Humans have a terrible track record of predicting financial crises in time to fend them off. Some computer scientists think that algorithms might help. Given the right information, some crises can be […]
The Financial Threats That Machines Can See
Top 10 Big Data Trends in 2016 for Financial Services
2015 was a groundbreaking year for banking and financial markets firms, as they continue to learn how big data can help transform their processes and organizations. Now, with an eye towards what […]
The 3 Major Industries AI and Big Data Will Reshape This Decade
We live in an age of disruption — and that’s a good thing. Industries will be transformed. Major companies will fall. Old systems will collapse as entrepreneurs figure out how to optimize […]
The impact of Social Media & News Analytics on Financial Markets
News, events and the financial markets have always been linked, with one reacting to the other. Whether by mathematical alchemy or intuition, the holy grail of stock market prediction has turned its […]
How financial service firms use big data to meet business goals
Most financial service firms, which includes banking and insurance companies, are engaged in a big data project to increase the pace of innovation and uncover game-changing business outcomes. The pressing challenge now […]
Big data in Banking: Not rocket science—data science
Banks have always had big data. Today, however, it’s often the institutions building big teams of data scientists, or seeking out innovative analytics partners with embedded analysts, that are gaining a true […]
Financial Firms Embrace Predictive Analytics
For financial markets firms, efficiency is becoming as important a differentiator as speed and scale. As a result, firms are delving deeper into predictive analytics to realize faster time to value and […]
Finance Should Hurry to the Big Data Party
More businesses today are learning to leverage large sets of fresh data — Big Data — to better understand customer needs, desires and influences. But some observers contend that finance has been […]
Big Data: Career Opportunities Abound In Tech’s Hottest Field
As big data continues to grow, companies around the world are on the hunt for technical recruits — a shift experts predict will continue through 2014 and beyond. WinterWyman’s NY Tech Search […]
Business Analytics Skills High on CFO Wish List
CFOs see the business analytics skillset, including BI and data mining, as a prerequisite for their accounting and finance staff. As the quantity of data available to companies grows, proficiency in this area […]
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