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Strengthening the Banking Proposition: How Equifax UK&I is Elevating Client ...
Overview: David Bernard, CEO, Equifax UK&I, speaks with recently appointed, Adam Bassett, Banking Director, at Equifax UK&I, and Mark Thundercliffe, Strategic Advisor to Equifax UK&I (and former CRO at HSBC and Citi), about how Equifax UK is deepening its banking partnerships, leveraging cloud investments, and driving enhanced decisioning value for financial institutions.   Interview: David Bernard: Adam, welcome to E ...
November 06, 2026
Equifax UK and The Access Group partnering to deliver instant income and em ...
London, 4th November 2026 – Credit reference agency Equifax UK has entered a strategic data partnership with The Access Group, a leading software and payroll provider, to help make income and employment verification faster, simpler and more secure for Access customers and their employees. The partnership means that employees of organisations using The Access Group payroll software can now verify their income and employment status instantly and dig ...
November 05, 2026
Equifax UK&I appoints Adam Bassett as Banking Director to strengthen strate ...
Senior banking professional joins to accelerate cloud data integration, advanced decisioning, and strategic partnership value for financial institutions across the UK and Ireland  LONDON – 2nd November 2026 - Equifax UK&I has appointed Adam Bassett as Banking Director, in a new leadership role to steer the commercial growth and strategic alignment of the Equifax banking practice and help financial institutions unlock greater value from data, a ...
November 03, 2026
Closing the Compliance Gap: Why static batch screening alone could be expos ...
In today’s volatile geopolitical climate, regulatory risk does not stand still. Bodies like the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), alongside international authorities such as OFAC, frequently update sanctions regimes in direct response to rapidly shifting global events. At the same time, individuals and corporate entities can shift in political exposure (PEPs) or become implicated in financial ...
October 08, 2026
Equifax UK selected by Nationwide Building Society to power in-app credit s ...
The solution enables Nationwide, the world’s largest building society and the UK’s second biggest mortgage issuer, to empower its members to live their financial best London, September 22, 2026 – Equifax UK has been selected by Nationwide Building Society to power its new, free consumer credit score feature. This integration enhances Nationwide’s digital banking experience for its more than six million app users, encouraging credit awareness by pr ...
September 23, 2026
A third of young UK consumers bypass credit cards as BNPL takes over a fift ...
London, 1 September 2026 – One in three young UK consumers are now skipping traditional credit cards entirely in favour of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services¹, according to the latest Equifax UK Affordability Barometer, which tracks consumer credit trends across major lending categories. The findings point to an accelerating shift in consumer financing, with BNPL increasing its share of the retail finance market from 15% in Janu ...
September 01, 2026
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
Creditinfo and Equifax 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 analy ...
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