The Symitar Educational Conference

Symitar, a division of Jack Henry & Associates, is the recognized leader in core data processing and ancillary technology solutions for U.S. credit unions.

The annual Symitar Educational Conference (SEC) showcases industry-leading technologies through educational classes, roundtables, and tech leader panel sessions.

The Fintech Panel on Practical AI Use Cases

The Fintech Panel on Practical AI Use Cases aims to cut through all the hype about AI by exploring real-world applications of AI and how they're benefiting credit unions. Here are a few discussion points that will be covered by the panelists:

• What is AI (beyond the textbook definition)?
• What problems is it solving for credit unions?
• What are the requirements for AI to work well?
• Where is AI heading?

The panel will take place at 9:45 AM on August 30th, 2018.

The panelists

We're excited to announce that Faraday COO, Rob Trail, will join the panel to share his insights on how credit unions are leveraging big data and AI to optimize target outcomes across their member lifecycles.

Rob will be joined by Clinc VP, Himi Khan, and Infosys Senior Director of Client Services, Ponsi Sundaram. If AI is on your radar, you won't want to miss this panel.

Get the case study below to see how Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union uses AI to acquire new members and personalize member experiences.

Diminishing barriers to entry for machine learning

Thanks to major improvements in computing power and network speed over the last decade, the barriers to leveraging machine learning have diminished significantly. We’re now seeing a wealth of companies fundamentally changing their industries with innovative data-driven processes optimized with advanced machine learning algorithms.

Common challenges in successful operationalization of machine learning

While machine learning is more accessible than ever before, several companies still struggle to successfully operationalize the technology for a number of reasons.

• Machine learning requires huge datasets to be successful. Companies often lack the volume, breadth, or depth of data needed, so they have to purchase 3rd party data which gets pretty expensive.
• Companies that have the right data still need data scientists and machine learning experts to clean and organize the data, define desired outcomes, and write queries to tell the machine learning engine what to look for. These individuals are in high demand and salaries are through the roof.
• Building accurate models is just the first major hurdle. Once models are built, engineers must develop systems to feed predictions to various destinations and track their accuracy to further refine the models.
• Due to the scarcity of talent, companies struggle to apply their resources to all business functions. Data science teams have lengthy backlogs and tend to prioritize optimizing complex back-office processes like demand forecasting and supply chain management. Consumer-facing functions like marketing, sales, and customer experience are generally lower priorities when allocating machine learning resources, despite their immediate impacts on revenue.

How Faraday helps B2C companies overcome these challenges

We understand that acquiring, managing, and implementing the resources and processes needed to operationalize machine learning can be daunting, so we bundled it all up into a simple, user-friendly platform designed for non-data scientists. With the Faraday platform, B2C companies have access to:

• 240+ integrations to seamlessly upload their prospect and customer data,
• a massive national database containing over 235 million U.S. consumers in over 125 million households,
• a built-in machine learning engine that automatically builds predictive models for each and every desired outcome,
• a dedicated data-science team constantly working to validate and improve model accuracy,
• and an automated campaign delivery system enabling companies to take action on their machine learning-based insights and predictions.

"Thanks to Faraday, 1 in 3 of our sales is coordinated using AI" – CPO, leading NYC-based direct-to-consumer furniture company.

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