Technological advancements are helping financial institutions and law enforcement combat bank fraud and money laundering more efficiently, according to Jennifer Shaskey Calvery, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. Calvery spoke at the Mortgage Bankers Association Fraud Issues Conference in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday. Under the Bank
Miami-Dade County has turned to predictive analytics to catch crooks, slash costs, improve transparency across agencies and provide better service for residents Over the last few years, government organizations have been squeezed from two sides: They’re under...
The Obama campaign’s chief data scientist Rayid Ghani will once again keynote at Predictive Analytics World in Chicago, June 10-13, 2013 Much has been written about the Obama campaign’s technological advantage in the last election and...
Some of the key figures responsible for the digital strategy behind President Barack Obama’s successful 2012 campaign are taking their battle plans to the private sector. Joe Rospars, chief digital strategist for Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns,...
The art of putting Big Data to practical use is still young, but it’s already more pervasive than you probably realize, says a new book. FORTUNE — Early last year, you might recall, Target found itself at...
At Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions, predicting the future is the business. Using a combination of big data and scoring analytics, the company helps insurers assess their risk and streamline their underwriting. Eighteen months ago, CMO Lisa Agona...
For years, savvy shoppers have turned to the newspaper to find the best deals at the local grocery store. But new technologies are taking a bite out of the printed coupons, and a Kirkland company by the...
1). The Future of Predictive Analytics Is Here Now Over the past 10 years, advanced analytics grew exponentially to become one of the hottest topics in business technology. A look at Google Trends reveals an over 300...
Anne Robinson, president of INFORMS, has a message for analytics professionals: “Go for it.” INFORMS, formally known as the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, will be there to lend a hand, Robinson told me...
The traditional balance of business power has shifted. Today, the advantage rests – literally, through mobile devices – in the buyer’s hands. Disrupting the Balance Consumers worldwide are getting more for their money. Because they can easily...