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Equifax acquires Mexican credit bureau Círculo de Crédito for $750m
Equifax is buying Círculo de Crédito, Mexico's fastest-growing credit bureau, for $750m to expand into the region's fast-growing credit market. This marks a major geographic pivot for the U.S. credit data incumbent.
WHY IT MATTERS
Signals consolidation of Latin American credit infrastructure around established players; downstream: lenders across Mexico gain faster access to unified credit decisioning via Equifax APIs within 12–18 months.
Source: Finextra · 2026-07-08