With all the news lately around alternative credit scores, one might think the use of alternative credit data is a new concept in consumer credit metrics. Surprisingly, this is not the case. In fact, the alternative credit space was pioneered by companies like RiskWise, L2C and ID Analytics.
Alternative Credit Data Is Nothing New

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