Finance (89)

• KDnuggets™ News 21:n42, Nov 3: Google Recommendations Before Taking Their Machine Learning Course; Guide to Data Science Jobs - Nov 3, 2021.
  
  What Google Recommends You do Before Taking Their Machine Learning or Data Science Course; A Guide to 14 Different Data Science Jobs; Analyze Python Code in Jupyter Notebooks; Machine Learning Model Development and Model Operations: Principles and Practices; Want to Join a Bank? Everything Data Scientists Need to Know About Working in Fintech

  Career Advice, Data Science, Finance, Google, Jobs, Jupyter, Machine Learning, Python

• Want to Join a Bank? Everything Data Scientists Need to Know About Working in Fintech - Oct 28, 2021.
  
  There is ample opportunity for data scientists in the financial services sector. The career experience can be very different, however, from similar roles at pure technology organizations. So, it's best to first consider if this industry is right for your interests, preferences for how you work, and long-term goals.

  Career Advice, Data Scientist, Finance, Fintech

• How I Built A Perfect Model And Got Into Trouble - Oct 12, 2021.
  
  Data-driven decisions, actionable insights, business impact—you've seen these buzzwords in data science jobs descriptions. But, just focusing on these terms doesn't automatically lead to the best results. Learn from this real-world scenario that followed data-driven indecisiveness, found misleading insights, and initially created a negative business impact.

  Analytics, Business, Customer Analytics, Finance, KPI, Metrics

• Building a Structured Financial Newsfeed Using Python, SpaCy and Streamlit - Sep 28, 2021.
  
  Getting started with NLP by building a Named Entity Recognition(NER) application.

  Finance, NLP, Python, spaCy, Streamlit

• 9 Outstanding Reasons to Learn Python for Finance - Sep 23, 2021.
  
  Is Python good for learning finance and working in the financial world? The answer is not only a resounding YES, but yes for nine very good reasons. This article gets into the details behind why Python is a must-know programming language for anyone who wants to work in the financial sector.

  Finance, Python

• The Top Industries Hiring Data Scientists in 2021 - Aug 30, 2021.
  
  People realize that effective uses of data can increase competitiveness, even in a challenging marketplace. Here are six industries hiring data scientists now that will likely continue doing so for the foreseeable future.

  Career Advice, Finance, Insurance, Life Science, Telecom

• Major changes: Where Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning were applied in 2020/21 - Jun 18, 2021.
  
  Our latest poll shows major change in where AI, Data Science, Machine Learning are being applied, with decline in interest in traditional fields like CRM/Consumer Analytics, and growth in applications to Computer Vision, COVID, Agriculture, and Education.

  Agriculture, Computer Vision, Consumer Analytics, Education, Finance, Industry, Poll

• Exploring the Significance of Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading with Stefan Jansen - Oct 28, 2020.
  
  The immense expansion of digital data has increased the demand for proficiency in trading strategies that use machine learning (ML). Learn more from author Stefan Jansen, and get his latest book on the subject from Packt Publishing.

  Algorithms, Finance, Machine Learning, Packt Publishing

• Deep Learning in Finance: Is This The Future of the Financial Industry? - Jul 10, 2020.
  
  Get a handle on how deep learning is affecting the finance industry, and identify resources to further this understanding and increase your knowledge of the various aspects.

  Deep Learning, Finance

• Pull and Analyze Financial Data Using a Simple Python Package - Jul 9, 2020.
  
  We demonstrate a simple Python script/package to help you pull financial data (all the important metrics and ratios that you can think of) and plot them.

  Finance, Pandas, Python

• Free Economics & Finance Courses for Data Scientists - Jun 25, 2020.
  
  Here is a selection of courses for those interested in diversifying their domain knowledge into the related realms of economics and finance, with the goal of being able to apply your data science skills to these domains.

  Courses, Economics, Finance, MOOC

• Four Ways to Apply NLP in Financial Services - Jun 2, 2020.
  
