Alternative data

CloudQuant Integrates ICE DataVault Into Its Liberator™ Platform

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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CloudQuant, a leading data, research, and technology firm, today announced that ICE DataVault is now available through the CloudQuant Liberator platform.

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  • CloudQuant, a leading data, research, and technology firm, today announced that ICE DataVault is now available through the CloudQuant Liberator platform.
  • This integration allows ICE and CloudQaunt customers to easily access ICE DataVaults comprehensive archive of historical tick data captured from the ICE Consolidated Feed .
  • ICEs integration with CloudQuant allows CloudQuant users to unlock ICE DataVaults deep historical tick data directly through the platform, allowing them to bypass potentially months of development work, and begin accessing the content within hours.
  • Henk DHoore, Senior Director for Feeds at ICE Data Services, said, Our work with CloudQuant unlocks the value of ICEs repository of historical data and allows us to expand the reach of ICE.

Knoema and ADA announce, “Express Link”, a new service on Snowflake enabling frictionless data distribution and productization for data providers

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Electronic Design Automation, Data Management, Technology, Other Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Internet, Cloud, Metadata, Alternative data, PE, CEO, Technology, Tag cloud, Compute Express Link, Partnership, Workflow, Solution, Time, Cryptocurrency, Knoema, Alternative Data Analytics, KNOEMA, ALTERNATIVE DATA ANALYTICS

Knoema , the premier data platform which makes the worlds data discoverable and usable, and Alternative Data Analytics, a leading alternative data advisory firm, today announced the launch of Express Link, a solution to streamline data distribution and productization on Snowflake , the Data Cloud company.

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  • Knoema , the premier data platform which makes the worlds data discoverable and usable, and Alternative Data Analytics, a leading alternative data advisory firm, today announced the launch of Express Link, a solution to streamline data distribution and productization on Snowflake , the Data Cloud company.
  • This new offering compresses the complexities of data distribution from weeks to minutes, allowing data providers to achieve monetization faster and more efficiently by also leveraging Snowflakes data sharing technology.
  • Our revolutionary Express Link managed service allows data owners to take data distribution to the next level by eliminating data transfer issues, improving client service and data product launches, and enhancing data monitoring and metadata enrichment, said Charles Poliacof, CEO of Knoema.
  • Express Link expands Knoemas previously announced partnership with Snowflake and its presence on the Snowflake Data Marketplace.

Wildfire Appoints Michael Marcus to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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SOLANA BEACH, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wildfire Systems Inc., an innovative financial technology platform that powers reward and loyalty programs, has appointed strategy and financial services expert Michael Marcus to its board of directors, and executive affiliate marketing leaders Kerri Pollard and Adam Weiss to its board of advisors.

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  • SOLANA BEACH, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wildfire Systems Inc., an innovative financial technology platform that powers reward and loyalty programs, has appointed strategy and financial services expert Michael Marcus to itsboard of directors, and executive affiliate marketing leaders Kerri Pollard and Adam Weiss to its board of advisors.
  • Marcus, a long-time senior advisor at The Boston Consulting Group, was previously a Wildfire systems advisor.
  • Finally, he serves as a board member/advisory board member to several FinTech, RegTech, Alternative Data, and Loyalty companies.
  • "Wildfire empowers financial services organizations to reward users' organic shopping across desktop and mobile, while monetizing every transaction," said Marcus.

Professors Announce a Paper and an NYU Course Revealing Intimate Details of the Alternative Data Industry

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Professors Petter Kolm and Gene Ekster have published a divulging paper on Alternative Data in the peer-reviewed Journal of Financial Data Science (JFDS).

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Professors Petter Kolm and Gene Ekster have published a divulging paper on Alternative Data in the peer-reviewed Journal of Financial Data Science (JFDS).
  • The paper unveils lesser-known industry details, including commercial incentives of the participants, dataset valuation, and technology used to generate returns by institutional investors.
  • In conjunction with publishing the paper, Mr. Ekster will teach a master's level course on alternative data to students of the 2021 NYU Courant Master of Science Program in Mathematics in Finance, which Dr. Kolm directs.
  • Gene Ekster is an adjunct professor at NYU, where he teaches a course on alternative data in finance.

Facteus Partners With Pacific Epoch to Bring U.S. Consumer Spending Data to Asia Pacific Investment Market

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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Facteus, a leading provider of actionable insights from alternative financial data, today announced it has partnered with Pacific Epoch, the first alternative data research firm focused on Chinas digital economy, to provide in-depth U.S. consumer spending data to investors in the Asia Pacific market.

