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The traditional credit score is a relic of an era that didn’t understand how modern people actually move money. If you’ve ever wondered how your utility bills, airtime purchases, or even your social media footprint could help you get a loan, you’re looking at alternative credit scoring. We’re answering the real questions about how this data is collected, whether it’s actually secure, and why it’s finally making “unbanked” a term of the past.

By moving beyond traditional credit reports, lenders can tap into new data sources to get a fuller, fairer picture of a borrower’s financial health.

In this article, we’re pulling back the curtain on some less obvious players reshaping the lending process in Trinidad and Tobago.