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 […]

View Episode on YouTube In this episode of the Cobalt Intelligence Podcast, Verdata CEO Mike Mondelli challenges one of the biggest assumptions in SMB lending: that a business owner’s personal credit score is a useful proxy for business performance. With two decades in alternative data – founding L2C and leading TransUnion’s global data strategy – […]