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Amazon has a number of clients using Alexa for financial advice and solutions architect Felix Candelario says, "Natural language processing is the new rocket science."; clients include UBS, LPL, Fidelity, Capital One and Betterment; overall, machine learning innovation is providing for new technology solutions and pairing it with voice automated interactions adds a new element of service for customers. Source
Simility, a machine learning adaptive fraud prevention product, raised $17.5mn from PayPal, The Valley Fund and Trinity Ventures; the company helps to prevent fraud and abuse in real time using machine learning and big data analytics; Rahul Pangam, Co-Founder and CEO of Simility, tells Crowdfund Insider, “Digital disruption in the financial and commerce sectors has resulted in the need for a fraud and risk management solution that goes beyond legacy.”; the company plans to build out data science teams and continue expanding globally. Source.
CNBC profiles three companies emerging in the banking industry with solutions built from machine learning technology; Digit has created a solution that integrates with a user's bank account to automate savings based on account balances and spending patterns; Zest Finance is offering credit scoring technology based on AI algorithms using alternative credit data; Adyen is also using machine learning for fraud prevention; overall machine learning solutions are evolving rapidly and speculators believe they will revolutionize the workforce; Goldman Sachs says machine learning and AI will enable $34 billion to $43 billion in annual cost savings and new revenue opportunities for the financial sector by 2025; it's also expected that AI and machine learning will begin to replace jobs that can be easily automated while also creating greater opportunities for software developers and data scientists. Source
Nathaniel Hoopes, head of the Marketplace Lending Association shares how the Madden v. Midland decision is having an adverse impact on borrowers in an American Banker opinion article. Source
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Beleaguered hedge fund investor, Neil Woodford, has sold off large stakes in his P2P investment trust holdings; he sold £88...