  Natural language processing (NLP) is increasingly used to review unstructured content or spot trends in markets. How is Refinitiv Labs applying NLP in financial services to meet challenges around investment decision-making and risk management?

  Finance, NLP

• Spotting Controversy with NLP - May 21, 2020.
  
  In this article, I’ll introduce you to a hot-topic in financial services and describe how a leading data provider is using data science and NLP to streamline how they find insights in unstructured data.

  BERT, Finance, Fintech, NLP

• Time Series Classification Synthetic vs Real Financial Time Series - Mar 18, 2020.
  
  This article discusses distinguishing between real financial time series and synthetic time series using XGBoost.

  Finance, R, Time Series, XGBoost

• How to Get Started With Algorithmic Finance - Jan 23, 2020.
  
  Algorithmic finance has been around for decades as a money-making tool, and it's not magic. Learn about some practical strategies along with and introduction to code you can use to get started.

  Algorithms, Finance, Hedge fund, Investment, Time Series

• Stock Market Forecasting Using Time Series Analysis - Jan 9, 2020.
  
  Time series analysis will be the best tool for forecasting the trend or even future. The trend chart will provide adequate guidance for the investor. So let us understand this concept in great detail and use a machine learning technique to forecast stocks.

  Analysis, Finance, Forecasting, Stocks, Time Series

• Optimization with Python: How to make the most amount of money with the least amount of risk? - Jun 26, 2019.
  
  Learn how to apply Python data science libraries to develop a simple optimization problem based on a Nobel-prize winning economic theory for maximizing investment profits while minimizing risk.

  Finance, Investment, Optimization, Python, Risk Modeling, Stocks

• Upstart: Data Scientist [San Carlos, CA] - May 31, 2019.
  
  Seeking thoughtful Data Scientists who are passionate and enjoy working in a very fast-paced environment. Because our challenges are so new, this person will need to have strong creative problem solving skills and the technical background to implement such solutions.

  CA, Data Scientist, Finance, San Carlos, Upstart

• Upstart: Data Scientist [Columbus, OH] - May 31, 2019.
  
  Seeking thoughtful Data Scientists who are passionate and enjoy working in a very fast-paced environment. Because our challenges are so new, this person will need to have strong creative problem solving skills and the technical background to implement such solutions.

  Columbus, Data Scientist, Finance, OH, Upstart

• NASDAQ 100: Leader of Data Science [East Coast] - Apr 19, 2019.
  
  The Leader of Data Science should be well versed in the creation, critique, and deployment of complex analysis, predictive, and prescriptive modeling that require the use of both structured and unstructured data, from multiple sources such as SQL, Oracle, Access Data Bases and text.

  Data Science, Finance

• Intuit: Staff Data Scientist, Experimentation Analytics [Mountain View, CA] - Mar 6, 2019.
  
  You will be joining a team that is building a new business within the company in one of the hottest fintech spaces of the moment. Your job will be to lead our experimentation efforts as we define product market fit.

  Analyst, Analytics, CA, Data Scientist, Finance, Intuit, Mountain View

• Can’t-Miss Keynote Speakers at PAW Financial, plus 3 other PAWs in Vegas – Save ’til March 8 - Feb 18, 2019.
  
  Predictive Analytics World for Financial is heading to Las Vegas, NV on Jun 16-20, and we're excited to announce the speaker line-up. The year’s only PAW Financial will be held alongside PAW Business, PAW Healthcare, PAW Industry 4.0, and Deep Learning World. Register now!

  Finance, Las Vegas, NV, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• How AI can help solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges – and why we might fail - Feb 12, 2019.
  
  AI represents a step change in humanity’s ability to rise to its greatest challenges. We explore three areas in which AI can contribute to the UN’s Global Goals - and why we could fall short.

  AI, Finance, Healthcare, Innovation, Social Good, United Nations

• DATAx Cyber Monday Extended – 40% off all summit tickets with CYBER40 - Nov 28, 2018.
  
