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How Big Data, AI and Blockchain Are Changing Finance
Giné, Mireia; Antón, MiguelArticle ART-3200-EFinance, Information TechnologiesThe marriage of finance and technology has given rise to new players that are transforming the financial industry. Many of these fintech firms deliver more economical, flexible, user-friendly services, disintermediating financial services and capturing a considerable part of traditional banks' market share. The days of banks serving as the only access point to the financial system are over. Instead, new technologies are ushering in new forms of a...Starting at €8.20
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El impacto del 'big data', la inteligencia artificial y el 'blockchain' en las finanzas
Giné, Mireia; Antón, MiguelArticle ART-3200Finance, Information TechnologiesEl maridaje entre finanzas y tecnología ha dado lugar a nuevos actores que están transformando el sector. Se conocen como fintech y prometen servicios financieros más económicos y flexibles tanto para el consumidor final como para las empresas de todos los sectores. Adiós a los bancos como único punto de acceso al sistema financiero, hola a nuevos mecanismos de financiación asequible, medios de pago más rápidos y eficientes e incluso una mejor re...Starting at €8.20
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Carefirst: the INTEGRATE Care Model
Linying Dong; Alice MuiCase IVEY-9B20E005-EInformation TechnologiesIn 2019, the chief executive officer of Carefirst Seniors & Community Services Association (Carefirst) was sitting in her modest office near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, looking back on 22 years of providing health care services to seniors and other clients in the Toronto area. Demand for its services had been growing steadily, as Canada’s aging population continued to increase in numbers. The 2016 census reported that seniors outnumbered children f...Starting at €8.20
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SmoothPay: Growing a Mobile Payment User Base
Jacob Halliday; Linying DongCase IVEY-9B16E032-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesSmoothPay, a 14-people start-up in Canada that offered mobile payment and loyalty solutions, enjoyed initial achievements after its launch in 2014. In less than two years, through industry partnerships and community engagement, SmoothPay grew to have over 100 merchants in its system, with over 5,000 users. However, the future was full of risks and uncertainty: businesses and consumers in Canada were both slow in adopting mobile payments, and, as ...Starting at €8.20