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Platform architecture

CRIPE means Credit Risk Intelligence Platform for Enterprise. It is the Cortex platform that hosts the complete underwriting flow rather than asking a lender to integrate each processing stage as a separate product.

Credit CortexCRIPE · Unified Underwriting Engine Platform · by CreditChekCORTEX · ILLUSTRATIVEIllustrative assessmentExample processing flowIllustrative macro contextCORTEX PLATFORMConfigure once · five engines run every assessmenttenant-configured · auditable00 · ACTIVATIONMerchant ActivationData ModelCredit Risk FrameworkRisk WeightsDecision Rules✓ ACTIVEConfigured once per merchant — aligns TrustScore to your lending model & activates the Enrichment & Decision policy engines.01 · ORIGINATIONOrigination EngineMultiple Sources · 5+ sourcesBVN ••••4021Bank statement · 12moChannel: Mobile+ custom sourceBVN ••••4021Bank statement · 12moChannel: Mobile+ custom source5+ data sources& channels captured02 · INGESTIONIngestion EngineVerified & secured · per clientsig: ✓ signedClient: Sample LtdStatement received ✓8 pages · NGNsig: ✓ signedClient: Sample LtdStatement received ✓8 pages · NGNsignedper-tenant · verified03 · DATA TRANSFORMATIONData TransformationData engineering · map to schemaRaw & unclean dataClean & structured datamap → Data ModelStructured schemaSCHEMA ALIGNS TOData ModelRisk FrameworkDecision Rules3.1 · REVIEW QUEUEOPTIONALUnparsed / low-confidence records → Exception & Review Queue for team reviewquarantined · safe-documented04 · SMART SCORING · ENRICHMENTSmart Score ProfilerData science · models & enrichmentmonthly_income ✓Debt burden ratio ✓active_loans: 2income_band: HIGHmonthly_income ✓Debt burden ratio ✓active_loans: 2income_band: HIGH60+ risk signalsfeatures computed05 · ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE · POLICYDecision EngineActivate · score, decide & deliverTrustScore: 742willingness: 82capacity: 78limit: ₦2.40MTrustScore: 742willingness: 82capacity: 78limit: ₦2.40MSCOREDECISIONAPPROVE / DECLINELow risk · limit ₦2.40MCONFIG → ENGINES05 → CONFIGURED ACTIONSRuns configured workflowsTrust ScoreDecisionFull ReportWebhook Endpoint · POST 200OPTIONAL ACTIONSDirect Debit · bank accountAny other debt-collection channelSMS · email · agent · PSP

Two operating layers

LayerRuns whenResponsibility
00 · Merchant ActivationDuring onboarding and whenever policy is deliberately tunedDefines the Common Information Model, Credit Risk Framework, risk modelling, and decision rules.
01–05 · Engine stackFor every applicationCaptures, secures, transforms, enriches, and evaluates applicant data.

Configuration flows downstream

Activation is the control plane for the platform. The risk framework determines which categories contribute to the TrustScore, risk modelling assigns weight to individual signals, and rules enforce non-negotiable policy thresholds. The same configuration governs enrichment and decisioning for the tenant.

Application data flows forward

Each application enters through Origination, receives tenant and source provenance during Ingestion, is normalized during ETL, is enriched by AIOps, and reaches Actionable Intelligence for the final recommendation and explanation.

Optional review path

If ETL cannot interpret a source confidently, it can place the unresolved data in the EDA Store for engineering review instead of treating an uncertain value as reliable.

Walk through how Cortex works stage by stage.