The end-to-end knowledge company

The company

CRIF is a global company specialising in credit bureau and business information systems, analytics, outsourcing and processing services, as well as advanced digital and open banking solutions. Founded in Bologna (Italy) in 1988, today CRIF has an international presence, operating in 37 countries across 4 continents with over 6,400 professionals.

For the last 25 years in the UK, CRIF has been specialising in decision management, consumer profiling, fraud prevention, open banking and digital transformation solutions.

AISP Regulated by the FCA, CRIF enables banks and other financial institutions – including insurers and alternative lenders – to take their digital services to the next level, helping them harness open banking data and advanced analytics to understand their retail and business customers in more detail than ever before, and with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

Moreover, CRIF makes its knowledge and information assets available to consumers through services which are specially designed to help them take decisions calmly and with knowledge of the credit and property markets.

CRIF is committed to digital financial inclusion. We work responsibly to offer innovative solutions to support our customers to enhance access to credit in compliance, granting a digital access and use of financial services by excluded and underserved people.

Our mission

The mission that drives CRIF is to create value and new opportunities for consumers and businesses by providing reliable information and solutions, allowing more powerful decisions and accelerating digital innovation.

CRIF has been responsibly supporting its clients in their everyday financial journey, through trusted information, advanced cutting-edge solutions, and unique expert knowledge.

CRIF helps credit supply meet demand; supporting institutions to manage lending more efficiently and effectively and providing specific help to millions of consumers and businesses to access credit more easily. CRIF provides advanced solutions to decision-makers in the banking, financial, insurance, telecommunications, utilities and business world, starting from listening and understanding the business needs which make each company unique and different.

Every day, the people at CRIF serve their clients with knowledge, commitment and passion to help them to grow: together to the next level.

Sustainability

Commitment to the ecosystem of partners, suppliers, and customers, their people, the community, and the environment.

Our global presence

Combining global experience in financial services and credit referencing with the agility and innovation of a fintech, CRIF provides financial organisations with the tools to offer their customers a full and seamless digital journey.
From onboarding and evaluation, all the way through to business development, CRIF is enabling organisations to deliver a digital experience that consumers have come to expect, while creating value in a more efficient, effective and customer centric way.