Category: Financial Services

Industry Challenge Hedge funds and equity investors are continuously seeking to create alpha in their portfolios to improve investor returns and minimize risk. Alpha (α) is a term used in investing to describe an investment strategy’s ability to outperform overall market, or its “edge.” To meet this need, “Alternative Data,” data not gathered from traditional […]

Transaction banking is the traditional revenue cornerstone for banks. It includes cash management, corporate payments, liquidity management, and trade finance. Much like the rest of the banking and finance industry, transaction banking is evolving rapidly to adapt to new client expectations. It is also changing to fill the need for increased agility and scalability and […]

Capital markets firms use vast amounts of historical and streaming market data to perform real-time analytics. They also use data to inform decision-making, from projecting asset-pricing movement and fund values to calculating risk assessments. However, traditional on-premises relational databases and data management systems can fall short on delivering the functionality, agility, speed, and cost efficiency […]