Limerick saw significant growth in the number of new company start-ups established in the city and county, rising by +23.2% in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period last year. These new figures were published today by leading business and credit risk analyst CRIF Vision-net, part of the international fintech company CRIF. This growth increase translated into 440 new start-ups in Limerick in the first half of 2018. 5,214 were founded in Dublin (growth of +3.2%), followed by Cork (1,168 start-ups, +3.5%) and Galway (466, +1.3%).

In Forbes Focus, Carlo Gherardi, Chairman, and Eugenio Bonomi, CEO for Business and Global Technologies, talk about CRIF’s vision, strategies and value proposition and how these allow the company to promptly satisfy the increasingly sophisticated needs of markets on a global level.

Enrico Lodi, General Director of CRIF, has been appointed the President of ACCIS, the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers, of which CRIF is a Full Member. ACCIS represents the largest group of credit reference agencies in the world and brings together 40 members from across 27 European countries and 8 associate and affiliate members from other continents.

Among a panel of European industry players, CRIF has been invited to give a speech on ‘Using insurance claims to boost revenue’ as well as to take part in the debate focused on customer fraudulent behaviours and potential patterns. How to stop fraudulent behaviour before it happens? The panel discussion will try to address this topic and share their views and experiences.

This breakfast will explore how lender organisations can embrace digital technology, making the most of the opportunities it offers while avoiding the risks.

CRIF sponsors the BIIA Regional Meeting in Cambodia

The meeting will bring together credit bureaus, public credit registers, regulators, policy makers and the lender community in the ASEAN region.