'A slight typographical error': how one false credit report turned into a nightmare

When an Australian businessman’s credit card was rejected on an Italian holiday, it was the start of a two-year struggle with credit reporting agency Veda that ended in a $15,000 compensation award In June 2014 a man known as KB arrived in Rome for a two-week Italian getaway. After a long flight from Australia he was looking forward to experiencing all the delights of the Mediterranean summer.But when KB reached Rome international airport, things started to go wrong. He tried to make a pay