Publication: Project SmartFi: Exploring AI/ML for FinTech News
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2023-10-10
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2023-10-10
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The World Bank Finance and Technology Department, in collaboration with The World Bank Technology and Innovation Lab, partnered with Google Cloud and Syntasa Inc. to learn how artificial intelligence and machine learning could enhance the news sourcing and sentiment of FinTech topics globally. This outcome report shares the key learnings and insights as a part of the exploration and development of a prototype.
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“World Bank. 2023. Project SmartFi: Exploring AI/ML for FinTech News. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40443 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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