  Take advantage of our EXTENDED cyber Monday offer of 40% off all two-day passes and free access to all 5 tracks of the DATAx New York Festival. Use the code CYBER40.

  AI, Big Data, Finance, Marketing, New York, NY, Pharma

• Top 5 domains Big Data analytics helps to transform - Nov 23, 2018.
  
  Big data analytics gives a competitive advantage to companies across many industries, especially, financial services, e-commerce, aviation, transportation, logistics, and energy. It enables to reduce downtime, mitigate risks, cut costs, and improve performance.

  Aviation, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Credit Risk, Data Analytics, Ecommerce, Finance, Security

• Using a Keras Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Model to Predict Stock Prices - Nov 21, 2018.
  
  LSTMs are very powerful in sequence prediction problems because they’re able to store past information. This is important in our case because the previous price of a stock is crucial in predicting its future price.

  Finance, Keras, LSTM, Neural Networks, Stocks

• Bank of Canada: Data Scientist [Ottawa, Canada] - Oct 29, 2018.
  
  Are you passionate about advanced analytics and Big Data? Do you know how to ask the right questions? Are you proficient in technical/scientific computing? Take a central role.

  Bank of Canada, Canada, Data Scientist, Finance, Ottawa

• NAIC: Analyst I (Capital Markets) [New York, NY] - Oct 29, 2018.
  
  The NAIC is seeking a Analyst I (Capital Markets) in New York, NY. The NAIC strives every day to support the public good and make a difference. This is a full-time position in a flexible environment.

  Analyst, Finance, NAIC, New York, NY

• KDnuggets™ News 18:n33, Sep 5: Practical Topic Modeling with Python; Classifying AI Technologies; Data Science Project Inspiration - Sep 5, 2018.
  
  Also: An End-to-End Project on Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with Python; Financial Data Analysis - Data Processing 1: Loan Eligibility Prediction; OLAP queries in SQL: A Refresher; Word Vectors in Natural Language Processing: Global Vectors (GloVe)

  AI, Data Science, Finance, OLAP, Python, SQL, Time Series, Topic Modeling, Word Embeddings

• Financial Data Analysis – Data Processing 1: Loan Eligibility Prediction - Sep 4, 2018.
  
  In this first part I show how to clean and remove unnecessary features. Data processing is very time-consuming, but better data would produce a better model.

  Data Preprocessing, Data Processing, Finance, Python

• UnitedHealth Group: Data Analyst – Global Finance [Minnetonka, MN] - Aug 27, 2018.
  
  UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Data Analyst - Global Finance in Minnetonka, MN to own the construction, development and maintenance of the analytical datasets that support the UnitedHealthcare Global finance team.

  Data Analyst, Finance, Minnetonka, MN, UnitedHealth Group

• Reinforcement Learning: The Business Use Case, Part 2 - Aug 16, 2018.
  
  In this post, I will explore the implementation of reinforcement learning in trading. The Financial industry has been exploring the applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for their use-cases, but the monetary risk has prompted reluctance.

  Business, Finance, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Use Cases

• AI for Fraud Detection – How does Mastercard do it? Learn how global leaders use AI - Jul 2, 2018.
  
  At the AI in Finance Summit, Sept 6-7 in NYC, RE•WORK we will be showcasing the latest breakthrough technologies & their application in the financial sector with topics including Financial Compliance, Financial Forecasting, NLP, Investment, Blockchain & more.

  AI, Finance, Fraud Detection, MasterCard, New York, NY, RE.WORK

• CVS: Senior Advisor, Trend Analytics – Senior Solution Strategist – Finance - Jun 18, 2018.
  
  Seeking a candidate for leading analytic solutions, including advanced modeling, reporting development, and data infrastructure improvements aimed at improving our financial and contracting performance.

