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Wondering about credit scores, reports or what the Bahamas Credit Bureau does? Let's meet and talk at the Educational Webinar organized by TSWCCU, where we will be presenting CRIF Credit Bureau, your rights as related to a credit report and how to access a credit score.

CRIF is pleased to have been invited to an informative Lunch & Learn session to discuss the Credit Bureau. The two-day-session will take place June 21st at 11am and June 22nd at 2.30pm. Here, our team will give some insights on what is credit bureau, how it works and answer to all doubts and questions on credit report, loans and so on.

On June 16th, under the title 'Target 3: Building your economic legacy', CRIF has presented a second virtual discussion on the role of the credit bureau and its impact on your credit score.

On May 19th, 2022, CRIF had the chance to participate at the Lunch & Learn event organized by Doctor's Hospital where we had the chance to give an introduction on Credit Bureau.

The market share of Buy Now PayLater in worldwide e-commerce payments doubled from 2019 to 2021, and now stands at a total share of 3% globally. In 2016 it was only 0.4%. Financial institutions, e-commerce merchants, customers, and regulators will inevitably have to familiarize themselves with the opportunities and, of course, challenges of this disruptive trend. Certainly, BNPL is attractive to customers because it allows them to buy a product immediately without paying the full amount at the time of purchase, but a few challenges need to be faced when dealing with this kind of payment. Find out how an information solutions provider like CRIF can be an important partner for BNPL players to ensure the smooth and effective running of BNPL processes.

Only 56% of companies recognize their business network as an extension of their organization, and this prevents them from knowing exactly what their sustainability impact is in the different segments of their Supply Chain. Furthermore, most companies are now managing their sustainability to some extent, but they often only deal with 10% of their impact; 90% of their carbon footprint comes from the supply chain. Find out how to assess ESG sustainability within the supply chain in the article “Sustainable supply chains: increased visibility of suppliers” published in Global Trade Review (GTR).

The EU-funded TranspArEEnS project, established to deliver a standardized approach to the transparent and rigorous assessment of small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) energy efficiency (EE) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, has started its exclusive data collection with CRIF. The first and second phases of the Project have already attracted interest from SMEs, which account for approximately 99% of all European companies, as well as from banking and insurance institutions and trade associations. The development of the standardized qualitative-quantitative questionnaire on EE and ESG, specifically for SMEs, also includes additions targeted at recent energy and geopolitical emergencies. 

The European TranspArEEnS project enters phase 3

Specifically, the transaction involves the sale to CRIF of Tinexta’s holdings in the companies Innolva S.p.A. and ReValuta S.p.A. The division was valued at a total enterprise value of € 237.5 million.