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Rising default risks and credit divergence signal a potential shakeout in the tech sector amid volatile returns and shifting global dynamics.
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Corporate Defaults – Is The Very Long Run Trend Changing?
If the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision implements its March 2016 proposals this year, banks will need to expand their historical default datasets in order to justify their Probability of Default (“PD”) estimates. One of the key challenges is the lack of relevant default data, and this is one of the
Credit Benchmark Named In Business Insider’s List Of 16 Hot UK Fintech Startups
Financial technology — also known as fintech — is one of the hottest areas of investment at the moment and one of the scariest developments for banks. Many lenders are losing business to more innovative and customer-focused startups offering cheaper, quicker, online services. London is leading the way in Europe, with two
Credit Benchmark Named Again In The FinTech50 List
Credit Benchmark was once again recognised in the FinTech50 list, an annual list published by FinTechCity recognising the leading 50 European FinTechs who are transforming financial services. For the complete list, please refer to the link below. View original article (external link)
Sovereign Default Risk In Developing Economies
This paper examines the use cases for Credit Benchmark’s Consensus Probabilities of Default (Consensus PDs), in the context of more established indicators of Sovereign Default Risk. We suggest that Consensus PDs, as an additional dataset that is both robust and broad, can play a valuable role in compensating for low
Credit Benchmark Gets Further $20M For Its Consensus Credit Risk Platform
A year on from an Index Ventures-led $7 million Series A, London-based fintech startup Credit Benchmark has extended its runway with a $20 million Series B. The startup is building a platform aimed at improving financial market benchmarks and risk assessment analysis by aggregating anonymized credit risk data from multiple
Press Coverage Of $7MM Series A Financing
Credit Benchmark received wide-ranging press coverage on its $7MM Series A financing. All Media Ny http://www.allmediany.com/news/27081-index-leads-7m-round-in-banking-ben… Financial News http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2014-07-09/credit-risk-data-startup-… Finextra http://www.finextra.com/news/announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=55916&topi… Dow Jones http://pevc.dowjones.com/article?an=DJFVW00020140709ea79na0uu&from=alert… Fortune http://fortune.com/2014/07/09/deals-of-the-day-newvoicemedia/ Financial Times http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/07/09/1896102/disrupting-the-rating-agen… Who Got Funded http://www.whogotfunded.com/deals/266429-credit-benchmark Index Ventures http://indexventures.com/companies/credit-benchmark PE News http://www.penews.com/today/index/content/4073666064/restricted Pro Market News http://promarketnews.com/news/index-ventures-leads-series-a-round-for-cr… Quartz http://qz.com/231780/how-to-build-a-banking-benchmark-thats-not-rigged/ Pehub http://www.pehub.com/2014/07/index-ventures-leads-series-a-round-for-cre… TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/09/credit-benchmark-series-a/ Waters