  Analytics, AZ, Business Strategy, CVS, Finance, Scottsdale

• KDnuggets™ News 18:n20, May 16: PyTorch Tensor Basics; Data Science in Finance; Executive Guide to Data Science - May 16, 2018.
  
  PyTorch Tensor Basics; Top 7 Data Science Use Cases in Finance; The Executive Guide to Data Science and Machine Learning; Data Augmentation: How to use Deep Learning when you have Limited Data

  Computer Vision, Data Science, Deep Learning, Finance, Neural Networks, Python, PyTorch, Tensor, Wikidata

• Can’t-Miss Keynotes at PAW Financial, plus 3 other PAWs in Vegas – Save ’til April 27 - Apr 9, 2018.
  
  Don't miss the opportunity to witness keynote sessions by industry heavyweights at the upcoming Predictive Analytics World for Financial conference in Las Vegas, Jun 3-7.

  Finance, Las Vegas, NV, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• JPMorgan: Data Scientist, Payments & Liquidity - Mar 16, 2018.
  
  Seeking a Data Scientist with modeling expertise and implementation experience to serve as a thought partner to key business leaders and clients to generate hypotheses and insights.

  Data Scientist, Finance, JPMorgan, New York, NY

• Financial Entity Identification and Information Integration Challenge 2018 - Mar 13, 2018.
  
  Take part in the Financial Entity Challenges. Sign up to participate, download the data, submit your solution, and come talk about your work at the ACM DSMM 2018 Workshop.

  Challenge, Dataset, Entity-Oriented Search, Finance, Identification, Social Network Analysis

• AI and Sentiment Analysis to help you move ahead of the competition - Jan 23, 2018.
  
  A series of stimulating conferences on AI and Sentiment Analysis in Hong Kong, Bangalore and London. Use code KDHK20 to receive 20% discount on any of these events.

  AI, Bangalore, Finance, Hong Kong, London, Sentiment Analysis

• The Convergence of AI and Blockchain: What’s the deal? - Jan 5, 2018.
  
  This article wants to give a flavor of the potentialities realized at the intersection of AI and Blockchain and discuss standard definitions, challenges, and benefits of this alliance, as well as about some interesting player in this space.

  Pages: 1 2

  AI, Blockchain, Finance

• Enhancing Anti-Money Laundering Programs with Automated Machine Learning, Jan 11 Webinar - Jan 3, 2018.
  
  In this webinar, Jan 11, DataRobot will show how automated machine learning can be used to reduce false positive rates, thereby improving the efficiency of AML transaction monitoring and reducing costs.

  Automated Data Science, Automated Machine Learning, DataRobot, Finance, Money Laundering

• 70 Amazing Free Data Sources You Should Know - Dec 20, 2017.
  
  70 free data sources for 2017 on government, crime, health, financial and economic data, marketing and social media, journalism and media, real estate, company directory and review, and more to start working on your data projects.

  Big Data, Business, Crime, Datasets, Finance, Government, Health, Journalism, Octoparse, Social Media

• TensorFlow for Short-Term Stocks Prediction - Dec 12, 2017.
  
  In this post you will see an application of Convolutional Neural Networks to stock market prediction, using a combination of stock prices with sentiment analysis.

  Convolutional Neural Networks, Finance, Python, Stocks, TensorFlow

• Mega-PAW: Largest Predictive Analytics World, Las Vegas, June 2018 – Super Early Bird Discount until Dec 22 - Nov 30, 2017.
  
  In June 2018, Las Vegas will host the largest Predictive Analytics World ever, with PAW Business, Financial, Healthcare, and Manufacturing, and Deep Learning World. Get SEB discount till Dec 22.

  Business, Finance, Healthcare, Las Vegas, Manufacturing, NV, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n44, Nov 15: Best Online Masters in Data Science and Analytics; What is the hottest job on Wall Street? - Nov 15, 2017.
  
