Prague, 09/11/2006

“Our purpose is to keep on meeting our clients’ needs through a specialized team and, at the same time, to strengthen our relations with financial institutions in Czech Republic and the New European countries”, states Aldo Bruschi, CRIF Decision Solutions Offering Director - Italy, Head of the new operation. He continues: “In these countries the consumer credit market is growing rapidly and offers challenging opportunities for further development. Our strategic choice it to  reinforce CRIF Group’s position in Central & Eastern Europe in the fields of integrated and advanced analytics, IT solutions and consulting services, supporting banks and finance companies in customer acquisition and credit portfolio management”.
During the CRIF Decision Solutions Forum - Central & Eastern Europe 2006 - which will take place on the 9th and 10th of November in Prague, case histories and successful projects carried out in major banks will be presented to give a comprehensive overview on credit risk management and business processing trends.   
 
CRIF is already present in Czech Republic with CCB - Czech Credit Bureau (founded in 2001 in Prague) and in Slovak Republic with SCB - Slovak Credit Bureau (founded in 2004 in Bratislava). In this perspective, the team of experts in Prague enhances CRIF’s ability to fulfil increasing client demand by providing cutting-edge credit management solutions.
CRIF Decision Solutions is specialized in development of decision support systems and offers its consultancy to banks, finance, insurance, utility and service companies in every phase of customer relations. From strategic planning to acquisition and management of the client's portfolio.
By exploiting its exclusive knowledge of the Italian retail credit market and its wealth of experience on an international level, CRIF Decision Solutions develops analytical tools, operating techniques and software applications which have become standard development, evaluation and management tools for credit portfolios.