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TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is a leading global provider of credit information and risk management solutions, serving businesses and consumers across 30+ countries. This dedicated news hub delivers essential updates on corporate developments, financial performance, and strategic initiatives shaping the credit data industry.
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TransUnion (TRU) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results, exceeding guidance across key metrics. Total revenue reached $1,096 million, up 7% (8% constant currency) from Q1 2024. Net income rose to $148 million ($0.75 per share), compared to $65 million ($0.33 per share) in Q1 2024, boosted by a $56 million reduction in lawsuit accrual.
The company's U.S. Markets segment showed 9% growth, with Financial Services revenue up 15% and Emerging Verticals up 6%. International revenue grew 2% (6% constant currency). Adjusted EBITDA increased 11% to $397 million, with margin improving to 36.2%.
TransUnion maintains its 2025 organic constant currency revenue growth guidance of 4.5-6% (4-5.5% reported), despite potential market risks. The company achieved a 2.9x leverage ratio and repurchased $10 million in shares through mid-April.
Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ: AFRM) and TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced the expansion of credit reporting for all Affirm's pay-over-time products. Starting May 1, 2025, all Affirm loans, including Pay in 4 and longer-term monthly installments, will be reported to TransUnion.
While these transactions will initially appear on TransUnion credit files without impacting traditional credit scores or being visible to lenders, future credit scoring models may incorporate this information to support more informed lending decisions and help consumers build credit histories.
TransUnion's research indicates strong potential adoption, with 40% of non-users likely to use buy now, pay later services, increasing to 53% if it could positively impact credit scores. The partnership aims to make Affirm's financial products more mainstream while maintaining their no-late-fees and transparency policies.
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has appointed Brian Silver as Executive Vice President of Marketing Solutions, effective April 7, 2025. Silver, who reports to new Chief Global Solutions Officer Mohamed Abdelsadek, will lead the vision and strategy for TransUnion's TruAudience® product line.
Silver joins from Oracle Advertising where he served as Global Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. With 25 years of experience in identity-based digital marketing, his previous roles include President at LiveIntents and leadership positions at Verizon Media and Yahoo!.
TruAudience, powered by the OneTru platform, provides privacy-first identity resolution, data enrichment, audience targeting, and advanced analytics solutions for data-driven marketing and measurement.
K2 Cyber, a K2 Insurance Services brand, has announced a strategic partnership with TransUnion to enhance its cybersecurity protection services. Through this collaboration, K2 Cyber policyholders will gain access to TransUnion's TruEmpower™ CyberScout solution, which provides comprehensive cyber incident management and protection services.
The partnership includes key features such as cyber claims management, incident response remediation, forensics consultation, advanced cyber and business ID theft prevention tools, and a dedicated crisis hotline. Policyholders will receive ongoing care, education, and triage services to better handle and recover from cyber threats.
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) reports significant achievements one year after launching its OneTru™ solution enablement platform. The platform has enhanced several B2B product lines, including TruVision credit risk products, TruAudience identity capabilities, and TruValidate fraud solutions.
Currently operational in the U.S. and India, with planned expansion to Canada, the Philippines, and the U.K., OneTru has delivered impressive results:
- A major financial institution saw 162% increase in fraud capture rates
- A FinTech reduced lending model development time from 10 hours to under 1 hour
- A U.S. credit card issuer reduced offer timeline from 45 to 21 days
- A leading retailer gained insights from 100M+ daily interactions and maintains data on 90M+ active customers
The platform continues to expand its capabilities in identity attributes, enhanced matching, decisioning, and AI tools, supporting autonomous decision-making, adaptive learning, and proactive execution.
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has completed its acquisition of Monevo, a UK-based credit prequalification and distribution platform, from Quint Group TransUnion previously held a 30% minority stake acquired in 2021. Monevo's platform connects over 150 banks and credit providers with comparison websites, enabling personalized credit offers primarily in UK and US markets.
The platform allows consumers to check their credit approval likelihood without impacting their credit scores. The acquisition aims to enhance TransUnion's portfolio and lending proposition, supporting their mission of making trust possible in global commerce.
The transaction was funded through existing cash-on-hand and is not expected to materially impact TransUnion's leverage, liquidity, or 2025 operating results. Financial terms were not disclosed.
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has scheduled the release of its first quarter 2025 financial results for Thursday, April 24, 2025. The company will issue a press release detailing the results at approximately 6:00 a.m. Central Time, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. CT to discuss the financial performance. Investors and interested parties can access both the press release and a live webcast of the earnings conference call through TransUnion's Investor Relations website.
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) reports a significant shift in U.S. data breach patterns in 2024. While the total number of breaches decreased to 2,577 primary and 515 third-party breaches from previous year levels, breach severity reached unprecedented levels since measurement began in 2020. The Breach Risk Score increased by 34%, with primary breaches rising to 5.6 and third-party to 5.2 on a 10-point scale.
The study revealed that 11% of U.S. respondents fell victim to digital fraud between August-December 2024, with a median loss of $1,747 per victim. Communities and video gaming sectors were most targeted, with nearly 12% and 11% of transactions respectively flagged as suspected fraud. The logistics industry saw the highest growth in fraud attempts, increasing over 100% year-over-year.
Smishing emerged as the most common fraud scheme in the U.S., targeting users through text messages to obtain personal information.
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has achieved FedRAMP Ready status for its TruValidate™ solutions for government in Q1 2025, marking a significant milestone in providing identity verification and fraud prevention services to public agencies. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) certification is mandatory for federal contracts using advanced cloud-based technologies.
The assessment includes rigorous security audits aligned with NIST standards and continuous monitoring requirements. TruValidate Identity Verification helps government agencies create efficient experiences for constituents while detecting fraud attempts through its Identity Graph technology. The solution is designed to protect against benefit theft and tax refund fraud while reducing verification friction for legitimate users.
TransUnion plans to expand its FedRAMP authorization process to include additional TruValidate and other solution lines in the future, strengthening its position in the public sector security infrastructure.
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) released findings from a 2025 Forrester Consulting study highlighting the continued importance of phone communications in business. The study, surveying 719 decision-makers, revealed that 86% consider the phone as the most important outbound channel for customer service and revenue goals.
Despite a 26% decrease in overall call volume and increased use of digital channels, phone remains the preferred medium for urgent issues and personal matters. The research identified key challenges, with 80% of decision-makers reporting increased customer service inquiries due to call spoofing, and 72% noting declining customer trust.
Significantly, 75% of respondents emphasized the importance of accurate caller information for improving engagement. However, 55% of decision-makers reported inadequate call spoofing protection in their current technologies, an increase from 38% in 2022.
