Our last piece covered the Confidence Gap: the distance between having data on a business and being ready to act on it. Closing the gap at approval was the subject then. Keeping it closed is the harder job, because every business you approve keeps changing.

ATLANTA, July 6, 2026 — Verdata, a provider of small- and medium-sized business (SMB) data and risk insights for financial institutions and fintechs, today announced a strategic partnership with FICO, a global analytics software leader, through which Verdata’s solutions will be available on FICO® Marketplace. As financial institutions, payment providers, and fintechs expand their SMB portfolios, […]

A new business hits the queue. At first glance, the file looks active. The Secretary of State registration is five years old. But a closer look shows the business has only been active for the last six months. The website is new. Reviews are suddenly pouring in, some positive, some negative, all within the same […]