Machine learning

Fintech venture capitalists to banks: Stay out of our lane

03/13/19

Leading investors say too many traditional financial institutions, out of their depth in fintech investment, end up placing controls that slow down otherwise nimble young companies.

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TransUnion innovation lab expanding to Canada, India

03/07/19

The lab works with more than 200 data scientists to create access to affordable credit and help financial firms match products to customers, the company says.

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Banks are playing catch-up in the big-data game

03/01/19

There are a number of actions financial institutions should take to improve their application of machine learning and data analytics technologies.

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Software firms MX, Personetics to meld clean data, AI-based analytics

02/28/19

The companies have teamed up on a product to help banks, especially small ones, give customers more accurate insights into their own financial health.

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AI fintechs flush with venture capital sharpen focus on bank market

02/22/19

ComplyAdvantage, Cinnamon and Zoovu recently raised millions of dollars to fuel expansion of their automated risk management, data-scanning and customer service products geared toward financial services companies.

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Synchrony minds HR as it develops AI

02/11/19

The bank and card program provider is starting to use AI in many areas, but it's also trying to build paths forward for employees whose jobs will be affected.

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TD still years away from full AI integration, CEO says

02/05/19

A year after buying the artificial intelligence fintech Layer 6, TD Bank is "rewiring how the organization has worked," Gregory Braca says.

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‘A lot of people are going to get hurt’: Petrou on fintech risk

02/04/19

Policymakers need to update banking regulations to minimize the risks posed by technology companies entering financial services, a well-known policy analyst says in a new paper.

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Can AI help banks thwart elder abuse?

01/30/19

Banks use anti-money-laundering and fraud systems to try to catch scams that prey on senior citizens. A few, including Wells Fargo, are working on artificial intelligence that could spot them even earlier.

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Can crowdsourcing mitigate a dearth of data scientists for banks?

01/22/19

Data scientists from NASA, Google and hundreds of other places are working for financial firms in their spare time. Is this a good idea?

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