Credit Benchmark
Founded 2012 · 69 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Credit Benchmark provides credit risk data and analytics, including consensus credit risk estimates sourced from contributing banks. It serves banking and financial institutions across regions such as EMEA and APAC.
Founders & leadership
Credit Benchmark was founded in 2012 by Mark Faulkner and Donal Smith.
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Mark FaulknerinFounderMark Faulkner co-founded Credit Benchmark in 2013, a provider of consensus credit risk data for financial institutions, and previously founded Data Explorers in 1994, a securities lending data provider that was acquired by S&P Global.
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Donal SmithinFounder
Investors · 3
Competitors · 4
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Credit Benchmark do?
- Credit Benchmark provides credit risk data and analytics, including consensus credit risk estimates sourced from contributing banks. It serves banking and financial institutions across regions such as EMEA and APAC.
- Who founded Credit Benchmark?
- Credit Benchmark was founded by Mark Faulkner, Donal Smith in 2012.
- Who are Credit Benchmark's investors?
- Credit Benchmark's investors include Balderton Capital, Communitas Capital Partners, Index Ventures.



