Vitality: A data-driven approach to better health

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If you were rewarded to engage in healthy behaviors, would you take better care of yourself? Vitality, founded in South Africa, is the world’s first health insurer to use behavioral economics and data analytics to incentivize customers to live healthier. […]

Starbucks’ secret ingredient: data analytics

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Starbucks is one of the largest and best-known companies in the world, with over 27,000 stores and $22 billion in revenue last year[i].  And the secret ingredient to much of Starbucks’ success is its innovative use of data analytics. Data […]

Robo Advisors and the business of automated advice

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Roby advisory (“robos”), are low-cost automated investment platforms that utilizes mathematical algorithms to support investment decisions and create diversified financial portfolios. Analysts predict that by 2020 broadly defined robo advisory services are expected to manage between $2.2 to $3.7 trillion in assets. Can they replace a human Financial Advisor and become the main stream asset allocation solution?