Technology
Banks Warn of Rise in Ransomware Attacks
Banks must improve resilience of remote-working staff, says Wells Fargo financial crime expert
Morgan Stanley’s Digital Research Assistant Knows Who You Are
The bank's AI-powered research chatbot, developed with Symphony Communications, acts as a personalized research assistant and will soon be rolled out to external clients.
Banking Experts: Tech Isn't the Whole Solution to Financial Crime
The industry and researchers are challenging the touting of privacy-enhancing technologies as a cure-all for KYC/AML failures, and advocating systemic reform.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 215: Bill Murphy on Innovation & Technical Debt
Bill Murphy, formerly Blackstone's CTO and now managing partner at Cresting Wave, talks technical debt, machine learning, blockchain, management strategy & more.
QuantConnect Brings Low-Code Principles to Quant Finance
Later this year the vendor is looking to allow users to clip together various components of an algorithmic trading strategy, making it easier for users with limited programming skills to build their own trading strategies.
Science Friction: Some Tire of Waiting for Quantum’s Leap
Use cases for quantum computing are piling up—from CVA to VAR. But so are the obstacles
TRG Screen Melds FITS, InfoMatch for Next-Gen Data Cost Management Platform
The first iterations of the new Optimize platform will be available early next year.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 214: BNY Mellon's Hans Brown on Innovation
Hans delves into machine learning, moonshot projects, technical debt, and what has been learned during the pandemic.
This Week: ASIC/RBA, TSE, Schroders/SteelEye, HKEx, Talos, and more
A look at some of the past week’s financial technology news.
RPA Provides ‘Quick Wins’, But at What Cost?
Banking experts urge firms to consider re-engineering a process before turning to robotic process automation.
Dutch Banks, Zapata Computing Tap Quantum Computing for Stress Test Projects
ABN, ING and Rabobank are exploring quantum for regulatory stress tests. In the US, Zapata Computing is seeking a patent for the same.
EU Proposal Takes Aim at Major Cloud Providers
Jo writes that the EU’s new digital package could find large cloud providers operating in the bloc subject to potentially invasive oversight, as the EU strives for “data sovereignty”.
Morgan Stanley, SocGen Shift Sight Line on Who's Accountable for Data
The two banks outline their ambitious data governance programs, which make business professionals culpable for their organization's data decisions.
Waters Wrap: Causal Machine Learning Represents Next Evolution of AI (Plus ESG & Innovation Issues)
Anthony looks at an interesting project using causal inference by IBM and Refinitiv, and what this latest evolution of machine learning could mean for innovation in the capital markets in the future.
IBM, Refinitiv Partner on Machine Learning Project to Better Understand Market Correlations
The two companies are in the early stages of using causal inference to help firms build machine learning models that are better able to handle disruption from events like the Covid-19 pandemic.
Time for a Post-Trade Upgrade – Automation is Critical in Reducing Trade Fails
Matt Stauffer, managing director, institutional trade processing at DTCC, explores how firms can reduce trade fails by adopting an adaptable, automatic solution that simplifies the process of analyzing and upgrading the post-trade lifecycle
Banks Struggle to Manage Technical Debt When Dealing with AI, Data Science
Data scientists, IT teams, and the business professionals should work together when deploying emerging technologies and data science models. Otherwise, they may be setting themselves up to fail.
BNY Mellon Preps Fintech Accelerator Program to ID Key Tech Solutions
The Connect20 hackathon and the Accelerator Program are designed to "industrialize" BNY Mellon's ability to identify early stage companies providing solutions to key technology and business challenges facing the firm.
Data Poisoning: An Emerging Threat for Machine Learning Adoption
Experts from IBM and Bank of China say they're on the lookout for this emerging threat, as machine learning gains in popularity.
Data Issues Still Hamper AI—But AI Can Fix Them
Instead of waiting for data quality to be sufficient to power AI models, those at the cutting edge are building models to bridge the gaps in the data, and apply it to more sophisticated use cases.
Waters Wrap: Is Low-Code a Movement or a Mirage (Plus the ODRL Gambit & AI’s Afterthought Problem)
Anthony Malakian looks at the industry’s digital rights project and new tech platforms that aim to revolutionize the capital markets.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 212: A Discussion About AI
An assortment of AI experts talk about various machine learning and NLP opportunities and challenges.
Banks Learn from Remote Working to Improve Customer Experience
Banks are focused on making work-from-home life more secure, but how can these projects be used to improve the customer experience going forward?
Low-Code Movement Gains Converts, but Skeptics Remain
What if you could create your ideal, fully-functional application without writing a single line of code? With low-code and no-code platforms, you can—with a catch … or two, or three, or four.