The future of the banking industry? There will be a more dynamic and personalised way of understanding each individual customer based on data and insights. For instance, we will end up with people getting loans approved depending on the type and value of data they’re holding - says Anneli Bartholdy, Strategic Partner at Nordea.

The insurance industry has always relied on data to calculate risk and come up with personalized ratings. Today, the sector is undergoing a profound digital transformation thanks to technologies such as machine learning.  Insurers are using machine learning to increase their operational efficiency, boost customer service, and even detect fraud. And there is a plethora of insurtech startups, eager to take a slice of an insurance industry. Here are 6 ways machine learning is transforming the insurance industry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: this post has been updated, to reflect the progress of new technologies and business moves by companies mentioned in the article.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

New York’s tech ecosystem (Silicon Alley) currently ranks at number two in the country, only behind Silicon Valley. Silicon Alley’s dynamic growth since the mid-2000s has been made possible by NYC’s large capital stock and a developed financial market, efficient technical infrastructure, but also a developed system of startup accelerators.  Accelerators are one of the most useful types of time investment for early-stage startups. Within an accelerator, early-stage startups get funding, mentorship, and access to investors in their geography and around the world. New York is no stranger to accelerators, as they house some of the best ones on the east coast, growing and scaling startups every year.  Here is a list of the top ten accelerators in New York. If you’re interested in the startup scene, we recommend you keep an eye on these programs!

Is there a one-size-fits-all approach for successful digital transformation? Hardly. But there are some key ingredients that we keep hearing in interviews with C-level executives and managers. Among them: high risk acceptance, a high degree of autonomy, and empowered decision-making.

The financial services sector is on the eve of a major transformation, and the driving force behind it is AI. Innovative applications for AI have already been found across areas such as credit scoring, regulatory compliance, customer experience, and portfolio management. Thanks to rapid advancements in technology, tasks that once took employees hours to complete manually, can now be done in a matter of seconds.

Journalists have a key role in the transfer of knowledge around the world. They need to report the news as accurately as they can—and shed light into the innovations of tomorrow that are being built today. Within this sector, tech journalists have the role of  finding the next big things in the technology arena and reporting on them so we all understand how they are contributing to the world's successes. 

Lessons learned do not account for much unless they are recorded, improved upon, and spread. Sharing knowledge is one of the pillars of our culture. We came to a point where we realized that we’d learned so much in recent years, we had outgrown the bandwidth of our usual publication channel – our blog.

Colour is one of the most powerful elements in visual storytelling. It influences advertisements, storytelling, illustrations, and all other aspects of visual communication. It’s a fact that the way we perceive colours, is based on our cultural code, society, knowledge, and the environment we grew up in. Colour itself is just an action and an interaction registered in our minds. 

The city that never sleeps is packed with amazing things to do—and some incredible people to meet, too. Entrepreneurs are in good company in New York, where impactful companies are being founded left, right and center. There are coworking spaces dotted around the boroughs, where bright sparks can connect, create, and put in some hard work.

Recently, Angular app development has been proving to be a trusted option for organizations looking to deploy performant and easy to use web and hybrid applications. In this article, we’ll be looking at eight Angular apps built by reputable companies with large populations of consumers.