Matt Flenley

A creative problem solver and writer, Matt is a dedicated Data fan, conversationalist, optimist and serial encourager. He has a passion for finding and creating solutions that are both technically and ethically viable. As a data fanatic, Matt is always on the lookout for updates and is consistently keeping up with the latest data management trends. Following completion of a BA (Hons) in Transportation Design at Northumbria University, Matt spent 10 years at the Bank of Ireland undertaking roles in product management, customer experience and customer operations. Matt joined Datactics in 2017 as Marketing and Partnerships Manager, where he is responsible for the overall brand and communications strategy.

Artificial Intelligence can help businesses thrive

ai con, artificial intelligence can help businesses survive

The coronavirus pandemic produced challenges not one of us could have expected. While some sense of normality is returning, many businesses still face an uphill battle to recover. Artificial Intelligence Technology, however, presents a solution for firms hoping to thrive once again.  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used for predictive tasks from fraud detection through

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Datactics wins RegTech award at RegTech Insight Awards USA – 2021.

Datactics has won ‘Best Data Management Solution for Sell-Side Regulatory Compliance’ at the  RegTech Insight Awards USA – 2021. The RegTech Insight Awards USA recognise established solution providers and innovative newcomers, celebrating RegTech solutions that have successfully improved firms’ ability to respond to the evolving and increasingly complex regulatory requirements across the global financial services industry.   The awards are designed to celebrate RegTech providers who are developing new

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New roles help fuel growth at leading Belfast software firm

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Hot on the heels of Datactics’ recent announcement concerning new funding from Invest Northern Ireland, Matt Flenley, Head of Marketing, writes about the company’s exciting plans for expansion. We were delighted to share the news from Invest NI, as it demonstrates both their commitment to home-grown tech companies and our own story of business success.

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Thoughts from the team on our exciting Investment and R&D news

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We are investing £2.3 million into the business, through Research and Development (R&D), skills development, and the creation of 18 jobs.  We are pleased to announce this investment today and that Datactics has been selected as a Platinum Partner for R&D by Invest Northern Ireland. Our Machine Learning Group led by Fiona Browne spends its time looking at the practical applications of Machine Learning in

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Datactics invests over £2m with plans to grow exports and create 18 jobs

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Belfast Fintech company Datactics is investing £2.3million in its business, through Research and Development (R&D), skills development and the creation of 18 jobs.  The Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) spinout provides data quality solutions to the financial services sector and central government, using its Datactics Data Quality platform to rapidly measure, match, report and fix data assets. Once

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Data Quality is important to an organisation for many reasons

Data Quality is important to an organisation for many reasons.

Many businesses find that the data they collect has limited reliability. A recent study by Experian highlighted  that 55% of business leaders do not trust their data, ultimately impacting the confidence that business leaders have over the data they collect.   Bad data can have significant business consequences for companies. Research by GlobalTranz found that approximately 77% of companies have the belief that their bottom line is

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Belfast based IT company demonstrates proactive approach to skills challenges

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The UK skills shortage is being felt across every sector, region and nation of the UK. In Northern Ireland, 69 percent of employers report a skills shortage in their organisation, with nearly half (46%) saying their biggest challenge over the next five years will be their ability to find staff with the right skills. These

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FinTech Talents | 15-16/11/21

We are looking forward to being in-person at Fintech Talents with Invest Northern Ireland. Please join us at the Brewery (Moorgate/Shoreditch) on 15th/16th November and find out why Northern Ireland is a uniquely exciting place for #FinTech and let us tell you what our self-service platform offering can do for you. We are delighted to be attending alongside The Robot Exchange, RegTick, Vox

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“I tell everyone the best part of this job is interacting with so many people…” – Meet Niall: our Project Manager

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Niall is our Project Manager at Datactics, his primary focus is on stakeholder management and delivery; liaising between clients, technical leads and multiple interdisciplinary teams to ensure successful project delivery. He joined the company in April 2020 and in that time has undertaken the role with incredible diligence. We are excited that his team is

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We completed a 140km cycle from Belfast-Portrush for Action Mental Health!

On Friday 15th October, Matt, Dave and Marcus decided to embark on a 140km cycle from Belfast-Portrush – with a support cast from Datactics joining for the first leg from Belfast to Loughshore Park.  This cycle was the first of our activities as part of the Granite Challenge for Action Mental Health. After we completed the first leg of our cycle, the team were

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What are the benefits of Data Discovery? | Key takeaways from DMS USA Panel

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Datactics Head of AI, Fiona Browne, recently joined a panel at Data Management Summit USA Virtual discussing the science of data discovery and the art of implementation of business value. This panel sought to unpack the greatest data discovery challenges that have surfaced as a result of increased data volumes, and financial institutions making more use of cloud environments.  

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Key takeaways from the ‘Optimising analytics – the role of data quality and data governance’ webinar

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Yesterday, Alex Brown, CTO at Datactics discussed the role that data quality management and governance play in delivering well-structured and de-duplicated information into business analytics alongside Sarah Belsham, RSM; Suemee Shin, Northern Trust Corporation and Martijn Groot, Alveo Technology.   During the session there was one particular poll asking:  ‘What are the challenges of achieving accurate, timely, and meaningful data analytics in

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What can B2B learn from cousin, B2C | A reflection from Social Media Savvy

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Yesterday, we were kindly invited to Social Media Savvy, a conference that happens yearly in the Titanic Hotel ran by the wonderful Ashleigh Watson of Copper Square Communications. This was the first time in a few years the event has been able to be held in-person and the majestic setting was perfect for the social

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What are the challenges of regulatory reporting? | Reflection by Jamie Gordon

regulatory reporting, what are the challenges

One thing I’ve always enjoyed about working at Datactics is that we’re always on the lookout for how fellow tech firms are addressing the issue of how to enable better compliance in regulated industries. Banks, for example, are always seeking easier ways of onboarding technology, so if we find those synergies ourselves it definitely creates a shortcut to faster, simpler

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