Tag: data science
The hybrid actuarial role reshaping insurance pricing
Insurers face a growing dilemma: machine learning promises sharper pricing, yet models must remain explainable, compliant and commercially viable. According to Akur8, the answer...
Why strong pricing models fail before they reach market
A technically brilliant pricing model can still destroy value if it stalls on the way to production, according to InsurTech pricing specialist Akur8. In a...
Akur8: closing the gap between pricing and production
Insurance pricing has a delivery problem. Actuaries can build technically robust models, but before those models generate any real business value, they must navigate...
AI supervision: Cutting false positives the right way
AI-driven supervision tools are now central to modern RegTech strategies, particularly in communications surveillance and misconduct detection. Yet as firms invest in AI to...
Numerai lands $30m to scale AI-powered hedge fund
Numerai, an investment firm that builds its portfolio using machine learning models and crowdsourced data science, has secured fresh capital of $30m.
The investment was...
Why PRAUC is the true test of AML model performance
Determining how effective an anti-money laundering (AML) model truly is has become a major challenge for financial institutions.
Research from PwC shows that 90–95% of...
Napier AI joins FCA Supercharged Sandbox
London-based RegTech Napier AI has been selected to join the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Supercharged Sandbox, created in partnership with NVIDIA and NayaOne...
US FinTech funding dropped by 13% QoQ in Q1 2025 as...
Key US FinTech investment stats in Q1 2025: US FinTech investments dropped by 13% QoQ in Q1 2025
Average deal value dropped to $27.3m...
Turbine unveils $121m funding to transform liquidity access for private equity...
Turbine Finance, commonly referred to as Turbine, has recently announced a significant financial milestone.
Sift revolutionizes fraud detection with innovative ThreatClusters technology
In its most recent product update, Sift has introduced ThreatClusters, a pioneering data science innovation designed to enhance fraud detection.










