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DataDome Joins Experian Agent Trust Ecosystem

Experian, a global data and technology company, announced that DataDome, a leader in bot and agent trust management, has joined its Agent Trust™ ecosystem. This collaboration aims to strengthen trust in agentic commerce by combining Experian's trusted identity foundation with DataDome's continuous intent verification. The partnership creates a layered trust framework that helps businesses verify AI agents' identities and ensure their behavior remains consistent with delegated authority. DataDome integrates directly with Experian's framework, using verified Know Your Agent signals to dynamically assess agent behavior. This allows organizations to make trusted decisions throughout the transaction lifecycle without re-architecting their technology stacks. Together, they aim to enable safe and scalable agentic commerce by stopping malicious or compromised agents in real-time while allowing legitimate transactions to proceed.

• DataDome joins the Experian Agent Trust ecosystem.
• The collaboration combines Experian's identity foundation with DataDome's continuous intent verification.
• DataDome integrates with existing commerce and security infrastructure without requiring re-architecture.

Experian Expands Snowflake Data Services for Customer Insights

Experian, a global data and analytics company, has expanded its suite of services available on the Snowflake Data Cloud. The new offerings aim to help businesses unlock greater value from their customer data, leveraging Experian's data assets and analytics capabilities within Snowflake's collaborative environment. While the article is brief and lacks specific details about the exact services, integrations, or technical capabilities introduced, the move underscores the growing trend of data providers integrating with cloud data platforms to enable privacy-compliant audience targeting and data enrichment directly within the enterprise data ecosystem. This partnership is significant for marketers and advertisers seeking to activate and analyze first-party data within their existing cloud infrastructure.

• Experian expands its range of services in Snowflake.
• The expanded services help businesses unlock value from customer data.
• The announcement was published on September 30, 2026.

67% of Germans Would Trust AI Agents with Financial Data

A study by Experian, based on a Forrester survey of over 6,000 consumers across 13 countries including 480 from Germany, reveals that while Germans are more cautious than average, 67% would be willing to share financial data with an AI agent to apply for a loan. The study indicates that perceived benefits, such as finding the best prices (80%), outweigh concerns, although 78% fear being deceived by fake offers or hacked by cybercriminals. Trust in AI-generated information scores 6.2 out of 10 in Germany, below the international average of 6.8. The research highlights that consumers are more comfortable delegating decisions to AI when the provider is a trusted entity like their bank. Experian's Mark Wells comments that security, identity protection, and transparency are key to building trust in AI agents.

• 67% of Germans surveyed would entrust an AI agent with financial data needed for a loan application.
• 82% of Germans trust AI to compare loan offers.
• 54% would agree to an AI agent applying for a loan or credit card on their behalf.

TransUnion Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition

Todd Cello stepping down on December 31, 2026, after 29 years with the Company. Cello will then serve as a full-time advisor through March 1, 2027. TransUnion reaffirms 2026 financial guidance.

Permutive and TransUnion Partner to Enhance Sell-Side Curation

Permutive and TransUnion have announced an integration that enables publishers using Permutive's DMP to match their first-party audience data with TransUnion's identity graph and activate TransUnion audiences across Permutive's global publisher network. This addresses the limited addressability of the open internet, where only about 30% of traffic is addressable via cookies or alternative IDs, by leveraging multi-signal identity strategies. Early testing with a financial services advertiser showed a 12x increase in addressable impressions, a 5x increase in consumers reached, and a 170% overshoot of the KPI target. The partnership aims to provide a viable alternative to walled gardens, reduce data fees, and monetize previously unsold inventory, ultimately improving campaign accuracy and performance.

• Permutive and TransUnion announced an integration on Monday.
• The integration allows publishers to match their audiences and activate TransUnion audiences directly across Permutive's global publisher network.
• Only about 30% of web traffic is currently addressable via cookies or alternative IDs.

TransUnion to Present at 2026 Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced that Chris Cartwright, President and CEO, will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.