We are developing the data content of the Reliable Partner service and updating the source of credit information used in the service. The purpose of the change is to provide our customers with even more reliable and consistent information for assessing companies’ financial situation.
As part of the change, we will remove the current Dun & Bradstreet credit rating score from the service and replace it with a bankruptcy class. The bankruptcy class predicts the probability of a company entering bankruptcy within the next 12 months. The new data source will be introduced from October 13th 2026 onwards.
The aim is to improve the quality of the information provided in the service and reduce possible inconsistencies between credit rating information and other information describing a company’s financial situation. The new data content provides a more consistent view of the company’s financial situation.
In connection with the change of data source, the interpretations in the Reliable Partner service will also be updated. The change is based on the data source’s more precise categorisation of the companies for which a score can be generated.
As a result, some companies would fall outside the classification under the current model. To ensure that these companies can also be interpreted appropriately in the service in the future, we will update the service’s interpretation logic at the same time.
Although we expect the change to improve the quality and reliability of the data, we consider that it may affect some customers’ current practices.
If you have any questions about the change or its impact on your company’s use of the service, our customer service team will be happy to help.