Equifax Acquires AccountScore Holdings Limited
February 9, 2021
Equifax, Inc. has acquired AccountScore Holdings Limited, a UK-based open banking and transaction data analytics company, to expand its open banking and insights capabilities. The acquisition will integrate AccountScore's bank transaction data and OBaaS expertise with Equifax's credit and analytics products to improve automated income verification, affordability assessments, and more predictive credit scoring; UK FCA regulatory approval was received.
- Buyers
- Equifax, Inc.
- Targets
- AccountScore Holdings Limited
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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