2022 is well underway now and we’re back to share with you news about our Academy, events and exciting growth news!

Stuart Harvey features in the Belfast Telegraph in ‘Leaders in Business’ section

Ģ������Ƶ started life as a Queen’s University spin-out in the early 2000s, but now, has grown into a fast-growing tech firm employing more than 60 staff and working with big name, global, blue chip clients – from financial services to media.

Our CEO,  discusses life at Ģ������Ƶ in this piece by Belfast Telegraph. He explores the focus of the company, the last financial year, and the importance of innovative work as the team grows.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 60 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 30 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴.”

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Ģ������Ƶ Academy officially launches!

This week our brand new Data Consultants joined the company as part of the Ģ������Ƶ Academy.
Welcome to the team Conal, Sarah, and Aaron. We are looking forward to working with you.

We’re pleased to be the gold sponsor at the Data Management Summit London 2022!

Join us at this event to hear from leading data practitioners and innovators who will share insights into how they are pushing the boundaries with data to deliver value with flexible but resilient data-driven strategies.

Space will be limited for this premiere event – you can register

Matt recently spoke with FF News | FinTech Finance

At the tail end of last year,  discussed how we have managed to connect the dots between people and data in a business context during a chat with .

Ģ������Ƶ have worked to not only increase the visibility of data between organizations, but have taken the step further to collaborate on projects with various firms and organizations.

Watch the full chat

We have a great opportunity that could be just for you!

In response to customer demand and company growth, we are actively recruiting a Solutions Engineer to join us on our adventure.

This role plays a critical part in the Ģ������Ƶ customer lifecycle. Presales is central to the customer acquisition process, helping them understand how the Ģ������Ƶ platform can solve data management problems in major international banks, insurers, and other financial services firms.

We are really keen to chat with those who would be interested in this role. If you would like to find out more, reach out to  or visit our website for more

Brendan has written a new blog series

 has written a blog series taking a look at some of the key resources that many consider to be critical when making buyer decisions.

In his first piece he takes a look at

In his second piece he examines the specific feedback that Gartner analysts provided for Ģ������Ƶ, highlighting the core strengths of the platform and the reasons why we were recognised as a Niche Player in the Data Quality Solutions

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels orcheck out our Datablog, where we post all events we are attending or contributing to – /datactics-datablog/

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It’s been a jam-packed couple of weeks at Ģ������Ƶ. With Friday here again, we’re back to share with you upcoming in-person events, award shortlist news, video footage, and an upcoming panel appearance! Read on for more…

In-person events have returned and we are jumping on that plane

Join us at . It is the hyper-local in-person event for data & analytics leaders in London to compare their data strategies. This is the high-level meeting designed to help you deploy ethical AI, align data and business strategies, and create an agile analytics environment.

They have built-in plenty of networking opportunities as we know it’s been a while since everyone last met face to face and there’s plenty to catch up on. We have brand new roll-up banners and we are excited to meet people to talk about all things data and analytics.

We have received 3 nominations for the Data Management Insight Awards 2021

We have been shortlisted for 3 awards at the Data Management Insight Awards 2021!

– Best Data Quality Analysis Tool
– Best Data Solution for Regulatory Compliance
– Best Proposition for AI and Machine Learning

You can vote for us .

Stuart Harvey shares Accelerator Experience

 shared his accelerator experience, how equity investment transformed the company’s growth and what you can expect when going out to fundraise at the Access to Finance conference.

In the conversations with  she unpacked how to obtain finance to achieve growth.

The recordings of the Access to Finance  Conference are available here: 

Ģ������Ƶ UK Government Department Case Study

 Ģ������Ƶ is partnering with a UK Government Department and national law enforcement agencies on a nationwide deployment of the Ģ������Ƶ’ data quality and matching platform for use in crime classification and reporting.

The main benefits of the system to date have been:

A reduction of manual processing and data preparation time. Increased accuracy of matching a crime report to the correct crime type, saving up to 90% of time spent manually reviewing data in crime records.

Additionally, data analysts who are not programmers are now enabled to selfserve for data quality, developing and maintaining data quality and match rules, without the need for costly and time-consuming IT development resource.

A robust national data quality framework in a secure cloud architecture allowing for multiple use cases to be delivered in a scalable and repeatable way. 

Read our full case study 

Let’s connect!

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It’s been a fast-paced number of weeks at Ģ������Ƶ. With Friday here again, we’re back to share with you upcoming events, video appearances, an exciting role within Ģ������Ƶ, and our new Insurance whitepaper! Read on for more…

Fiona Browne will be sharing on the science of data discovery and the art of implementation for business value!

Join us for this panel at Data Management Summit Virtual USA on the science of data discovery and the art of implementation for business value. , Head of AI at  will be on the panel sharing her insights and vast experience on the topic area.

