Experian

There is a growing opportunity for voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa/Echo and Google Home in banking and payments, according to new research carried out by Experian in conjunction with Creative Strategies.

To battle the rise of new-account fraud, Dublin-based Experian has adopted a new tool from BioCatch, which uses behavioral biometric technology to spot fraudulent applicants.

The credit bureaus will change the way they include information about tax liens and civil judgments in credit reports. This could spur lenders' use of alternative credit data.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Experian sold consumers an "educational" credit score and falsely claimed in advertisements that the score was used by lenders to make credit decisions.

Experian and Finicity have released a product that aims to speed up decisions on mortgage applications, using financial data aggregation technology.