 May 2026] – Equifax, the global data, analytics and technology company, has launched Authorized Payment Protection in the UK, a purpose-built solution designed to help prevent Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud in real-time, before funds leave a customer’s account. Unlike other solutions on the market that have been adapted from card fraud models, Authorized Payment Protection monitors real-time bank transfer ...
May 22, 2026
After a year of hard-won adaptation, Equifax reveals UK households face dim ...
Impending energy price cap rises and ‘higher for longer’ interest rates risk pushing millions to the limits of their adaptive capacity The new Equifax UK Market Pulse Index, a diagnostic tool for financial health, flatlines in depletion of pandemic-era savings Higher-income households seek debt relief as new IVAs involving homeowners gr ...
May 08, 2026
Festive borrowing hit new peaks in 2025 as consumers embrace credit but rep ...
The UK credit market saw a surge in activity in the final quarter of 2025, with credit card limit increases and unsecured loan originations hitting new highs, according to the latest Equifax UK Affordability Barometer1, which tracks consumer credit trends across major lending categories. Equifax UK data for the fourth quarter of 2025 reveals a highly active period for credit card limit management, with the volume of limit increases r ...
March 26, 2026
Equifax selected as global partner for Greek credit bureau Tiresias
London, 8 January 2026 – Equifax, a global data, analytics, and technology company, has been selected as the strategic partner for Tiresias, Greece’s sole credit bureau. This significant collaboration aims to enhance financial inclusion, foster economic growth, and introduce advanced credit assessment and fraud prevention solutions within the Greek market.  Equifax will contribute to this partnership with its advanced da ...
January 08, 2026
Equifax offers comprehensive suite of solutions to help lenders navigate th ...
Comprehensive suite comes as the UK regulator closed its consultation on 12 December, with redress scheme anticipated to start in early 2026 Solutions include historical motor finance loans data, advanced tracing, and robust fraud and payment verification capabilities London, 16 December 2025 – Equifax UK is offering a comprehensive suite ...
December 18, 2025
More credit card holders see limit increase over summer, with repayments ho ...
London, 26th November 2025 – UK credit card data reveals a significant rise in the number of credit limit increases granted over the summer, even as repayment behaviours remain stable, according to the latest Equifax UK Affordability Barometer1, which tracks consumer credit trends across major lending categories. After relative stability in the first half of the year, July, August and September saw the volume of credit card limit ...
December 02, 2025
Equifax UK partners with FIS to help businesses improve cash flow and manag ...
Equifax UK has expanded its partnership with prominent fintech provider, FIS, to launch Order to Cash™, a cloud-native, end-to-end solution for cash collections and credit control.  Order to Cash is an integrated platform that automates processes, workflows, and collaboration across the credit-to-cash cycle, helping to address inefficiencies in accounts receivable management. Leveraging data analytics and clo ...
November 20, 2025