The panel will cover:
Best practice approaches to data discovery
The role of data scientists in data discovery and analytics for business value
Emerging technologies, solutions, tools and services
Where next for business discovery and analytics?

Register

Stuart Harvey shares how Ģ������Ƶ benefited from Access to Finance from Invest NI

Our CEO,  contributed to ‘s Access to Finance series. Watch the full video to find out about ‘ involvement with Access to Finance and how it helped our business. Thanks, !

Watch the full video

Ģ������Ƶ is the gold sponsor of the Data Management Summit USA Virtual 2021!

We’re delighted to be the Gold Sponsor of Data Management Summit USA Virtual 2021 which is taking place 29th-30th September.

Our sponsorship will bring expert discussions on:
Leveraging data to drive business outcomes
The science of data discovery and the art of implementation for business value
Data management for successful and sustainable cloud deployment
Approaches for delivering your ESG data strategy
Reviewing the US regulatory and reporting landscape: the data management response for 2021
The power of data lineage to deliver compliance and business insight

Take a look and register

We chatted to Edele about her experience within the Development team so far

 joined  just under 6 months ago to work in our Software Development team.  We have loved getting to know her and wanted to take the time to ask her about how she is settling in; what her favourite part of being in the team is; and how she sees her role developing into the future. 

We are currently advertising for the role of Senior Software Engineer. 

As Edele is 6 months into her own role at Ģ������Ƶ, we asked her what she would say to anyone considering applying for the post…

“I would say that for anyone wishing to apply that you are guaranteed to learn huge amounts in a very short space of time, and I think if you are willing to work hard and buy into the company ethos here you will thrive”

Read the full piece

Check out our brand new Insurance whitepaper

What are the data quality fundamentals driving valuable Data Insights in Insurance?

Our new whitepaper explores the driving demand for Self-Service Data Quality in Insurance…

Find out how Ģ������Ƶ is helping Insurance companies to drive valuable data insights, supports operational data needs and process, including Data Governance and Compliance & Regulation by removing roadblocks common in data management.

Read more

Back in the saddle for Ģ������Ƶ

We are now well over halfway through our Datactalympics and with 11 days to go till the end, it’s all to play for. The challenge has seen all the participants being split into 3 teams (named after our software platform components FlowDesigner, DQM, and DQC)… with the aim of the challenge to accumulate as much time undertaking a physical activity as possible. The challenge has been measured on duration so any and all sports have contributed to the different team totals.

We’ve had surfboarding, longboarding and sailing – as well as all the usual cheeky short walks to and from the carpark…

At the top of the leaderboard currently we have  with 37hrs 45mins accumulated, closely followed by  with 25hrs 40mins and Marcus () with 24hrs 9mins.

This morning,  is racking up the miles cycling through London!

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels or check out our Datablog, where we post all events we are attending or contributing to – /datactics-datablog/

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It’s been a busy couple of weeks at Ģ������Ƶ. With Friday upon us again, we’re back with news of our company strategy day, podcasts, an exciting role within Ģ������Ƶ, and sharing our new case studies! Read on for more…

Finally getting our full team together for a Strategy filled morning session at the Europa Hotel

 On 5th August, the company got the chance to hold a strategy morning at Belfast’s most iconic hotel.

This gave us an opportunity to discuss business performance, technology roadmap, business goals, and taking the time to reflect on what the amazing team here has been able to achieve despite the past year and how unpredictable it has been.

It has been brilliant to have more of the team meeting together after 18 months.

Head of AI Fiona Browne contributed to Part 2 of the AI & Ethics podcast last week 

Fiona took a deeper dive into some really practical tips on translating ML principles into practice.

The key takeaways of the podcast included:

1) Regulation – Regulators are proposing a risk-based approach to AI regulation, focusing on the rights and safety of people and businesses

2) Responsibility – Ethical responsibility applies to everyone in an organisation, business or technical, and must not be a box-ticking exercise

3) The Data – Never underestimate the data! Build strong governance and security processes, and robust testing to flush out unintended bias

At Ģ������Ƶ we pride ourselves on our data quality and matching technology and have innovated in these areas. We are really excited about the developments we are making. To unpack more about how at Ģ������Ƶ we are using AI, reach out to .

Every Ģ������Ƶ customer matters to us.

We’re privileged to work with major international banking and insurance firms, as well as working with various governmental bodies. To discover why our customers are consistently the happiest in the annual Information Difference report, give us a call.

Find out how some of our customers have transformed data management with Ģ������Ƶ.

Read our Product Data Quality case study

Talented Senior Software Engineer? Join the team!

We are hiring for a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing team.

Our employee benefits package includes:
– Shared bonus pool
– Private health insurance
– Training allowances
– Flexible start and finish times
– Bike2Work scheme

We place huge importance on the cohesion between all areas of the company so that we can work quickly, efficiently and deliver the best possible experience for our clients and staff. Everyone you work with has grown with the company in the same way, so will be on hand to help! This means that in time you’ll be just as able to help others in using our tools and processes. 