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  • Facteus, a leading provider of actionable insights from alternative financial data, today announced it has partnered with Pacific Epoch, the first alternative data research firm focused on Chinas digital economy, to provide in-depth U.S. consumer spending data to investors in the Asia Pacific market.
  • Pacific Epoch will market and sell Facteus U.S. Consumer Payments data products to investors looking for unique consumer spending insights from the U.S. to complement other global spending data, creating a more complete view of business performance and strengthen investment models.
  • Facteus U.S. Consumer Payments data provides the unique insights into the U.S. consumer spending economy they cant get in other data sets and helps our clients complete the global view into their investment portfolios.
  • Business and investment analysts using Facteus data can gain granular insight into consumer spending and business impact at the industry level (retail, entertainment, hospitality, etc.)

How Fintechs Can Use Alternative Data for Improved Predictive Modeling

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Articles, Economy, Finance, Big data, Business intelligence, Data management, Formal sciences, Analytics, Data analysis, Alternative data, Financial technology, Lead scoring

The right types of alternative data can significantly improve predictive models, including risk modeling, fraud detection, and lead scoring.

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  • The right types of alternative data can significantly improve predictive models, including risk modeling, fraud detection, and lead scoring.
  • With 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created every day, the issue isn't a lack of datait's finding the right data.
  • Alternative data in fintech might include geospatial data, person data, company data, or time-based data.
  • To derive the full value that can be gained from data analytics, they must enrich internal data with alternative data sources.

Advantage Data Named a Finalist at the UK FinTech Awards 2021 and Waters Rankings

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Friday, May 28, 2021
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BOSTON, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Advantage Data Inc., a premier provider of credit pricing and analytics, today announced that it has been named a finalist for Data Initiative of the Year at the UK Fintech Awards 2021 and shortlisted in five categories for this year's Waters Rankings.

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  • BOSTON, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Advantage Data Inc., a premier provider of credit pricing and analytics, today announced that it has been named a finalist for Data Initiative of the Year at the UK Fintech Awards 2021 and shortlisted in five categories for this year's Waters Rankings.
  • Advantage Data has been included for consideration for Best Market Data Provider, Best Reference Data Provider, Best Alternative Data Provider, Best Data Analytics Provider, and Best Credit Risk Solution Provider.
  • "Being named a finalist for a UK FinTech Award as well Waters Rankings acknowledges our continued commitment to innovation in the credit data space and our mission to provide the best market data and analytical workflow tools to credit industry professionals," said Ren L. Robert, President of Advantage Data.
  • The UK Fintech Awards celebrate the UK's incredible FinTech community and the achievements and successes of the best and brightest.

SpiderRock Partners with CloudQuant to provide Historical Derivatives Data Access via API

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Professional services, Data management, Small business, Technology, Software, Finance, Networks, Microsoft Excel, API, Alternative data, Software, Technology, Data management, Computing, Cloud storage, CloudQuant, SpiderRock, CLOUDQUANT, SPIDERROCK

SpiderRock Gateway Technologies and CloudQuant (CQ) prove that access to large, complex, point-in-time historical data doesnt have to be difficult.

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  • SpiderRock Gateway Technologies and CloudQuant (CQ) prove that access to large, complex, point-in-time historical data doesnt have to be difficult.
  • SpiderRock launched the Liberator API service which allows clients to skip the complex data onboarding process and simply use Microsoft Excel() or common programming languages to access data with one simple interface.
  • Traders and researchers can spend more time using the data and less time dealing with data management.
  • CloudQuant ( www.CloudQuant.com , @CloudQuant ) is an Alternative Data (AltData) Company serving global financial services and B2B clients.

Eagle Alpha Announces 3 Key Drivers To Industry Excellence - Trial Dataset Delivery, Data Platform Technology and Stronger Partnerships

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Data management, Alternative data, Investment, Data aggregation, Articles

Third, working with partners to enhance the adoption and integration of alternative data sources by data buyers.

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  • Third, working with partners to enhance the adoption and integration of alternative data sources by data buyers.
  • This allows data buyers to collapse the time allocation to trialling by utilising FISD standardized trial agreements and direct trial data delivery from Eagle Alpha.
  • We are the leading alternative data aggregation platform with supporting advisory services for data buyers and data vendors.
  • As of May 2021, Eagle Alpha has profiled in excess of 1,500 datasets and provides annual solutions to data buyers and data vendors globally.

Eagle Alpha Announces 3 Key Drivers To Industry Excellence - Trial Dataset Delivery, Data Platform Technology and Stronger Partnerships

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Data management, Alternative data, Investment, Data aggregation, Articles

Third, working with partners to enhance the adoption and integration of alternative data sources by data buyers.

Key Points: 
  • Third, working with partners to enhance the adoption and integration of alternative data sources by data buyers.
  • This allows data buyers to collapse the time allocation to trialling by utilising FISD standardized trial agreements and direct trial data delivery from Eagle Alpha.
  • We are the leading alternative data aggregation platform with supporting advisory services for data buyers and data vendors.
  • As of May 2021, Eagle Alpha has profiled in excess of 1,500 datasets and provides annual solutions to data buyers and data vendors globally.