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Equifax Australia hosted senior financial services leaders, risk executives, and compliance specialists at the Equifax Australia AML/CTF Summit 2026 to address the critical operational shift facing reporting entities following recent regulatory reforms.
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Equifax can now share data via Snowflake Marketplace, giving brands and businesses access to fast and secure data sets including Australian consumer credit trends, consumer and commercial data.
Equifax Australia and The Trade Desk, a global advertising technology leader, have announced a new data partnership that enables advertisers to activate premium, finance-based audience segments from Equifax directly within The Trade Desk platform.
One-third of First Home Buyers are casting the net wider geographically to enter the market
Q1 2026 Equifax Business Market Pulse shows low-risk borrowers consolidate demand enquiries while sub-prime entities accelerate shopping activity to secure credit.
Amid market speculation concerning economic stability, the Equifax Consumer Market Pulse provides some encouraging signs. Q1 2026 data shows a fair degree of momentum behind consumer activity, with this resilience being an important buffer protecting the Australian economy.
New insights from the Equifax Fraud Index Report – 2025 year in review reveals Australian lenders spent 2025 fighting an ongoing battle against fraudsters, successfully preventing over $1.5 billion worth of reported fraudulent financial applications before they occurred.
Mortgage demand hits four-year high as a second consecutive quarter of double-digit growth for credit cards is observed and most prominent among younger Gen Z’s.
The latest Equifax Business Market Pulse for Q4 2025 reveals a multi-speed recovery. Large businesses are leading the way on credit demand growth, with an observed increase in overall demand reaching heights of up to +19.4% (trade credit) in some sectors, such as hospitality.
The latest data from Equifax reveals Australians demonstrated strong financial resilience in 2025, amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, the national average credit score remained in the ‘Excellent’ range at 864 (out of a possible 1200), lifting by three points from the 2024 average of 861.
Survey reveals broker anticipation of commercial loans has more than tripled over the past year, while 72% of brokers say they plan to work with customers dealing with ‘mortgage regret’ amid recent rate cuts.