  Also: A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist; How Bayesian Networks Are Superior in Understanding Effects of Variables; Choosing an Open Source Machine Learning Library: TensorFlow, Theano, Torch, scikit-learn, Caffe; TensorFlow: What Parameters to Optimize?

  Analytics, Career, Data Science, Finance, Master of Science, MS in Analytics, MS in Data Science

• Data Scientist: The Hottest Job on Wall Street - Nov 8, 2017.
  
  The demand for professionals that can build financial analytics programs is booming. We foresee two main objectives- to predict market movement for profit, and to protect customer assets of banks.

  AI, Cybersecurity, Data Scientist, Finance, Fintech, Fraud Prevention, Stocks

• Jefferies: Data Scientist - Oct 31, 2017.
  
  Seeking a Data Scientist with deep experience in Statistical and Machine Learning to help us build and integrate data-driven intelligent solution into our business processes.

  Data Scientist, Finance, Jefferies, New York, NY

• Wall Street and the New Data Paradigm at PAW Financial, Oct 29 – Nov 2 - Oct 10, 2017.
  
  Trading is already mainly automated. The next wave is about deploying predictive models that can connect the dots from different alternative data sources to provide an edge to the decision-making process for investors.

  Finance, Fintech, Hedge fund, New York City, NY, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• A Guide For Time Series Prediction Using Recurrent Neural Networks (LSTMs) - Oct 5, 2017.
  
  Looking at the strengths of a neural network, especially a recurrent neural network, I came up with the idea of predicting the exchange rate between the USD and the INR.

  Pages: 1 2

  Finance, LSTM, Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks, Statsbot

• KDnuggets™ News 17:n38, Oct 4: What Blockchains Mean to Big Data; Keras Deep Learning Cheat Sheet; Machine Learning in Finance - Oct 4, 2017.
  
  Also: XGBoost, a Top Machine Learning Method on Kaggle, Explained; How to win Kaggle competition based on NLP task, if you are not an NLP expert; Fundamental Breakthrough in 2 Decade Old Algorithm Redefines Big Data Benchmarks

  Algorithms, Blockchain, Cheat Sheet, Deep Learning, Finance, Keras, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, XGBoost

• Top 10 Videos on Machine Learning in Finance - Sep 29, 2017.
  
  Talks, tutorials and playlists – you could not get a more gentle introduction to Machine Learning (ML) in Finance. Got a quick 4 minutes or ready to study for hours on end? These videos cover all skill levels and time constraints!

  Credit Risk, Finance, Investment Portfolio, Machine Learning, Python, R, Stocks, Tutorials, Videolectures, Youtube

• Willis Towers Watson: Data Scientist – Financial Services - Aug 22, 2017.
  
  Seeking a Data Scientist with a passion for delivering innovative analytical solutions. You will deliver high quality work for our broad set of UK clients, working on projects including behavioural modelling, price optimisation, financial risk modelling and big data analytics.

  Data Scientist, Finance, Insurance, Risk Modeling, UK, Willis Towers Watson

• Global Big Data Conference, Santa Clara, Aug 29-31 – KDnuggets Offer - Aug 14, 2017.
  
  Global Big Data Conference, a leading vendor agnostic conference for the Big Data community, will hold 5th conference in Santa Clara. Use code KDnuggets to save.

  Big Data, CA, Finance, Global Big Data Conference, Industry, Santa Clara

• DataRobot: The Making of Data Science Superheroes, Webinar August 31 - Aug 11, 2017.
  
  Learn how two data scientists quickly transformed from mere mortals into data science superheroes, now able to tackle more projects with better results - faster than a speeding bullet!

  Automated Machine Learning, DataRobot, Finance, Machine Learning

• Jefferies: Sr Data Scientist - Aug 10, 2017.
  
  Seeking a hands-on-data scientist with deep experience in Statistical and Machine Learning to help us build and integrate data-driven intelligent solution into our business processes.

