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Blockchain: The Fall of Traditional Centralized Systems in Business & Finance

Smart Data Collective

One of the biggest industries that has been affected has been finance. The change that seems most prevailing in terms of technological advancement is in business and finance to kickstart this revolution. The most prominent advancements being business and finance. Bitcoin has been very important for many businesses.

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Big Data Leads to the Possibility of a Cashless Society

Smart Data Collective

That rose to 19% by 2018. Big data has brought many changes to the future of finance. The proportion of payments being made by contactless “tap and go” technology has rocketed in the UK during the last few years. Big data technology has made it possible for companies to offer these services.

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Agile Finance: How Do You Make a Business Case for Transformation?

Leading Agile

Back in the Summer of 2018, I spoke at the Agile2018 Conference under the topic of “Addressing Your CFO’s Concerns to an Enterprise-Wide Agile Transformation.” Your Finance Team should know what your WACC is and should be able to provide that to you. Payback Period.

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How Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning Apply to Investments

Smart Data Collective

This is according to Barclay Hedge founder and President Sol Waksman in his July 2018 statement. “Most of the hedge fund managers surveyed are leveraging advanced algorithms and human judgment to deliver smarter investment decisions.” Perform quantitative analysis. Machine learning has done a lot to help them improve financial trading.

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AI is the Most Disruptive Marketing Trend Since the Printing Press

Smart Data Collective

There are many benefits to industries that implement AI; healthcare, finance, communications, retailers, and even art companies are making use of the technology. To put that in perspective, at the end of 2018, there were 2.5 Voice recognition.

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Guidelines on Trading Cryptocurrency Over the Blockchain

Smart Data Collective

Bitfinex – Bitfinex is a digital asset exchange BFX that offers a trading platform, margin trading, and peer-to-peer financing. Bybit – Relatively a newcomer to the crypto trading scene, they’ve been one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges since their inception in 2018. Cryptocurrency Trading Steps.

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Cyber Fraud Statistics & Preventions to Prevent Data Breaches in 2021

Smart Data Collective

No matter what the malicious activity is, at the core most cybercrime is finance-driven. rose from 38 million in 2016 to over 50 million in 2018. New types of sophisticated cybercrime are emerging every now and then. But there is nothing that a strategic approach cannot resolve. rose to more than 63 million.