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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Insights on lending technology – Finsora</title><link>https://www.finsora.eu/blog/</link><description>Practical articles on lending software, credit risk, regulation, automation and growth for lenders.</description><language>en</language><item><title>Credit scoring with open banking: how to assess thin-file borrowers</title><link>https://www.finsora.eu/blog/open-banking-credit-scoring-thin-file-borrowers/</link><guid>https://www.finsora.eu/blog/open-banking-credit-scoring-thin-file-borrowers/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><dc:creator>Andrius Stitilis</dc:creator><description>Open banking lets a lender, with the customer&#039;s consent, read bank account transactions and use them to verify income, recurring expenses and existing debts. For **thin-file borrowers** with little credit history, this data can make an assessment possible and more accurate – provided the process is consent-based, explainable and documented.</description></item><item><title>How to choose loan management software: 12 criteria for lenders</title><link>https://www.finsora.eu/blog/how-to-choose-loan-management-software/</link><guid>https://www.finsora.eu/blog/how-to-choose-loan-management-software/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><dc:creator>Andrius Stitilis</dc:creator><description>The right loan management software is the one that fits your products today and lets you change them tomorrow without a development project. Evaluate flexibility, automation, integrations, compliance records, security, reporting and migration, test the system with your real loan products and calculate the total cost of ownership, not only the licence.</description></item><item><title>CCD2 for lenders: what changes from November 2026 and how to prepare</title><link>https://www.finsora.eu/blog/ccd2-consumer-credit-directive-for-lenders/</link><guid>https://www.finsora.eu/blog/ccd2-consumer-credit-directive-for-lenders/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate><dc:creator>Andrius Stitilis</dc:creator><description>The revised Consumer Credit Directive, Directive (EU) 2023/2225 or **CCD2**, applies from 20 November 2026. It widens the scope to many small loans and BNPL products, tightens creditworthiness assessment, changes disclosures and advertising and adds rules on forbearance. Lenders should review products, documents, decision records and marketing now, and make sure their lending software can prove what was done for every loan.</description></item></channel></rss>