  Data Scientist, Finance, Jefferies, New York City, NY

• Predictive Analytics World Financial NYC, Oct 29-Nov 2: Citi, E&Y, XLC, etc - Aug 9, 2017.
  
  PAW Financial is the leading cross-vendor event covering the deployment of machine learning and predictive analytics for financial services. Register Now!

  Finance, Fintech, New York City, NY, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• Accenture: Financial Services Analytics Senior Manager - Aug 9, 2017.
  
  Seeking a Financial Services Analytics Senior Manager to deliver analytically-informed, issue-based solutions that help clients make faster, smarter decisions, play a critical role in helping them tackle complex business issues.

  Accenture, Analytics Manager, Edinburgh, Finance, London, Manchester, UK

• Top 3 Breakthroughs in Combating Financial Crime - Aug 3, 2017.
  
  AI and Analytics driven solutions have been widely adopted across different industries for various purposes. However, only a handful of banks around the world are working with advanced analytics and artificial intelligence technologies to improve their risk and compliance activities.

  AI, Crime, Finance

• Fidelity Investments: Vice President (AI Lead) – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Big Data - Jul 7, 2017.
  
  Seeking an outstanding hands-on AI leader who can partner with business stakeholders and identify/prioritize top AI opportunities, create business/technical requirements, transform large volumes of data into AI-driven solutions using creative, and lead ML strategy and road map planning.

  AI, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Boston, Fidelity Investments, Finance, MA, Machine Learning, NC, Raleigh

• Spotlight on the Remarkable Potential of AI in KYC (Know Your Customer) - Jul 4, 2017.
  
  Most people would have heard of the headline-making tremendous achievements in artificial intelligence (AI): Systems defeating world champions in board games like GO and winning quiz shows. These are small realizations of AI, but there is a silent revolution taking place in other areas, including Regulatory Compliance in Financial Services.

  AI, Compliance, Customer Research, Finance, Money Laundering

• Stay Up-To-Date on Predictive Analytics for Financial in NYC - Jun 13, 2017.
  
  Come see top experts and practitioners present at Predictive Analytics World for Financial this October 29-November 2 in New York City. Minimize risk and multiply returns with data science!

  Finance, New York City, NY, PAW, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Analytics World

• The Latest on Predictive Analytics for Financial - Jun 12, 2017.
  
  You know how much value and insight Predictive Analytics World offers and we want you to be among the first to know what’s on tap October 29-November 2, 2017 in New York City.

  Finance, New York City, NY, PAW, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Analytics World

• GuideOne: Business Intelligence Consultant - May 18, 2017.
  
  Seeking a Business Intelligence Consultant, responsible for providing Claims, Sales, Marketing and Commercial Lines areas with business recommendations in a clear and concise manner to upper management; assisting in the development of Commercial business plans and strategies; and benchmarking and monitoring the performance of competitors.

  Business Intelligence, Consultant, Finance, GuideOne, IA, West Des Moines

• Tala: Data Scientist - May 17, 2017.
  
  Seeking a Data Scientist who is interested in solving one of the world's largest problems: financial inclusion. Our team is doing cutting-edge work in the field of Machine Learning using unique data.

  CA, Data Scientist, Finance, Santa Monica, Tala

• Data Science Dividends – A Gentle Introduction to Financial Data Analysis - Apr 24, 2017.
  
  This post outlines some very basic methods for performing financial data analysis using Python, Pandas, and Matplotlib, focusing mainly on stock price data. A good place for beginners to start.

  Pages: 1 2

  Finance, Pandas, Python

• Chief Data Officer, Financial Services, San Francisco, April 26 – KDnuggets Offer - Apr 7, 2017.
  
  Chief Data Officer, Financial Services, West is coming to San Francisco on April 26th. Corinium Global Intelligence and KDnuggets would like to offer you an exclusive 30% discount to join us. Save over $500 using discount code KD30 during registration.

