Data integration

The heads of the two companies explain how the deal came about, what hurdles they face and how they plan to mash up their very different operations.

Financial regulators’ statement cautiously encouraging lenders to go beyond traditional underwriting in their lending decisions is a big step forward for the use of alternative data and artificial intelligence, bankers say.

Banks like RBC and JPMorgan Chase can now more easily draw real-time FactSet data feeds into applications.