Darryl Knopp | FICO

Darryl Knopp rejoined FICO in June 2017 as a Senior Director and led the FICO Advisors Digital Practice before being named to run portfolio marketing for FICO's applications. Before joining FICO, Darryl held many key roles at financial institutions through North America and Asia, including Chief Risk Officer of Grow Financial, a Canadian Fintech specializing in online lending and building software for financial institutions. Darryl is a frequent speaker at industry events including FICO World and CSRSA conferences.

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Raising Elder Fraud Awareness to Prevent Real Estate Scams

June 15, 2021

It’s June, a special month for honoring loved ones, especially parents and grandparents by raising Elder Abuse Awareness. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is officially June 15th and it’s an ideal time to educate oneself on how to protect elders from becoming victims of financial abuse. All too often, elders today are the targets of residential real estate f…

by Darryl Knopp
BNPL Fraud — When "Buy Now, Pay Later" Backfires

June 14, 2021

Invitations to buy even the smallest items on an installment plan seem to be everywhere online, and in-store, too: called “buy now, pay later” or BNPL loans, these offers let consumers buy what they want, now, and pay for it over time in four equal payments. Even the smallest purchases can now be broken up into bite-sized chunks. Led by a plethora of h…

by Darryl Knopp
Hindsight is 2020: Seven Financial Services Trends We Took Away from Last Year

January 14, 2021

To preface this post, my work focuses on digital financial services. I mention this as I’m not a doctor or scientist of any sort. I can’t cure COVID-19 (unless whiskey and wine are the cure). I’m immensely grateful for the scientists who have developed a vaccine and the healthcare professionals that are currently administering it. I’m optimistic that 2021 will g…

by Darryl Knopp