The Datactics Blog
Catch up with what our technologists, practitioners and leaders have to say on the topics of data quality and master data management, AI, market trends and current events.
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3 Steps To Create A Data-Driven Culture: How To Empower Everyone To Be A Data Citizen
As we all know the amount of data in all areas of life is growing rapidly. At the same time, complaints from business teams about
How To Reduce Your Time Spent On Data Quality Down From Three Weeks To Three Hours
How many times have you come up against the block of “that’s just how long things take here”? As soon as a firm grows to
Three Unexpected Benefits Of Cleaning Your Data
“I just can’t rely on the data being good enough”… it’s so often the cry of the frustrated business user. Nobody is doubting the ambitions
Data Quality, Didn’t We Do That Already?
Many data management professionals have some form of tooling or platform to support their business initiatives but often find it hard to get buy-in for
A highlight of 2020
Clearly 2020 has been a “one-of-a-kind” type of year! We have put together our highlights for this year to end this season in a positive
Datactics ranked 17th in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2020
Belfast, London, New York, 18th December 2020 We are pleased to announce that we have ranked at number 17 in this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50,
Gearing up for 2021: Datactics gets a head start thanks to Hubflow’s collaboration space
In 2020, Datactics has signed three major new clients across the globe, but the team isn’t resting on their laurels. In partnership with specialist trainers
2020 Win Makes It Two In A Row For Datactics Self-Service Data Quality
Data quality and matching specialists add top title from A-Team Data Management Insight to recent major client wins and close out 2020 on a high
AI Con 2020 Interview with Dr. Fiona Browne and Matt Flenley
Dr. Fiona Browne, Head of AI, and Matt Flenley, Marketing and Partnerships Manager at Datactics are contributing to AI Con 2020 this year. After a successful first year, AI
RegTech100 lists Datactics among most innovative companies
Belfast, London, New York, 2nd December 2020 We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been featured in the RegTech 100 for the first time. This comes on
How are Investment Banks responding to industry changes?
Even with the recent positive news of vaccine trials, COVID-19 is impacting the financial services industry and causing investment banking firms to act. Some banks are seeking to sell off failing operations and are
What is the outlook for Investment Banks?
Investment banking is seeing its historical profit centres eroded by technology and regulations. Core processes are now being automated. Investment banks are becoming smaller and
Meet our Datablog authors and hear about our exciting plans for international events! – Weekly Round-up
Last week, we ran an Author focused blog content week. Each day focused on one author and their written pieces. The week kicked off with Fiona Browne as our
AI Con 2020 | 3rd – 4th December
We are delighted that our very own Fiona Browne has helped to co-curate AI CON 2020. The second annual AI CON is taking place virtually on Thursday
Singapore FinTech Festival | 7/12/20 – 11/12/20
We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2020. The festival will be running for 5 days from
Digital Finance Summit 2020 | 24/11/20
We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at Digital Finance Summit 2020. The 1-day event is back again this year to set
Two new apprentices have joined our team and we are gearing up for FinTech Festival! – Datactics weekly round-up
Welcoming our two new apprentices We kicked off the week by announcing the exciting news that two new apprentices from the Belfast Met have joined our DevOps team. The firm has
Can Belfast’s technology companies lead an inclusive recovery?
Stuart Harvey, CEO at Datactics recently contributed to the Belfast International Homecoming, which this year was held virtually. Stuart was joined by Camilla Long, Career Encode; Seamus
Data will power the next phase of the economy: DMS USA lookback – Part 1
Last September, Kieran Seaward, our Head of Sales, delivered a keynote at the virtual DMS USA. In his keynote he unpacked: The impact of COVID
Datactics Runners & Riders Club clock up 25 hours racing in Red Bull Timelaps Challenge 2020
Over the weekend Dave Brown, Marcus Lamb, Josh Piper and Matt Flenley took part in the Red Bull Timelaps challenge, with 25 hours’ racing taking
How can banks arm themselves against increasing regulatory and technological complexity? – FinTech Finance
Datactics Head of Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Fiona Browne, recently contributed to the episode of FinTech Finance: Virtual Arena. Steered by Douglas MacKenzie, the interview covered
New apprentices hired into DevOps alongside studies at Belfast Met
Datactics continues its growth story, welcoming two new apprentices in partnership with Belfast Met. The firm has now grown by 25% since March 2020 and
All things AML and FinTech Finance: Virtual Arena – weekly round-up
We started by looking at why data matching is a key part of any AML & KYC process. It’s made more complex by the different
EDM Talks: Lifting the lid on the problems that Datactics solves
Recently we partnered with the EDM Council on a video that investigates the application of AI to data quality and matching. In this blog, we lift
From the launch at TechNation to another opportunity to join Datactics – Weekly Round-Up
TechNation FinTech launch! On Tuesday the TechNation FinTech 3.0 launch took place online. We were very much looking forward to this kick-off, as it would allow us to meet the other members of the cohort, and give
Introducing SSDQ: Centralise and standardise data quality processes without programming or coding
What does the self-service data quality (SSDQ) platform do? It empowers data owners and SMEs to measure and maintain data quality themselves in line with governance policies. SSDQ is already adding
Cycling for charity, challenges with data, a new role and more! – Datactics weekly round-up
Action Mental Health granite challenge Datactics’ Runners & Riders Club racks up a total of 338 miles taking on the Action Mental Health’s DIY Granite Challenge.
FinTech Connect 2020 | 30/11/20 – 04/12/20
We are delighted to announce that we will be joining FinTech Connect 2020, the #1 event for the industry. Join us for a week of
Biggest Data Quality or Matching Challenge? Here are the answers!
At the recent A-Team Data Management Summit we held a giveaway competition for the chance to win an independent bookstore voucher – £100 to Daunt Books in London,
Datactics’ Runners & Riders Club racks up a total of 338 miles taking on the Action Mental Health’s DIY Granite Challenge
The Action Mental Health Granite Challenge is the virtual cycling challenge which took place 4th-11th October. It is designed to challenge cyclists of all ages, abilities
