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National Post
14 hours ago
- Business
- National Post
New AI-Powered Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management Streamlines and Accelerates Governance Processes
Article content Newest addition to Experian Assistant product family allows financial institutions to document, validate and monitor models with speed, transparency and audit-readiness Article content COSTA MESA, Calif. — Experian today announced the launch of Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management, a first-of-its-kind solution to help financial institutions govern and manage models more efficiently across the entire model‑development lifecycle. Fully integrated into the Experian Ascend Platform™ and powered by ValidMind technology, this solution helps accelerate model validation, improve auditability and transparency, and may aid financial institutions in reducing regulatory and reputational risk. This launch follows last October's introduction of the award-winning Experian Assistant and its AI-enabled model-lifecycle features. Article content Article content 'Manual documentation, siloed validations and limited performance model monitoring can increase risk and slow down model deployment,' said Vijay Mehta, EVP, Global Solutions and Analytics, Experian Software Solutions. 'Adhering to model-risk-management guidelines can be a tremendous strategic advantage for financial institutions when they can create, review and validate documentation quickly and at scale, and this new solution offers these capabilities.' Article content As financial institutions accelerate innovation, they must balance the move toward GenAI-enabled capabilities with compliance to global model-risk-management guidelines such as SR 11-7 (US) and SS1/23 (UK). Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management offers financial institutions with customizable, pre-defined templates, centralized model governance repositories, and transparent internal workflow approvals—empowering them to meet regulatory guidelines with confidence and efficiency. Article content 'Our partnership with Experian represents a major step forward in operationalizing AI for governance and model risk management,' said ValidMind CEO Jonas Jacobi. 'By embedding ValidMind's automation and governance capabilities into the Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management, we're helping financial institutions move faster and satisfy regulator expectations.' Article content 'The combination of Experian's commercial expertise and presence with ValidMind's technology provides the foundation for scalable and explainable AI across the credit and risk lifecycle,' said Sid Dash, Chief Researcher at Chartis. 'This partnership addresses a growing industry imperative – the need to establish proper AI governance that aligns with an evolving technology and regulatory environment and provides a framework for institutions to modernize their model risk practices.' Article content Why It Matters Article content Accelerates time-to-market by streamlining model documentation and approvals, reducing internal approval time by up to 70% and enabling financial institutions to deploy models more quickly. Replacing manual processes with automation speeds up the creation, maintenance and validation of complex documents for data collection and model development. Streamlines a validation team's efforts by quickly accessing and creating consistent reports. Provides the ability to monitor models with reporting insights to ensure confidence in a model's performance and value. This launch further strengthens the award-winning Experian Assistant product family, extending trusted automation and GenAI capabilities from model development into model governance. Article content Why Choose Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management Article content : Article content Model-Risk-Management Excellence – Simplify model documentation efforts via automation, guided workflows and seamless tool integration. Reduced Risk – Enhance consistency to better align with evolving regulatory guidelines and help mitigate the risk of compliance failures and fines. Enhanced Connectivity – Access to Experian analytics experts and Ascend Ops ™ for model registration and deployment, model monitoring, and scenario planning, ensures robust oversight and operational efficiency. Article content To learn more about Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management or schedule a demo, visit: Article content About Experian Article content Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them to save time and money. Article content We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments. Article content We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and innovate. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 25,200 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
They're happy campers as UCLA opens training sessions in cool, breezy Costa Mesa
