Brian Cassin has tried to make the best of a bad situation. The chief executive of Experian, one of the world’s biggest credit checking agencies, is putting the FTSE 100 company’s vast troves of data to good use during Covid-19.
Experian is working with the government to provide free reports on credit volumes so the Treasury can assess the state of lending.
It’s not all altruism: Experian is looking to monetise more of its data, too, to shift the multinational business beyond its expertise in credit checking and expand its income streams.
In June, it launched a service with consulting firm Oliver Wyman to help American lenders forecast potential losses from the deteriorating economy.
The Dublin-domiciled giant, which has a market value of £25bn, is