How do you underwrite the projects?

The co-founder and CEO of Acredius, Ghassen, is an actuary & data scientist and is leading the underwriting department. We use a 3 pillar approach to assess the creditworthiness of each business.

1) We look at the financial figures of the business, and we evaluate its eligibility and risk level.

2) We look at the creditworthiness of main shareholders and the business using external credit bureaus information (CRIF and D&B).

3) Finally, using our machine learning capabilities, we evaluate the business using alternative data sources like the digital footprint, social media profiles, awards won and customer reviews. Our data-driven approach allows us to build a reliable internal scorecard that is providing high accuracy.