FinTech Sandbox adds Moody's Analytics as data partner to advance innovation in fintech

Moody’s Analytics, a financial services company, has joined the FinTech Sandbox as a data partner, in a move to make credit and risk management products available to fintech startups and promote financial services innovation.

According to the official announcement, Moody's Analytics provides leading software, content, and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. Joining as a data partner, it is making three product offerings available to FinTech Sandbox residents.

“The Moody’s Analytics name is synonymous with leadership in risk management solutions. We are very pleased to bring our resident startups best-in-class products in the risk space,” Jean Donnelly, Executive Director of FinTech Sandbox said.

Moody's Analytics will provide ‘CreditEdge’ that enables firms to manage the credit risk of a portfolio of listed firms, bonds, and sovereigns globally. This will help Fintech Sandbox residents to test credit default risk and value global debt instruments. The company will also offer ‘Moody’s Market Implied Ratings’ that provides credit risk and relative value signals from four sources including corporate bonds, credit default swaps, equity markets, and ratings; and ‘Ratings Delivery Service’ that covers all current Moody's Investors Service issuer and issuer-related ratings.

“We are excited to help fuel innovation in the vibrant FinTech community by partnering with FinTech Sandbox. Our unique credit data will enable entrepreneurs to build cutting-edge products and applications that will shape the future of financial services,” Keith Berry, Executive Director  of Emerging Business, Moody’s Analytics said.