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Tackling bias with math and Zest

Fintech Beat, Ep. 81

Zest is an AI company that creates the software for machine learning in credit underwriting, all with the aim of reducing risk and automating compliance.
Zest is an AI company that creates the software for machine learning in credit underwriting, all with the aim of reducing risk and automating compliance. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted February 2, 2021 at 4:00am

Fintech Beat talks with Zest AI’s top executives to learn about the role of machine learning software in credit underwriting and whether better math can lead to better outcomes when it comes to tackling racial bias in lending.

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