SCHUFA Tells You the Past. Prestatech Tells You What Happens Next.
SCHUFA scores rely on historical repayment records and contract data, but they can't see income stability, spending trends, or real-time liquidity. Prestatech's pSCORE analyses live bank transaction data to deliver a 0–100 cash flow risk score that fills the gaps SCHUFA leaves behind.
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Two systems. One blind spot SCHUFA can't cover.
SCHUFA holds data on roughly 70 million German residents and collects records from over 10,000 partner companies, banks, telecoms, insurers, and utility providers. It tracks payment history, existing credit lines, and contract behaviour. For lenders, it answers one question: has this borrower repaid debt in the past?
But SCHUFA cannot tell you whether a borrower's income is stable this month, whether their expenses are rising, or whether their account balance can absorb a new repayment obligation. It holds no transaction data, no cash flow patterns, and no real-time liquidity signals. For newcomers, gig workers, and self-employed borrowers, SCHUFA often holds no data at all.
pSCORE fills that gap. It processes bank transaction history, from statements, Open Banking feeds, or your data lake, and evaluates cash flow patterns, liquidity management, and financial stability to produce a 0–100 score that supplements SCHUFA, not replaces it.
SCHUFA's scoring algorithm has long been criticised for opacity — its methodology was classified as a trade secret by the German Federal Court of Justice. In March 2026, SCHUFA introduced a simplified calculation and online access. But the fundamental limitation remains: bureau scores reflect historical debt behaviour. They cannot model real-time cash flow health, income volatility, or liquidity pressure — the signals that most accurately predict near-term default.
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Supplement SCHUFA. Don't replace it.
pSCORE is designed to work alongside your existing credit infrastructure — not compete with it. Layer the cash flow score into your scorecard as an additional variable, use it as a second-look trigger for borderline applicants, or deploy it as the primary score for segments where SCHUFA data is thin or unreliable.
Score in seconds. Decide in real time.
Transaction histories are processed instantly - even when spanning multiple institutions and months of data. The score and its dimensional breakdown are returned via API in real time, keeping your loan origination system moving without a manual scoring bottleneck.
Approve more. Default less.
Banks using Prestatech's scoring have approved 10–35% more applicants without increasing portfolio risk, because transaction-level scoring identifies creditworthy borrowers that static bureau models miss. At the same time, predictive risk signals in the liquidity and stability dimensions flag deteriorating accounts before they default — reducing portfolio losses by 15–40%.
Explainable scores. Auditable methodology.
Every pSCORE is backed by the three dimensional sub-scores and the specific transaction patterns that drove them. Your risk team can inspect exactly why a borrower scored 72 versus 58 — meeting regulatory expectations around explainability and fair lending, including GDPR Article 22 requirements for automated decision-making transparency.