FICO Extends Distribution Agreement with Equifax for FICO® Score in Canada
The FICO® Score is the standard measure of consumer credit risk used in more than 25 countries
TORONTO — August 8, 2018
FICO extends multi-year agreement with Equifax® Canada to distribute FICO® Scores to lenders, consumers and additional businesses in Canada
BEACON Score to be renamed FICO® Score in Canada
Analytics software firm FICO today announced that it has extended a multi-year agreement with Equifax Canada to distribute FICO® Scores to lenders, consumers and additional businesses in Canada. The renewed agreement continues to offer the FICO® Score, previously named BEACON®, to the Canadian market and continues to leverage Equifax mortgage data to enhance predictive power.
"Our continued relationship with FICO underscores Equifax Canada's dedication to delivering innovative insights to the Canadian market," said Lisa Nelson, president of Equifax Canada. "The FICO Score has served Canadian customers well, and continuing to offer it as part of our product suite ensures we are providing a comprehensive selection of scores that empower our customers to make better business decisions."
This extended agreement continues to enable customers to enhance their credit risk management in Canada. This extension drives value for organizations, as accessible data can be used for more informed credit decisions.
The FICO Score is the standard measure of consumer credit risk and used in more than 25 countries on five continents.
About FICO
FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the
world prosper. Founded in 1956 and based in Silicon Valley, the company is a
pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve
operational decisions. FICO holds more than 180 US and foreign patents on
technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for
businesses in financial services, telecommunications, health care, retail and
many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100
countries do everything from protecting 2.6 billion payment cards from fraud,
to helping people get credit, to ensuring that millions of airplanes and rental
cars are in the right place at the right time. Learn more at http://www.fico.com.
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