Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Week in Review, 12/22/2018

M&A
CoreLogic, a global provider of property information, insight, analytics and data-enabled solutions, announced the Company has completed the acquisition of HomeVisit from Breakaway Holdings, LLC. HomeVisit is a provider of marketing focused real estate solutions, including property listing photography, videography, 3D modeling, drone imagery, and related services.

People

Digital Asset, the provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT), announced that Blythe Masters, the company’s CEO since 2015, has requested to step down as CEO for personal reasons. AG Gangadhar, who joined the company’s Board of Directors in April, has been appointed the Board Chairman and will serve as the acting CEO until a permanent CEO is named. Masters will remain involved in the company as a board member, strategic advisor and shareholder.

Bart Murphy, an innovative technology leader with significant application development and infrastructure management experience, has been named Chief Technology and Information Officer of OCLC. Murphy’s technology experience spans a diverse set of organizations and industries. Murphy will oversee OCLC’s global engineering centers.

Product

Experian announced it will launch Experian Boost, a free online platform that allows consumers to instantly influence their credit scores. Through the new platform, consumers can grant permission for Experian Boost to connect to their online bank accounts to identify and access utility and telecommunications payments. After a consumer verifies the data and confirms they want it added to their Experian credit file, an updated FICO Score is delivered in real time.

- Kevan Huston

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