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A customer’s ability to pay often depends on one or two parties above it, whether that’s the retailer taking most of a distributor’s volume or the lender funding a subcontractor’s project. The credit file covers the customer well, but not those parties, and by the time an upstream problem reaches bureau data, the customer has often been feeling it for months.

For decades, credit departments have been unfairly stereotyped as the “department of no.” If a deal slowed down, credit was often blamed. If a contractor complained about paperwork, credit was blamed. If an order didn’t ship as fast as expected. Again, credit.

Artificial intelligence has quickly evolved from a buzzword to a daily operational tool. Credit departments across construction, distribution and manufacturing are feeling the shift. Whether teams are interpreting payment behavior, communicating with contractors or supporting sales and operations, AI is helping credit professionals work faster and smarter.