It was 68 degrees and overcast, a cool coastal breeze wafting across the practice fields, when UCLA commenced its first off-campus football training camp in nearly a decade. San Bernardino, this was not. With 55 newcomers dotting a roster of 105, not to mention eight new assistant coaches, the Bruins' camp that started in Costa Mesa on Wednesday morning was more about togetherness than toughness in the triple-digit temperatures of the Inland Empire. Every offensive player was matched with a roommate from the defense or special teams. A series of bonding exercises was planned inside and outside the nearby team hotel. Everything the Bruins do over the next 2½ weeks will be of the get-to-know-you variety. 'I have a lot of tough guys, but it's more of the connection, you know?' coach DeShaun Foster said. 'There's a lot of new coaches and players, so I just wanted to find a way to make us be able to connect a little bit more, you know? To be able to eat three meals with each other and just get close.' Foster said the football facilities at Cal State San Bernardino that the Bruins had last used in 2016 weren't available, forcing the move to his native Orange County. After going through the initial two-hour practice, temperatures topping out at 75 degrees, the consensus was that the Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex felt more like a day at the beach than one inside a sauna. 'In the beginning, it was a little humid,' linebacker Isaiah Chisom said, 'but the sun came out, it was beautiful out here.' Read more: Can UCLA sustain its buzz? Five questions Bruins must address going into training camp The facilities included three grass fields, a makeshift locker room under one tent and a makeshift weight room under another. Trainers set up near the field, unfurling folding tables next to carts of supplies. Fences lining the field were adorned with signage reflecting the Bruins mantras — 'Discipline, Respect and Enthusiasm' and 'Do More.' There was the usual training-camp cadence. Whistles blew and on cue, players wrapped up foam pads and dragged them to the ground. After another whistle signaled the start of stretching, a roar rang out. Players dropped to their knees to commence a series of body bends, twisting their arms and shoulders one way and then the other. After a series of leg stretches, new defensive line coach Jethro Franklin offered an opening salvo to a group of nearby players. 'Bruin football,' Franklin said, 'should not be for the timid or the weak.' During the 25-minute media viewing period, new quarterback Nico Iamaleava made a couple of handoffs to running backs, including one to Anthony Woods for a short touchdown, and threw one pass into the end zone that fell incomplete. 'He slings it,' tight end Jack Pedersen said of Iamaleava's throwing style. 'It's a nice, firm spiral, man, and the guy doesn't miss. Literally, can't say enough great things.' Before the training session, Foster said he was confident Iamaleava had sufficiently mastered the offense after enrolling in June. 'He's pretty much grasped the playbook already,' Foster said of the transfer from Tennessee. 'We haven't had to hold back on anything. And I know at least he has these first two installs down pretty well. So just looking forward to getting out there and just watching him.' The practice was staged in relative secrecy. Other than a handful of donors and a few city officials from Costa Mesa, fans were not allowed to attend like they had been in San Bernardino, where they sometimes lined multiple practice fields. The six reporters on hand Wednesday were barred from taking photos or videos of even the warm-up periods. Foster said training camp was about preparation, not publicity. 'We're here to work,' he said. 'We've got 16 days to come out and really be able to put a good product out there on the field.' This is a business trip complete with bed checks and a curfew. Chisom is rooming with running back Anthony Frias II and has a connecting door attached to the room of linebacker Ben Perry and running back Troy Leigber, providing ample opportunities to learn about new teammates. Read more: 'It came down to me wanting to be back home': Nico Iamaleava details move to UCLA 'I think it makes us build brotherhood,' Chisom said. 'You're staying with some people that you may have never talked to before … it kind of forces us to be close.' The schedule called for an off day Thursday to accommodate players' final exam schedules, one of four breaks interspersed among the 14 practices before the team breaks camp on Aug. 16. The Bruins hope that by the time they return to campus, the installation of a new 100-yard grass practice field alongside two smaller artificial turf fields will be complete. If not, they'll have new friends to commiserate with as they shift practices elsewhere on campus. 'This is a great opportunity to spend 2 1/2 weeks with a guy you don't really know, right?' said Pedersen, who is rooming with defensive back Croix Stewart. 'Being able to branch out, I think it's really cool that they do this, and this is now getting an opportunity to meet other guys on the team and branch out and make those lifelong connections.' Etc. Although a judge denied wide receiver Kaedin Robinson's request for a temporary restraining order that would have granted him immediate eligibility, Foster said his confidence level remained in the '90s percent' that Robinson could play for the Bruins this season. Robinson, a transfer from Appalachian State, has a preliminary injunction hearing set for Aug. 18 that will decide whether he'll be cleared to play. … Freshman defensive lineman Robert James III maneuvered the area on a scooter, his lower right leg encased in a protective boot. … Luke Duncan took the snaps as the top backup quarterback. … Foster said offensive lineman Weston Port had commenced a Mormon mission and was expected to return by the spring of 2027. Sign up for UCLA sports for big game takeaways, recruiting buzz and more UCLA sports insights. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
National Post
22-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Experian Assistant Wins 2025 Globee Award for Technology
