Taking place as part of Ethereal Virtual Summit 2020, Michael del Castillo of Forbes hosts an enlightening discussion on central bank digital currencies in the age of COVID-19 with guests …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 28th September – 5th October
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World Revenues in the payments industry are likely …
Read More »Big Data in banking is becoming everything
While social media companies are great at determining what gets our attention, financial institutions know what opens our wallets. Now, Big Data offers a way to combine these two forces …
Read More »Big Data challenges and trends for the financial services industry
Big Data is one of the biggest trends happening right now in the financial services industry, with nearly every player understanding the need to leverage analytics garnered from an ever-increasing …
Read More »Big Data’s impact on finance
The financial services industry is changing at an unprecedented pace. Let’s take a quick look at the role of Big Data in this time of extraordinary change: Risk modeling and …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 18th – 28th September
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: The European Commission (EC) is planning the launch …
Read More »Data science in finance: the case for AI
Understanding complex and interdependent financial systems has long been the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The sheer volume of data involved, the administrative burden of …
Read More »Data scientists: the new investment bankers
Data scientists operate by combining coding, statistics and business ideas to develop predictive models for decision-makers, while investment bankers generate investment ideas that are supported by financial models. With the …
Read More »10 data analytics startups disrupting the financial services industry
Data analytics has been the backbone of many revolutionary companies disrupting business as usual. Here are the top 10 data analytics startups disrupting the financial services industry today: Chime (mobile …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 11th – 18th September
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: SWIFT has presented a new strategy for the …
Read More »How Russia can go from lagging behind to international data science leader
Data science is a relatively new industry in Russia. And with great demand for data scientists (especially those involved with machine learning), there is a significant shortage of qualified individuals …
Read More »Integrating customer ecosystems: tips for financial institutions
Victoria Omelchenko, CEO of the Ukrainian IT company Banza, recently presented her Client Ecosystems: The Art of Integration report at the Financial and Digital Ecosystems for SMEs: Update 2020 forum. …
Read More »Big Data pushing online credit scoring in Russia
We live in a world where data is abundantly available and has become king. With concerns rising over use of personal data, governments were quick to pass laws (e.g. the …
Read More »Ukrainian startup unveils predictive smart platform
The Kiev-based startup company IntelSoft has created a smart platform that is capable of detecting bank fraud and disgruntled consumers at a rate that exceeds 90%. The platform uses mathematical …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 4th – 11th September
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World Experts from KPMG have named the 6 biggest …
Read More »Video: 5 ways data science is changing finance
From giving better risk evaluations to incorporating the use of machine learning algorithms, data science is reinventing the financial services industry. Uncover 5 ways financial institutions are implementing data science …
Read More »Video: 9 data science use cases in banking
To remain relevant in the modern world, financial institutions must acknowledge the importance of data science, integrate it into their decision-making processes and develop strategies based on actionable insights. Here …
Read More »Video: how ready is the financial services industry for data analytics?
Martijn De Jong, global co-head of digital channels and data analytics at Standard Chartered, discusses whether the financial services industry is technologically intelligent enough to take advantage of data analytics, …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor 27th August – 3rd September
Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: Visa has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) …
Read More »The importance and convenience of digital wallets
As contactless payment solutions rise in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that digital wallets are likely to become an important part of our future. Not only …
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