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March 13, 2020

How artificial intelligence is changing the game for banks

Eigen Technologies, which uses small datasets to train its AI, has bagged deals with ING and Goldman Sachs.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Lewis Z Lu, founder of Eigen Technologies

When the fintech sector moves to using artificial intelligence on an industrial scale, the winners are unlikely to be today’s big tech companies. Instead, think niche. Think small data sets. Think startups that you’ve probably not heard of before.

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