Google's artificial intelligence unit, DeepMind, is using blockchain technology to build an auditing system for analyzing and storing healthcare data; the system will mainly focus on tracking all of a person's hospital health data and centrally storing it for access and ownership by individuals; DeepMind will also make its system available through open source software allowing for the technology to be utilized for broader solutions including auditing identities, financial records and private corporate data. Source
Financial Health Network CEO Jennifer Tescher hosted a panel featuring Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Jelena McWilliams and acting Comptroller...
JPMorgan Co-President Daniel Pinto told Business Insider that the bank is working on a massive process of cleaning of data...
A 2015 McKinsey report says today's technology is ready to replace approximately 45% of US jobs across a wide range of industries; federal and state governments have been receiving numerous inquiries about the effects of robot automation on the labor market however little has been done by legislators on the topic; Bill Gates has one suggestion for the economy; he suggests a tax for robot automation; a number of scenarios have come from Gates' robot tax suggestions, including: a company tax for robot automation that would contribute to social programs, designating government funds for salaried workers affected by robots, using taxes to provide a universal income for all citizens and a negative income tax. Source
Banks have started to utilize new technology like AI as a tool to help build efficiency into their processes; one issue that has arisen is regulators questioning whether or not the bank is missing suspicious activity when using new technology; Cathy Bessant, chief operations and technology officer at Bank of America, thinks if the technology is better explained to regulators it could help solve this issue; AI driven providers like ThetaRay, ZestFinance, Merlon Intelligence, QuantVerse and Attivio all have products that can help bring down time spent on malicious activity and better identify issues. Source.
SunTec CTO Mike Yesudas believes the next major global innovation event will be intelligence that comes out of data.
Today Upstart announced a new offering called Credit Decision API; Upstart has already offered a white label solution for banks...
Happy New Year everyone. As I do every year at this time I make a few predictions for the year...
Artificial intelligence startup Kasisto raised a $9.2 million Series A round that was led by Propel Venture Partners; the company intends to use the funds to expand into new markets, grow the engineering and sales teams and develop partnerships with systems integrators to enhance their platform; Kasisto is a fintech startup that lets companies engage and transact with their customers through natural, intelligent conversations via smart bots and virtual assistants. Source
BBVA has a staff of over 150 data scientists, engineering and department heads near their Madrid HQ specifically focused on...