Data privacy

Soul searching at big banks as quants clamor for data

08/08/17

Quantitative investors, starved for trading signals that can be spun into gold, are pressuring the finance firms they work with to grant them access to proprietary information.

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‘Neither Mad Max nor Orwell’: ID startup walks a fine line

07/28/17

GlobalID stands out from scores of similar companies and projects by attempting to wed self-sovereignty with regulatory compliance. If its technology works, it could alleviate a major cost for banks.

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Should banks be in the business of ‘surveillance capitalism’?

06/08/17

The selling of anonymized customer data may be legal, but it raises ethical questions about the use and protection of that information.

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Worlds collide: JPM works with team behind anonymous crypto Zcash

05/22/17

The creators of a top "altcoin" are building privacy features for JPMorgan's blockchain platform.

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Predicting low balances will stop overdraft fees, this startup says

04/25/17

The startup Dave (just Dave) sells an app that forecasts short-term bank balances and sends users small-dollar advances when necessary, part of a wave of efforts to improve consumers’ financial health using digital tools.

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