Note from the Publisher: This is actually beginning a trend that teams companies with universities and their incubators to further the fast moving innovation in all aspects of fintech. We've certainly seen corporate/academic collaborations like this in other tech sectors before, so why not fintech?
"Thomson Reuters is the latest big-name venue to reinforce its commitment to big data investment and innovation, teaming up with the UK’s Imperial College London to aggregate data science expertise from across the corporate and academic worlds.
Big data is one of the largest areas of emphasis across the financial realm, having been deployed or utilized by some of the world’s leading institutional trading venues. Machine learning, big data, and a variety of other innovative technologies lie at the forefront of the financial world moving forward."
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