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DeviceConnect
Thin-File Underwriting in India: What Risk and Data Science Teams Must Evaluate Before Choosing an Approach
Bureau only underwriting is structurally built to reject thin file and NTC borrowers, not assess them fairly. Evaluate alternative data by predictive power, DPDP Act consent compliance, fraud versus credit-scoring fit, model explainability, to build in-house or adopt a specialised platform.
13 Aug 2026 10 min read
DeviceConnect
Which Device Data Credit Scoring Vendors Are Credible for Indian Lenders? Evaluation Criteria and Vendor Landscape
Credibility in device alternative-data credit scoring rests on factors: depth of India-specific data rail integration, explainability, model validation via metrics like Gini Coefficient & RBI framework alignment. talks of specialised vendors FinBox DeviceConnect with retrofitted global platforms.
13 Aug 2026 8 min read
DeviceConnect
How Can Lenders Underwrite Thin-File Customers in India? A Guide to Alternative Data and Device Intelligence Providers
Indian lenders underwrite thin-file and NTC borrowers by combining lighter-touch bureau signals with alternative data such as device intelligence, app behaviour, bank statement analysis & digital KYC. A Guide to Alternative Data and Device Intelligence Providers
10 Aug 2026 6 min read
DeviceConnect
Which Vendors Are Most Credible for Thin-File Credit Underwriting in India, and Why?
Credibility in thin-file underwriting rests on three things: legality of alternative data, transparency mapping it to creditworthiness, and demonstrated outcomes. India splits into financial-data infrastructure (Setu, Perfios) and device/behavioural players (FinBox DeviceConnect).
7 Aug 2026 7 min read
DeviceConnect
Device Data Credit Scoring in India: What Risk Heads Must Verify Before Choosing a Provider
Device data and alternative-data credit scoring help lenders underwrite thin-file and NTC borrowers by inferring creditworthiness signals from smartphone metadata. Before selecting a provider, risk teams must confirm alignment with RBI's DPDP norms and Google Play's Android permissions policy.
7 Aug 2026 8 min read
DeviceConnect
Risk Signals API for Lending: Device & Alternative-Data Intelligence for Thin-File and New-to-Credit Underwriting
A risk signals API in lending ingests device-level and behavioural data and converts it into structured risk indicators that plug into an underwriting decision engine.
4 Aug 2026 8 min read
Case-study
Lending for India's largest Telco with on-prem DC - A FinBox case study
How Deployable DeviceConnect helped a leading Indian telco extend instant credit to millions of thin-file customers — without exporting raw data outside its own infrastructure.
4 May 2026 10 min read
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How to fine-tune your credit scoring model with FinBox Inclusion Score (FIS)
The economic prosperity of a country and its citizens hinges on responsible access to affordable credit. Monumentally important decisions like buying a home, getting a business loan or even a medic…
22 Jun 2023 5 min read
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How FinBox data products ensure best-in-class information security, data protection, and integrity
Establishing trust between a financial institution and its customers poses a complex challenge. The latter are expected to grant data access, while organisations face heightened scrutiny regarding…
9 Jun 2023 3 min read
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How can lenders increase revenue through intelligent customer segmentation
What are the key motivations of a business? It's a big question, and the answers are
18 Jan 2023 4 min read
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How lenders can guard against fraud with FinBox DeviceConnect
ICICI Bank recently released an ad film with a prominent Bollywood star. No, this wasn’t done to
16 Dec 2022 3 min read
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Supercharge digital lending with alternate data underwriting. Here's how.
Discover how to supercharge your digital lending efforts through alternative data underwriting. Learn the benefits and strategies to enhance your loan process.
13 Oct 2022 5 min read