AI
3 Ways Machine Learning Can Enhance Your Lending Process
A vast majority of the populations in the emerging markets of Southeast Asia, Latin America, and India are at the cusp of financial inclusion, thanks to the growing availability and adoption of digital lending services. The fintech-as-a-service market is predicted
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Data Enrichment Key to Enhancing Accuracy of AI Models in Fintech
Data enrichment, the process of enhancing internal data with relevant, contextual data obtained from external sources, is critical for financial services companies looking to get the most out of their investments in artificial intelligence (AI), allowing them to build more
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4 Ways Alternative Data Is Improving Fintech Companies in APAC
Various categories of fintech firms – Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), digital lending, payments and collections – are increasingly leveraging predictive models built using artificial intelligence and machine learning to support core business functions such as risk decisioning. According to
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APAC Financial Institutions Struggle to Make Use of Their Data in a Timely and Effective Manner
Despite realizing the opportunities brought about data and analytics, banks and financial institutions in Asia-Pacific (APAC) are still struggling to draw critical insights from their data in an effective and timely manner. This is one of the findings drawn from
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Affin Bank Partners MYTHEO to Offer Robo-Advisory for the Mass Affluent
Affin Bank announces that it has formed a collaboration with GAX MD (MYTHEO), a robo-advisor regulated by the Securities Commission Malaysia. MYTHEO is an algorithm-driven and automated discretionary investment portfolio management services powered by Artificial Intelligence (Al). This collaboration is
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Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst to Accelerate Financial Inclusion
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial services is all over the news, with some reports estimating it to be a US$450 billion opportunity. But what’s the real story around what AI can do? Beyond just automating certain processes, AI
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How Do You Approach Your Data in a New Way by Making It Smarter
In the era of rising customer expectations and savvier consumers, financial organisations are under increased pressure to provide customers with hyper-personalised experiences. In fact, more than half of customers expect to always have personalised offers and 66 percent expect companies
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Kenanga Debuts Its AI-Driven Robo-Advisor
Kenanga Investment Bank announced that it has launched its AI-driven robo-advisor that aims to simplify how Malaysians save and invest. The Kenanga Digital Investing (KDI) is licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia and offers two products – KDI Save and
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Robo-Advisor MYTHEO Introduces New AI-Based ESG Portfolio
MYTHEO, a robo-advisor regulated by the Securities Commission Malaysia, has launched a fully AI-based Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) themed portfolio known as the MYTHEO Global ESG. The firm claims to be the first in the country to do so.
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CIMB’s EVA Chatbot Is Now Available To SME Customers
CIMB Bank and its Islamic subsidiary have introduced the EVA chatbot for small and medium enterprise (SME) customers, a conversational style and real-time commercial banking chatbot in Malaysia. EVA was first launched for retail customers in 2016 and was updated
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