Mariusz Cholewa elected new President of ACCIS

May 12, 2020 | News

Mariusz Cholewa, President of the Management Board of Biuro Informacji Kredytowej S.A. (BIK), was elected President of ACCIS at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 May. Mariusz follows Enrico Lodi in this position, who has served the association as President since...

ACCIS ManBoard Communiqué: Credit Reference Agencies focused on delivering the most appropriate customer outcomes

May 11, 2020 | News

On its 12th meeting, held on Monday 11 May 2020 via videoconference, the Management Board of ACCIS sent a message of empathy and support towards families, businesses and communities that are suffering the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Management Board also...

ACCIS letter on credit data and the COVID-19 pandemic

May 6, 2020 | Enabling Transactions

In our letter on credit data in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we welcome the actions that public authorities and bodies at EU, Member-State and international levels have taken to support businesses and households as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also...

ACCIS Welcomes a new Associate Member: Nova Credit

Apr 29, 2020 | News

As of 29 April 2020, ACCIS welcomes Nova Credit as a new associate member. This award-winning fintech helps newcomers to the U.S. and other global citizens apply for financial services using their international credit history from countries including Australia,...

ACCIS Welcomes a new Associate Member: Central Credit Bureau Suriname

Apr 9, 2020 | News

As of 1 April 2020, ACCIS welcomes Central Credit Bureau Suriname (CCBS) as a new associate member. CCBS is part of Banking Network Suriname (BNETS). From 23 March 2020 every loan that a consumer takes out with Surinamese banks De Surinaamsche Bank NV, Finabank NV,...

ACCIS: As part of the credit ecosystem, credit reference agencies are committed to supporting individuals and SMEs

Mar 29, 2020 | News

STATEMENT ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC The European economy is being hit hard by the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The public health emergency that has been called across many European countries is posing temporary difficulties for people and businesses to keep up...

ACCIS contribution on the application of the GDPR

Feb 11, 2020 | Managing Data

In our contribution to inform the preparation of the European Commission’s evaluation report of May 2020 on the application of the GDPR, we take stock of our experiences implementing the GDPR in a number of areas of interest. The credit reference industry has taken...

ACCIS contribution to EDPB’s Guidelines 4/2019 on Data Protection by Design and by Default

Jan 17, 2020 | Managing Data

In our contribution to the EDPB’s draft guidelines on Data Protection by Design and by Default, we ask the EDPB to address a number of issues in relation to the examples provided in the document. In particular, in connection to the examples under “Lawfulness” i.e. a...

Registration open for 2020 ACCIS Annual Conference

Jan 7, 2020 | Events, News

Registration is now open for the 2020 ACCIS Annual Conference taking place on 13 May 2020 in Brussels hosted by the National Bank of Belgium. The Annual Conference will be preceded by the ACCIS Annual General Assembly held on 12 May at the same venue. The ACCIS...

ANBC calls for a revamp of the Brazilian credit information system

Dec 30, 2019 | News

Brazilian Association of Credit Bureaus (ANBC), an affiliate member of ACCIS from Brazil, recently issued an open letter urging the President of Brazil to revamp the Brazilian credit information system and to introduce rues to encourage participation in the existing...