What challenges did Equifax face before AI implementation?

Strengthen security and governance after a 2017 data breach. Enable faster innovation and real-time access to consumer credit data.

What was the impact of the AI solution?

Improved security posture with a nine-layer zero-trust security architecture. Enabled faster time-to-market for new B2B products and services. Delivered consumer credit data to financial institutions in real time to support faster, more-informed decisions. Expanded access to non-traditional credit data to help more consumers establish credit histories.

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GCP

Equifax cloud-native transformation using Google Cloud

Use case typeCloud migrationUpdated Jun 6, 2026

Equifax transformed to a cloud-native foundation on Google Cloud after a major breach, using a nine-layer zero-trust security architecture, machine learning-based threat detection, and a partner-built data fabric to unify legacy data. The new foundation also enabled real-time consumer credit data delivery and faster creation of B2B products and services.

Organization: Equifax
Industry: Finance
Location: United States
Published: June 2026

Reported outcomes

Strategic outcomes

Risk & complianceStrengthened consumer data protectionSpeed & agilityFaster product innovationOther strategic outcomeReal-time credit data deliveryMarket & geographic expansionExpanded credit access for credit-invisible consumers

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Use case focus

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1Cloud migration
2Data governance
3Threat detection

Strengthen security and governance after a 2017 data breach.
Enable faster innovation and real-time access to consumer credit data.

Migrated to a cloud-native foundation on Google Cloud.
Implemented a data fabric with EPAM to organize legacy data into a unified structure while preserving governance controls.
Applied machine learning to automatically detect and neutralize security threats.

Technologies

Google Cloud Google Workspace Machine learning Zero-trust security architecture

Improved security posture with a nine-layer zero-trust security architecture.
Enabled faster time-to-market for new B2B products and services.
Delivered consumer credit data to financial institutions in real time to support faster, more-informed decisions.
Expanded access to non-traditional credit data to help more consumers establish credit histories.

Implementation partners1

EPAM

Sources & evidence1

Groundedness: 4/5Type: Customer StoryPublished: Jun 6, 2026Publisher: Google CloudEvidence: PrimaryConfidence: High

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