Information Technology

Gartner Glossary

Customer Information File (CIF)

A customer information file (CIF) is a system that consolidates customer account information and combines it with basic demographic information to create a current snapshot of a customer relationship. CIFs are often a central component of integrated banking application packages and are primarily used to support operational activities with current, as opposed to historical, data.

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