DATA & ANALYTICS

Working smarter, rather than simply investing more, is the key to gaining value from Big Data and analytics in business, according to a new report. Read More: www.forbes.com

Britain's markets watchdog has dropped plans for a formal market review of Big Data. Read more: www.reuters.com

Detailed analysis presented by Mohit Walia. Read more: www.finextra.com

Katsuaki Sato runs a US$200 million company and is a big thinker. He discusses the value of money and the economic revolution that’s just started. Read more: www.techinasia.com

Deutsche Bank has opened a data lab in Dublin, creating 40 new jobs, with plans to add an additional 125 technology and operational roles in the near future. Read more: www.finextra.com

Lenddo, an Asia-based credit scoring and online verification fintech company, formed a partnership with Korea credit scoring consulting company. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

The disruptive forces of technology and legislation are forcing banks to become open and collaborative, things which they historically found challenging. Read more: www.bankingtech.com

Australian bank Westpac is making use of its investment in DataRepublic, with the launch of a new service allowing corporate clients to store and exchange anonymised customer data.

SigOpt, a research optimisation and machine learning startup, has raised $6.6m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley heavy weight Andreessen Horowitz.

Last year at Sibos, Andy Hirst from SAP talked in depth about some of the key learnings from Big Data projects. At the time, the industry was still getting to grips with the era of data. Read more: www.finextra.com