Data Science

Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia
Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly...

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Mastercard, Rockefeller Foundation Launch Online Data Platform For Non-Profits
Mastercard, Rockefeller Foundation Launch Online Data Platform For Non-Profits
January 24, 2020  |  Mastercard

The Rockefeller Foundation, along with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, announced their new platform data.org today in Davos. The site will be a dynamic...

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Plotly Gets $1.7M From Scale AI
Plotly Gets $1.7M From Scale AI
January 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Plotly has received a $1.7 million contribution from Scale AI, an innovation hub that invests in AI...

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Explorium Lands $19M To Expand Data Sciences Platform
Explorium Lands $19M To Expand Data Sciences Platform
September 11, 2019  |  Investments

The U.S.-Israeli data science firm Explorium raised $19 million in private funding to expand its new machine learning platform, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Sept. 11)....

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Mastercard, Rockefeller Foundation Pledge $50M For Data Science
Mastercard, Rockefeller Foundation Pledge $50M For Data Science
January 22, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the two philanthropic arms of the organizations, announced a partnership on Tuesday (Jan. 22) called...

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The Science Of Style: How Data Can Improve The Plus-Size Shopping Experience
The Science Of Style: How Data Can Improve The Plus-Size Shopping Experience
March 22, 2018  |  Retail

Shopping for clothes is hard enough for women who fit industry ideals for shape and size. It’s even harder for women who fall outside those...

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How To Feed The Fraud Fighting Machine
How To Feed The Fraud Fighting Machine
June 22, 2017  |  CEO Series

How do machines learn to learn? In Episode Three of PYMNTS’ machine learning podcast, Socure CEO Sunil Madhu and PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster get technical...

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PR Startup Upbeat Gets $1.5-Million in Funding
PR Startup Upbeat Gets $1.5-Million in Funding
June 08, 2017  |  Retail

The relationship between journalists and public relations professionals has seen its ups and downs over the years. PR professionals do their best to present clients...

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Google Gearing Up To Buy Data Science Contest Platform Kaggle
Google Gearing Up To Buy Data Science Contest Platform Kaggle
March 09, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Kaggle, a company that hosts data science and machine learning contests, has been acquired by Google. According to a report in TechCrunch, the official announcement on...

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