Compuscan South Africa Establishes Compuscan Direct

Oct. 15, 2008 - PRLog -- “PARTNER OF CHOICE FOR SETTING UP CREDIT BUREAUS IN EMERGING MARKETS”

Compuscan South Africa, a leader of credit management solutions in Africa, announces the establishment of Compuscan Direct.

Compuscan Direct’s value adding business proposition is to provide expert advice and software solutions to prospective Credit Bureau Operators.

According to Mr. Remo Lenisa, Managing Director, “Compuscan have developed a scalable, portable and resilient credit bureau platform that we are now able to use as a standard platform to ensure rapid deployment of credit bureau solutions in any new market. In addition, we offer exceptional consultancy service to our partners, sharing the management know-how and diverse operational experience we have gained across the diverse lending markets of Africa.”

Mr. Lenisa also stated that “As Compuscan Direct, we are keen on fostering and improving the credit reporting industry in emerging economies, becoming the preferred choice for Central Banks, Banking associations and entrepreneurial groups that wish to develop Credit Bureau initiatives.”

“Our aim is to assist our partners through the whole Credit Bureau Life Cycle, providing technology, and consultancy and value added products to establish a long term business relationships”.    

“The establishment of a Credit Bureau service,” he continued, “presents issues that are diverse and many. The Credit Bureau operator shall have the ability to assemble efficient regulatory, technical and commercial aspects. These may include: Data acquisition strategy, product mix, legislation compliance and changes, data quality and security measures, consumer sensitivity, IT resilience and scalability, integration with lenders’ front-end system, pricing strategy and  service development road-map, and we believe we have the know-how and expertise to fulfill these needs”.  

“In terms of management, we are also very pleased to welcome Roberto Giannantoni, who will be responsible for managing Compuscan Direct, to the Compuscan team. Roberto has long standing experience in the Credit Bureau sector and he will endorse Compuscan’s commitment to support and diligence in walking the extra mile with our clients.

Our partnerships signifies our growth, thus making our clients’ needs our number one priority in establishing credit bureaus for developing markets.”, Mr. Lenisa concluded.

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About Compuscan

Since our establishment in 1994, our company has emerged as the first truly home-grown African Credit Bureau, committed to being a total credit management solutions provider for emerging markets.

Our credit management solutions, risk information and technologies turn strategy into action and elevate business performance by giving you the power to automate more decisions, improve the quality of your decisions, and connect decisions across your business.

As a full service credit reference bureau, we collect, validate, load, verify, house and distribute consumer credit information. In addition, we provide a complete range of value adding products and services to assist you in making the best business decisions, thereby enabling you to minimise your risk and maximise your profits.

We partner with organisations and businesses around the world to establish and strengthen customer relationships and provide businesses with a competitive advantage.