Understanding the criteria for a favourable iCIRT ‘Character’ assessment.
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How effectively does your organisation detect potential money muling activities?
Hospitality sector facing a severe downturn, with construction and retail also showing ongoing signs of struggle.
The Equifax Q1 2025 Consumer Credit Report reveals growth in credit demand alongside emerging financial pressures. Unsecured credit demand, encompassing credit cards, personal loans, and BNPL, registered a second consecutive quarterly increase, up 5.5% year-on-year.
The fraud landscape is rapidly evolving, with technological advancement and economic vulnerability expected to fuel its growth. Our latest Equifax Fraud Index Report highlights four key shifts in fraud activity and their drivers.
Many businesses underestimate the potential risks and actual costs of fraud, and mistakenly believe that prevention will hinder the customer experience. It’s time to reconsider.
Larger mortgages over $1million now exhibiting unprecedented repayment strain
Independent iCIRT ratings are gaining traction within the residential construction sector. Here’s why property buyers, builders, developers, funders and others are using ratings.
Australia’s residential development industry, having navigated significant challenges in 2024 with climbing exit rates and decade-high insolvency, is showing signs of recovery in 2025. To explore these positive trends, we convened a panel of industry experts to discuss market changes and the impact of iCIRT ratings on buyer and funder confidence.
Overall industry insolvencies have risen to more than double historic levels, with considerable impact on small-medium businesses
