Tagged: data science

9fin, an AI-enabled Data Provider and Analytics Platform for Debt Capital Markets, Announces New Product

9fin, a provider of AI-powered data, news and analytics for debt capital markets, has today announced the launch of “9fin AI”. The powerful 9fin AI tool enables clients “to ask questions about companies within the debt capital markets and get high quality answers in real… Read More

Majority of Financial Services Organizations with Over 5000 Employees have Implemented AI Systems, Report Claims

Artificial Intelligence has considerably impacted the financial services industry in recent years, especially since the advent of OpenAI in late 2022. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, 54% of financial services organizations with over 5000 employees “have implemented AI systems.” Most recently, the now-familiar customer-facing… Read More

UK’s Starling Bank to Create New Jobs, Announces Launch of Manchester Office

Starling Bank has chosen Barings’ Landmark in Manchester to house its new office in the North. The digital bank intends “to create up to 1,000 new jobs for the region to fulfil roles across the company, including in operations, engineering, data science and cybersecurity.” The… Read More

TIFIN’s Wealth Division Announces AI Platform for Client Personalization

TIFIN, the Fintech platform known for its highly engaging products fueled by advanced data science and machine learning, has launched what it claims to be  “a first-of-its-kind platform for client personalization.” The platform “to facilitate modern personalization will be offered by its TIFIN Wealth division… Read More

Climate Startup Arbonics Secures €1.8M from Taavet Hinrikus, Plural

Arbonics, a climate tech start-up, is launching its “unique” data- and science-driven tool to make calculating the potential carbon income of land and forests quicker and easier for landowners in Europe “to help fight climate change.” Earlier this year, Arbonics raised €1.8M in a pre-seed… Read More

Digital Debt Collection Fintech TrueAccord Explains how They Leverage Machine Learning to Streamline Key Processes

TrueAccord’s Chief Product Officer, Laura Marino, is a civil engineer turned product management executive. As mentioned in a blog post by TrueAccord, Laura has a unique viewpoint or perspective on the evolution of machine learning in software across a variety of industry segments. Laura recently… Read More

Hubert Rachwalski: CEO at Nethone Explains How His Data Science, Security Team Combats Online Fraud

We recently connected with Hubert Rachwalski, CEO at Nethone, a company focused on a “Know Your Users” strategy to resolve fraud, so clients are able to gain more loyal customers while rejecting only fraudsters. Hubert talked about how cybercriminals are attempting to exploit online platforms… Read More

Staircase AI Secures $4M via Seed Round to Develop B2B Relationship Intelligence Platform

Staircase AI, a pioneer in relationship intelligence, has confirmed the completion of its $4 million seed round. The firm acquired funding from StageOne Ventures, a VC fund that’s focused on addressing major enterprise challenges, and Disruptive AI, an early-stage VC that specializes in artificial intelligence…. Read More

Data Analytics Platform Exabel Partners with Verbatim Advisory Group to Offer In-Depth Insights

Exabel, a data and analytics platform for investment teams, is teaming up with Verbatim Advisory Group to provide a powerful insights platform for Verbatim’s investment clients. According to a release, the Verbatim Data Insights Platform should give portfolio managers and analysts additional insights “based on… Read More

Canadian Travel Tech Firm Hopper Acquires $175M to Boost its Fintech Offerings via the Cloud

Canada’s travel technology firm Hopper recently finalized a $175 million Series G round that was led by New York-based GPI Capital. As noted by its management: “At Hopper, we’re on a mission to build the most customer-centric travel company on earth. We are leveraging the… Read More

Digital Insights Platform Heap Adds Ahmed Quadri as Chief Customer Officer, Sean Andrew as CRO

Heap, the Digital Insights platform, reveals that it has made new additions to the firm’s C-Suite: Ahmed Quadri joins as Chief Customer Officer, and Sean Andrew is now serving as Chief Revenue Officer. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, Quadri and Andrew represent… Read More

Indonesian Tech Giant Bukalapak to Leverage Fraud Prevention Solution from Vesta to Maximize Legit Credit Card Transactions

Vesta, the only “instant, end-to-end” transaction guarantee platform for making online purchases, recently revealed that it has been chosen by Bukalapak, which is one of Indonesia’s biggest tech firms. According to a release, Bukalapak will be leveraging Vesta’s extensive fraud prevention solution “to maximize approvals… Read More

Latvia based P2P Lender Sun Finance Exceeds €1B in Loans Issued with €95M Net Portfolio

Latvia-based P2P lending platform Sun Finance has exceeded the €1 billion (appr £851.7 million) milestone in the total loans provided. The company reveals that it’s on track to end 2021 with €200 million in earnings. Established in January 2017, the Sun Finance platform has managed… Read More

Swiss B2B Proptech PriceHubble Finalizes $34M Round from Digital+ Partners, Latitude Ventures, Others

Switzerland-based B2B Proptech firm PriceHubble reveals that it has finalized its $34 million Series B round. PriceHubble’s investment round was oversubscribed and was led by Digital+ Partners, a European growth equity investor. The firm’s round was also joined by Latitude Ventures, the Series B+ sister… Read More

ALPIMA, an SaaS Platform for Investment Management, Chosen by BBVA for Scaling Quant Investment Solutions

ALPIMA, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for investment management and product design has been selected by the BBVA for scaling its Quantitative Investment Solutions (QIS) business. ALPIMA is a business-to-business (B2B) tech and advisory firm serving banking institutions, fund managers and wealth management companies globally. Its… Read More

Machine Learning enabled Insig AI, which Serves Asset Managers, Lists on AIM London Stock Exchange

Insig AI, an AI and machine learning firm serving the asset management sector, has officially introduced its services (May 10, 2021), after the company’s listing on the AIM London Stock Exchange. Insig AI is a data science and machine learning (ML) solutions provider that offers… Read More

Fintech Fairbanc, which Offers Credit to Southeast Asia’s Unbanked, Is Now Backed by Columbia Business School

Fairbanc, the Silicon Valley-based Fintech firm that provides credit to the unbanked or financially underserved in Southeast Asia, has received financial backing from Columbia Business School’s student-run impact fund, Microlumbia. According to a release, this financial backing has come shortly after an investment from 500… Read More

Charles Schwab Develops Patent-Pending Algorithm to Enhance Customer Experience, Make Investing More Accessible

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) has reportedly created a patent-pending algorithm that aims to enhance the customer experience while making investing more accessible to everyone. The new algorithm has been developed by a team of data scientists that work within Schwab’s Digital Services division, which is focused… Read More

Prashant Fuloria: CEO at Fundbox Explains how Fintech Platforms Can Leverage Machine Learning to “Democratize” Access to Funding

  We recently connected with Prashant Fuloria, CEO at Fundbox,  an AI-driven credit platform for B2B commerce. Fundbox focuses on “disrupting” the $21 trillion B2B commerce market by developing the first B2B payment and credit network. Sellers (of all sizes) are able to use Fundbox’s… Read More

Fintech Masters Course, including Machine Learning, Offered by Smith School of Business at Queen’s University for Digital Transformation Specialists

The Smith School of Business at Queen’s University has introduced Canada‘s very first Fintech Masters course. According to the Smith School of Business, the course has been designed mainly for financial or tech professionals who are already working in the industry. The first Master of… Read More

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