DECEMBER 20, 2022

CRIF announces the launch of CRIF Japan Kabushiki Kaisha.

Over the years, and especially recently, CRIF has invested and expanded in Asia, considered to be a key strategic region, where CRIF is now present with direct operations in China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan Region, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and now Japan- with additional coverage in thirteen other countries and regions in Asia.

With regional offices in Hong Kong SAR and Singapore, CRIF has become a leader in credit risk management solutions in Asia.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our operations in Japan that further strengthen our position in the area, making CRIF products and solutions available in a key strategic market giving local customers access to additional value added products for a comprehensive evaluation of credit risk” said Carlo Gherardi, Chairman and CEO of CRIF.

Vincenzo Resta, Asia Regional Executive Director commented: “We have long looked at Japan as a key market of interest, and we feel that this is the ideal time to finally open in this market thanks to our line of digital financial solutions, which are ideally suited to an advanced economy like Japan”.

Clients will benefit from the value added products and business lines that CRIF will bring to Japan, which will include open banking solutions, digital onboarding, KYC and KYB, AML and Antifraud services. CRIF will also expand its Synesgy sustainability network of services to Japan, providing ESG analysis, ratings and suggestions for improvement to individual businesses as well as entire supply chains.