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    • Top 5 FICO Scores Posts of 2019: Credit Score Trends & Innovations in Scoring Top 5 FICO Scores Posts of 2019: Credit Score Trends & Innovations in Scoring
      Top 5 FICO Scores Posts of 2019: Credit Score Trends & Innovations in Scoring
      January 09, 2020
      Scoring Solutions

      The average FICO® Score ticked up to 706 in 2019, and the blog post where we covered the news continues to be one of the most popular posts on the FICO blog. We also looked at trends in credit scores and addressed whether FICO® Scores are artificially inflated. Other innovations such as FICO Safe Driving Score were also of interest to readers. Here are the 5 FICO®…

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    • Top 5 Customer Development Posts of 2019: AI and Additional Data Top 5 Customer Development Posts of 2019: AI and Additional Data
      Top 5 Customer Development Posts of 2019: AI and Additional Data
      January 06, 2020
      Customer Development

      The most popular stories in customer development were about how to improve the customer journey. Much of the focus on the FICO Blog was on ways to increase profitability by reaching customers with better offers, loans tailored to their needs or indeed customers who were deemed too risky. Here are the 5 customer development posts from 2019 with the most views on the…

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    • Top 5 Collections Posts of 2019: Analytics and Automation Top 5 Collections Posts of 2019: Analytics and Automation
      Top 5 Collections Posts of 2019: Analytics and Automation
      January 02, 2020
      Debt Collection & Recovery

      With IFRS 9 and a new focus on persistent debt by the UK’s regulators, 2019 was a challenging year for debt collection. However, much of the focus on the FICO Blog was on ways to improve results through automation and analytics. Here are the 5 collections posts from 2019 with the most views on the FICO Blog. 11 Credit Trends That Raise Questions for Debt Collect…

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    • FICO Platform Supports Care by Volvo FICO Platform Supports Care by Volvo
      FICO Platform Supports Care by Volvo
      December 05, 2019
      Customer Development

      Volvo Cars has selected FICO® Decision Modeler to immediately onboard customers to its new Care by Volvo service. The move demonstrates the increasing adoption of advanced decision management technology in the auto finance industry. Care by Volvo is a vehicle subscription service designed to let customers enjoy the benefits of a new Volvo, without the challenges of…

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    • FICO Cyber Risk Score Is First on AWS Marketplace FICO Cyber Risk Score Is First on AWS Marketplace
      FICO Cyber Risk Score Is First on AWS Marketplace
      December 02, 2019
      Fraud Protection & Compliance

      Worried about the rise in data breaches? Now it’s easier than ever to understand your company’s cyber risk. The latest release of the FICO® Cyber Risk Score is now available on AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors. The FICO Cyber Risk Score is the first cyber rating available on the AWS Marketplace.…

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    • Black Friday Alert: 16 Tips for Avoiding Fraud Black Friday Alert: 16 Tips for Avoiding Fraud
      Black Friday Alert: 16 Tips for Avoiding Fraud
      November 26, 2019
      Fraud Protection & Compliance

      Whenever people are buying more, it’s an opportunity for criminals to strike, which makes Black Friday a dangerous time. With new scams on the increase, FICO’s fraud experts have added new tips for staying safe and avoiding fraud, taking the total to 16. Take Care at ATMs If an ATM looks odd, or your card doesn’t enter the machine smoothly, consider going som…

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    • Video: Twenty Years of Fraud-Fighting Success at UBS Card Center Video: Twenty Years of Fraud-Fighting Success at UBS Card Center
      Video: Twenty Years of Fraud-Fighting Success at UBS Card Center
      November 20, 2019
      Fraud Protection & Compliance

      How do you fight the changing tactics criminals use to defraud customers? The only way is to innovate, learn and adapt. That is how UBS Card Center, which processes some 25% of card transactions in Switzerland, keeps fraud rates down and cardholders happy. And for the past 20 years, UBS have been using the FICO® Falcon® Platform and working in partnership with fraud e…

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    • FICO World 2019 Final Day: Why AI Needs Explanations and Innovations FICO World 2019 Final Day: Why AI Needs Explanations and Innovations
      FICO World 2019 Final Day: Why AI Needs Explanations and Innovations
      November 08, 2019
      Decision Management

      The final day of FICO World started with our Chief Analytics Officer, Scott Zoldi, and Kate Crawford, co-founder of AI Now Institute, discussing important governance issues related to analytics modeling, data choices and usage, and the roles and responsibilities of data scientists in our digital age. For Zoldi, while the excitement on machine learning is helping to…

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    • FICO World 2019 Day 2: Never Climb Alone FICO World 2019 Day 2: Never Climb Alone
      FICO World 2019 Day 2: Never Climb Alone
      November 07, 2019
      Customer Development

      Tim VanTassel, Solutions and Advisory Group VP and general manager at FICO, kick-started day two of FICO World by mapping out the credit risk journey with examples from the auto finance, telco, and self-service collections industries.  Tim noted that FICO works with our customers to help unlock better customer experiences.  He also added, “if you d…

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    • FICO World 2019 Kickoff: Hello Big Apple FICO World 2019 Kickoff: Hello Big Apple
      FICO World 2019 Kickoff: Hello Big Apple
      November 06, 2019
      Decision Management

      FICO World 2019 commenced today in New York City on a perfect fall day. More than 1400 attendees joined the conference which started 38 years ago. This year's conference features sessions on everything from the data decisions cloud, to FICO® Score trends, to analytic innovations in fighting financial crimes. CEO Will Lansing kicked off the conference with…

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    • Fraud and Financial Crime Management Are Converging – But How Fast? Fraud and Financial Crime Management Are Converging – But How Fast?
      Fraud and Financial Crime Management Are Converging – But How Fast?
      September 12, 2019
      Fraud Protection & Compliance

      A new independent survey by research firm Ovum has found that banks in multiple regions plan to integrate their fraud and financial crime compliance systems and activities in response to new criminal threats and punishing fines — but not all at the same speed. “Banks are asking a fundamental question: Is the current approach to tackling financial crime sustain…

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    • Analytic Heroes Come Forward! Analytic Heroes Come Forward!
      Analytic Heroes Come Forward!
      August 29, 2019
      Decision Management

      FICO’s customers continue to set new standards with their innovative solutions to very challenging business problems. That’s why the FICO® Decisions Awards were created — to find the best of the best, the companies that are truly competing with analytics. Our 2019 FICO® Decisions Awards are now open. Nominations are due October 15, 2019, and winners will be announc…

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