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1. Company Overview
Fair Isaac Corporation, founded in 1956, is a pioneering analytics software company best known for creating the FICO credit score, the industry standard used by 90% of top lenders worldwide. The company operates through two primary business segments: Scores, which generates recurring revenue from FICO score usage in lending decisions, and Software, which provides advanced analytics solutions for fraud detection, customer acquisition, and decision management across various industries.
FICO has successfully transformed from a traditional credit scoring company into a comprehensive analytics platform provider, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to expand beyond credit into areas like fraud…