  CA, Chief Data Officer, Corinium, Finance, San Francisco

• Join Deep Learning Leaders in London, June 1-2 (KDnuggets Offer) - Mar 30, 2017.
  
  400+ leading experts and business executives convene at the Deep Learning in Finance & Retail and Advertising Summits, London, June 1-2. KDnuggets subscribers get 20% off with code KDNUGGETS.

  Deep Learning, Finance, London, Retail, UK

• Unsupervised Investments: A Comprehensive Guide to AI Investors - Mar 24, 2017.
  
  This article presents a list of 80 funds investing in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

  AI, Finance, Investment

• Chief Data Officer, Financial Services/Insurance, NYC, March 28-29 – KDnuggets Offer - Mar 20, 2017.
  
  These are the MUST attend data events in the FS & Insurance worlds - the combination of our senior attendees, and dedicated, directly relevant industry focus. Use code KD30 for 30% off.

  Chief Data Officer, Corinium, Finance, Insurance, New York City, NY

• Senior Data Scientist (Inv / Risk / Marketing) NY & BOS | Recent PhD - Feb 10, 2017.
  
  This position will have a start-up feel with challenging problems utilizing decision analytics that will make a massive impact on the bottom line after the products are launched. MULTIPLE ROLES.

  Boston, Data Scientist, Finance, Fintech, Insurance, MA, New York City, NY

• Signal Ocean: Quantitative/Data Scientist - Jan 14, 2017.
  
  Looking for world-class researcher with an obsession for data analysis and the pursuit of hidden knowledge in financial markets.

  Athens, Data Scientist, Finance, Greece

• Data Hoarding and Alternative Data In Finance – How to Overcome the Challenges - Jan 13, 2017.
  
  Big data craze inspires firms to save every possible bit of data, with the misconception that the more data you have, the better. Firms must keep data (for compliance purposes) or often aren’t sure what information they need to keep. This post looks at alternative data sources.

  Crowdsourcing, Finance, IoT, Social Media

• Data Analytics Models in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management - Dec 13, 2016.
  
  We review how key data science algorithms, such as regression, feature selection, and Monte Carlo, are used in financial instrument pricing and risk management.

  Data Analytics, Feature Selection, Finance, Regression, Risk Modeling

• Where Analytics, Data Mining, Data Science were applied in 2016 - Dec 12, 2016.
  
  CRM/Consumer Analytics, Finance, and Banking are still the leading applications, but Anti-spam, Mobile apps, Travel/hospitality grew the most in 2016. Share of Health care, Consumer analytics, and Direct Marketing/ Fundraising data science applications declined for 2 years in a row.

  Consumer Analytics, CRM, Finance, Industry, Mobile, Poll

• PAW Financial Keynotes Making History - Aug 16, 2016.
  
  The first-ever Predictive Analytics World conference dedicated to Financial Services will be held this October 23-27 in New York. Register now for early bird pricing, and save an additional $150 with code KDN150.

  Finance, New York City, NY, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• Introducing Predictive Analytics World Financial, Oct 24-27, New York City - Aug 2, 2016.
  
  PAW Financial focuses on analytics needs of banks, insurance companies, credit card companies, investment firms, and other financial institutions. Book now for the early bird rates, and save extra with code KDN150.

  Finance, Fintech, New York City, NY, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• AI for Fun & Profit: Using the new Genie Cognitive Computing Platform for P2P Lending - Jul 8, 2016.
  
  This tutorials uses the recently-released Genie (an acronym for General Evolving Networked Intelligence Engine) platform to learn from P2P (peer-to-peer) loan data. Experts and non-experts alike can leverage Genie to analyze Big Data, recognize objects, events, and patterns, and more.

  Pages: 1 2 3

  Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Computing, Finance, Machine Learning

• Predictive Analytics World in October: Government, Business, Financial, Healthcare - Jun 24, 2016.
  
  Plan ahead and save on Predictive Analytics World conferences this October. Early bird savings are still available, and save extra with with KDnuggets code KDN150.

