Commercial and small business lending, optimized

Read the latest State of Fintech Report to see strategy playbook fintechs are implementing in 2026 and beyond. Key insights include:

• How fintech leaders are balancing growth, fraud risk and portfolio performance
• Why data strategy is becoming a competitive advantage in credit decisioning
• How identity, credit and behavioral signals are enabling smarter lifecycle decisions
• Practical actions fintech organizations can take to grow with confidence in 2026

Learn how a proactive credit card graduation strategy helped America First Credit Union responsibly expand member relationships while maintaining strong portfolio performance.

• Increased more than 32,000 credit card limits
• Generated approximately $26 million in balance growth
• Maintained just 0.59% delinquency

Discover how lenders can strengthen prime portfolio performance by combining traditional credit risk strategies with first-party fraud analytics to identify hidden risk and improve early payment default detection.

Key insights:

• Traditional credit scores measure ability to repay but may not identify consumers with no intent to repay. 
• First-party fraud models can uncover hidden early payment default risk within prime portfolios and improve risk segmentation. 
• Research shows measurable lift in early delinquency detection and ROI when fraud analytics complement credit scoring.

Credit card performance remains a key indicator of consumer financial health. Join Experian experts as they explore the latest credit card trends shaping 2026.

• Credit card balances, utilization, and payment behavior
• Delinquency and risk trends across consumer segments
• What lenders and businesses should watch in 2026