Articles

  • Better decision making with alternative data

    Alternative data can improve decision making, but only when the source is reliable and the collection method is clear. This article explains the difference between primary and secondary data, where enrichment helps, and why assisted login data collection creates specific risks for data quality and integrity.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • How Decision Making Evolved

    Decision logic moved from hard-coded if-then rules to predictive, data-led methods. Early systems were rigid. Requirements moved faster than code, so static rules fell behind. This article explains that shift, the rise of LLMs and agentic workflows, and why deterministic, replayable decisions still matter in finance and insurance.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • Email address profiling

    Email address profiling is a low-cost, high-signal way to assess customer quality. In fintech and insurance, it can support credit risk and actuarial ML models. By extracting username features such as first or last name presence, numbers, nickname or gibberish indicators, and Levenshtein distances, along with domain signals such as MX or WHOIS deliverability, disposable email detection, and provider type, teams can improve scoring, fraud detection, and deliverability decisions.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • How to detect Google Suite hosted email address

    This article explains how to detect Google Suite-hosted email addresses by checking DNS MX records, and why public data cannot reliably show whether an account is a paid G Suite instance or a legacy free Google Apps account. It then shows how to query MX records through a DNS API and implement the check in Decisimo with a sample data object, data source, and decision flow.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • 3-minute guide

    This 3-minute guide shows how to connect Decisimo, configure decision logic, and test a release before it goes live. It walks through the setup in 3 steps, from API integration to production deployment, so you can start making decisions with a clear process.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • How to integrate FraudlabsPro into a decision engine

    This guide shows how to connect FraudLabsPro to Decisimo and use it inside your decision logic for eCommerce transaction evaluation. It walks through setup, required API details, and the data fields that help you review, approve, or reject transactions with clearer traceability.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • How to integrate Ekata Address Risk API into a decision engine

    This article shows how to connect Ekata Address Risk API to a decision engine in Decisimo. It covers API key setup, data source configuration, and how to add the call to a decision flow so address checks run as part of decision logic.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • How to integrate Email Hippo Assess into a decision engine

    How to connect Email Hippo Assess to a decision engine, step by step. This guide covers API key setup, creating the data source in Decisimo, and adding the call to your decision flow so email, IP, and optional identity fields are evaluated during sign-up.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • How to integrate AbuseIPDB into a decision engine

    This article shows how to connect AbuseIPDB to a decision engine and use IP reputation data in automated decision logic. It covers API key setup, creating the data source in Decisimo, and adding it to a decision flow so checks run in parallel with the rest of your external data calls.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28

  • How to integrate macaddress.io into a decision engine

    This guide shows how to connect macaddress.io to a decision engine and use MAC address data in automated checks. It walks through API key setup, data source configuration in Decisimo Portal, and adding the lookup to your decision flow.

    Published on:: 2024-08-10 18:48:28