CRIF, the end-to-end knowledge company
Specializing in credit information systems, business information and credit management solutions, CRIF offers banks, financial institutions, utility companies and businesses qualified support in every phase of the customer relationship: from the planning of development strategies to acquisition, through to portfolio management and credit collection. With innovation at the heart of their continuous development, CRIF solutions enable the forecasting of market developments, improvement in business performance, reduction in business and credit risks, fraud prevention, and optimization of processes while containing costs.
Nowadays more tan 10,500 Financial institutions, 1,000 Insurance companies, 82,000 Business clients and 1,000,000 consumers use CRIF services in 50 countries on a daily basis.
CRIF is an independent company with 90% of its capital held by founder members and management, and the remaining 10% approximately by various credit institutions. Among the latter, 3 international banks have been present in the shareholding group since the 1990s, namely BNL-BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Banco BPM SPA (the largest Italian public cooperative credit institution).
- 30+ country-based operations
- 70+ subsidiary companies
- 5,000 staff professionals to serve you
- 557 million of euro total revenue (2019)
- 557 million of euro total revenue (2019)
Established in 1988 in Bologna (Italy), CRIF has a global presence, operating over four continents (Europe, America, Africa and Asia). Today, CRIF is the leader in Italy for retail credit management and lending support solutions and, thanks to the expertise acquired over more than 30 years of activity in highly competitive markets, it is the leading group in continental Europe in the banking information sector and one of the main operators on an international level for integrated business and commercial information and credit and marketing management services. Moreover, CRIF makes its knowledge and information assets available to consumers through services which are specially designed to help them take decisions calmly and with knowledge of the credit and property markets. CRIF is committed to digital financial inclusion. We work responsibly to offer innovative solutions to support our customers to enhance access to credit in compliance, granting a digital access and use of financial services by excluded and underserved people.