Article content COSTA MESA, Calif. — Experian, a leading global data and technology company, today announced that Experian Assistant, an agentic AI-powered solution that greatly accelerates the data-modeling lifecycle, won the 2025 Globee ® Award for Technology, which recognizes 'individuals, products, and organizations that are advancing the tech landscape, solving real-world problems, and shaping the future.' Experian Assistant was honored in the Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Solutions category. Article content Article content Experian Assistant enables financial institutions to perform data exploration, build and deploy models, monitor their performance, and increase speed to market to launch new offerings. Integrated with Experian Ascend Platform ™, the solution greatly accelerates the modeling lifecycle, slashing model-development times from months to days and — in some cases — hours. Article content 'Experian is transforming the way financial institutions innovate and is empowering them to move from data insights to deployment faster than ever,' said Scott Brown, Group President Financial Services, Experian North America. 'Experian Assistant acts like an always-available analytics and modeling expert by providing real-time answers and coding assistance, offering model transparency, and dramatically accelerating model development. We are honored to receive the Globee Award for Technology in recognition of this transformative product.' Article content Leading financial institutions around the world depend on Experian's Ascend Platform to power advanced data analytics and credit decisioning. In fact, a recent independent study by Forrester found that the platform helps global banks and lenders improve credit and fraud decisions, and offers them a 183% return on investment (ROI), paying for itself within 12 months. Complementing the platform, Experian Assistant delivers deeper insights into credit data and guides organizations through implementing analytics best practices. By expanding their data capabilities and harnessing advanced agentic AI, Experian Assistant empowers these institutions to score a wider range of consumers more effectively. Article content This year's 20th Annual 2025 Globee Awards for Technology received nearly 2,000 nominations from all over the world. The awards are 100% merit-based, and winners are selected solely based on the average scores provided by independent judges. For more information on the 2025 Globee Awards for Technology, visit: Article content About Experian Article content Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them to save time and money. Article content We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments. Article content We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and innovate. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 25,200 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Staten Island Jets vs. Costa Mesa Chargers highlights NFL FLAG Championships
Watch highlights between the Staten Island Jets and the Costa Mesa Chargers at the 2025 NFL FLAG Championships.
National Post
16-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Deck Specialist Launches New Podcast Featuring Vanilla Ice as the First Guest
Article content COSTA MESA, Calif. — Deck Specialist, the leading North American magazine for outdoor living professionals, has officially launched the Deck Specialist Podcast. The inaugural episode features Rob Van Winkle—better known as Vanilla Ice—who shares insights into his second career as a luxury builder, TV personality, and outdoor design enthusiast. Article content In the debut episode, sponsored by Regal ideas, Vanilla Ice discusses his journey from pop culture icon to construction expert, lessons learned from decades of flipping high-end homes, and his love for outdoor design. Article content Article content The new podcast series offers conversations with builders, designers, and business leaders who are shaping the future of decks, patios, and outdoor spaces. With a focus on real-world experiences and expert strategies, the podcast is a natural extension of Deck Specialist's mission to inform and inspire professionals in the decking and building materials industry. Article content 'We're excited to bring our readers and industry pros a new way to connect with the voices driving innovation in outdoor living,' said Sara Graves, host of the podcast, and editor of Deck Specialist. 'Launching with Vanilla Ice allows us to highlight both the craftsmanship and the energy that define this industry.' Article content The Deck Specialist Podcast is available now on all major podcast platforms. Additional episodes will be released throughout the year, featuring interviews with contractors, product innovators, and business experts across North America. Article content About Deck Specialist Article content Deck Specialist Article content is a North American magazine and online resource focused on the lumber and building materials industry, specifically decks and outdoor living projects. It's a trade publication designed for professionals in the building products sector, including builders, contractors, and decision-makers. The magazine provides inspiration, business strategies, and industry insights through articles, videos, and profiles of the best outdoor living products. Article content About 526 Media Group Article content 526 Media Group is a diversified publishing, marketing, and business services company serving the building products and home improvement industries. With a portfolio that includes print publications, digital content platforms, and strategic marketing services, 526 Media Group connects businesses with targeted audiences across the U.S. and Canada. The company is committed to delivering expert insights and high-impact visibility for brands in the construction, retail, and manufacturing sectors. Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact: Article content Article content Sara Graves Article content Article content Article content