  DC, Finance, Government, Healthcare, New York City, NY, PAW, Predictive Analytics World, Washington

• Trust and Analytics in the Banking Sector - May 26, 2016.
  
  This post explores the intricate relationship between customers, trust, and analytics in the banking sector, and offer actions that banks may need to take to assess the way they assure trust across the analytics lifecycle.

  Advanced Analytics, Banking, Big Data, Finance, Trust

• Financial service apps featured at Predictive Analytics World, San Francisco - Feb 9, 2016.
  
  Predictive Analytics World for Business in San Francisco, April 3-7, features a full 2-day Financial Services track, featuring experts from Chase, Capital One, Experian, Microsoft, Paypal, and other leading companies. Sign up with code KDN150 & save up to $350.

  CA, Finance, PAW, Predictive Analytics World, San Francisco

• How banks can beat new finance boys with data - Jan 29, 2016.
  
  The rise of Apple/Google smartphone payments and new fintech start ups present challenges to traditional banks. Banks can fight back, but they need to understand how to better use their data to understand its customers.

  Banking, Finance, Fintech

• Where Analytics, Data Mining, Data Science were applied in 2015 - Jan 23, 2016.
  
  Consumer Analytics is still the leading application area for analytics & data mining (although losing its share), followed by Finance, and Banking. Highest growth is in Games, Entertainment/Music, and Social Good/Non-profit applications. 3-year comparison shows surprising stability.

  Consumer Analytics, Finance, Games, Industry, Poll, Social Good

• PAW: Predictive Analytics in the Financial Industry, Boston, Sep 27 – Oct 1 - Jun 11, 2015.
  
  Predictive Analytics World for Business in Boston is launching a dedicated track focusing on applications of predictive analytics to the financial industry. Use code KDN150 by June 26 and save up to $800.

  Boston, Finance, MA, PAW, Predictive Analytics World

• Awesome Public Datasets on GitHub - Apr 6, 2015.
  
  A long, categorized list of large datasets (available for public use) to try your analytics skills on. Which one would you pick?

  Pages: 1 2

  Datasets, Finance, GitHub, Government, Machine Learning, NLP, Open Data, Time series data

• PAW: How Predictive Analytics Reinvents These Six Industries - Feb 10, 2015.
  
  Predictive analytics is a game-changer - it's like "Moneyball" for... money. This article summarizes and links resources with late-breaking coverage of how predictive analytics reinvents six industries.

  Eric Siegel, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Marketing, PAW, Predictive Analytics World, Workforce Analytics

• Schwab: Sr. Manager – Business Strategy and Analytics (Deposit Products) - Dec 17, 2014.
  
  Join a small team of quant strategists focused on deposit products, create strategies and models involving billions of dollars in deposits.

  Finance, Manager, Quants, San Francisco-CA, Schwab

• Berkeley DataLead conference, Sep 30 – Oct 2 - Aug 8, 2014.
  
  The conference will focus on big data applied to real world business, with focus on finance and marketing, but also cover many other facets of data science and applications in technology, retail, education, science, and government.

  Berkeley-CA, Big Data, Finance, Marketing

• Interview: Taylor Phillips, Square on Why Finance Needs Machine Learning and Data Science - Aug 1, 2014.
  
  We discuss the role of data science at Square, common machine learning use cases, transition to real-time architecture, major challenges, expectations from data science, key qualities for data scientists, and more.

  Data Science, Finance, Fraud Detection, Machine Learning, Real-time, Recommendation, Skills, Square, Taylor Phillips

• Stanford Data Mining, Finance, and Statistics Courses Online - Mar 4, 2014.
  
  With Stanford world-class online certificates, show advanced knowledge in Mining Massive Data Sets, Financial Risk Analysis, and Quantitative Methods in Finance. Spring quarter enrollment until Mar 26.

  Certificate, Data Mining, Finance, Online Education, Stanford