To find out more about this position, read more 

Meet Jackie Devine… Our Commerical Manager at Ģ������Ƶ

Ever since  has joined  she has brought so much to the team with her experience and expertise. She has been actively involved in establishing a dedicated sales function for new GovTech business, supported the establishment of a partner network, and improved operational processes for qualifying, winning, and delivering IT services. 

Yesterday, at our Strategy day she led a brilliant session centred around reflecting on what we feel we like, what we have learned, what we lack, and what we long for. This left us with some clear takeaways we are going to put into practice right away.

Was great to chat with her to find out how she got into the world of tech, what motivates her, and what she considers to be her biggest career highlight. Read the full piece

Featured in Data Magazine’s 101 Best UK Big Data Startups and Companies

We are delighted to have featured in ‘s 101 Best United Kingdom Big Data Startups & Companies.

These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Big Data industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

They tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting-edge startups to established brands.

Read the full article 

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels orcheck out our Datablog, where we post all events we are attending or contributing to – /datactics-datablog/

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Friday is here again! After a busy last 2 weeks, we are excited to tell you all our developments that have been happening over the past fortnight.

Ģ������Ƶ unveiled new dedicated Client Services hub

Last week we released press for the opening of our new office which marked the latest chapter in Ģ������Ƶ’ rapid growth story, following hot on the heels of our recent £2m investment round led by Par Equity. 

We were delighted Simon Hamilton, CEO of Belfast Chamber of Commerce, was in attendance to open our latest office. In 2016, we were a 10-strong software firm that had just moved out of the Titanic Quarter’s Science Park. Now numbering nearly 60 employees, we have experienced growth on strong financial performance, which has seen us rank as the 17th fastest growing tech firm in Deloitte Ireland’s Fast50 in 2020.

“Northern Ireland has become an internationally recognised FinTech and RegTech centre of excellence, and we are glad to be working together as a team and growing our staff numbers. We are seeing benefits for our clients and staff as we collaborate and share in the extended and more spacious office”, said Ģ������Ƶ CEO, 

Read the full press release here.

Invest NI video has been released

Last year we put in applications for Invest Northern Ireland’s  to  programme because the prospect of getting someone on the ground in both  and  came along at just the right time for how Ģ������Ƶ is growing.

, Business Development Executive (APAC) and , Head of Marketing both discuss the programme in the below video from both the employee and the employer’s perspective.

They both did a stellar job.

If you are a company considering Graduate to Export, we would definitely recommend speaking with  if you’re exploring this for 2022.

Watch the full video

SITC Best Data Quality Management System Award

We are over the moon that Ģ������Ƶ has won the Data Quality Management Award at  from .

As a team, we have worked really hard in developing our end-to-end Self Service data quality solution for wealth and asset management firms. We have been met with brilliant support from the industry itself. 

Thank you to  and to all the team at Goodacre.

We attended DIT ‘Explore New Markets: Doing Business in Singapore’

We attended ‘Explore New Markets: Doing Business in Singapore’ facilitated by , which was very insightful as a business with significant export ambitions into the  region.

This webinar was designed to assist UK businesses understand the market opportunities in Singapore, the benefits of expanding to this lucrative market, and how to overcome barriers when doing business.

To read more about our takeaways, check out the LinkedIn

More Ģ������Ƶ news

Last week we tuned into the awards

• We were delighted that our very own was nominated for Young Person of the Year as well as the company being nominated for Company of the Year and Workplace of the Year.
  
• We are pleased that  has covered our recent blog piece on the topic of using technology to prevent knife crime as part of the  Innovation in Public Services week. This piece was written by our Researcher and Writer, Roisin Floyd. Read the full piece

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels orcheck out our Datablog, where we post all events we are attending or contributing to. Or find us on ,  or .

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Friday is here again! After a busy last 2 weeks of June, we are excited to tell you all our developments that have been happening over the past fortnight.

Ģ������Ƶ unveils new dedicated Client Services hub!

Last week we officially opened our new office which marked the latest chapter in Ģ������Ƶ’ rapid growth story, following hot on the heels of our recent £2m investment round led by Par Equity. 

We were delighted Simon Hamilton, CEO of Belfast Chamber of Commerce, was in attendance to open our latest office at One Lanyon Quay, which saw us triple our office space in the landmark building. The new facility will house the tech firm’s Client Services arm supporting Ģ������Ƶ’ global customer base across financial services and the public sector.  

You can read more about this when the news breaks next week.

Access to Finance: Ambition to Scale,  contribution!

On the foot of having our own investment round…  shared at Access to Finance: Ambition to Scale,  on 24-25th June.

Stuart discussed:
“Who is your customer? What can you do for them? How do they buy your product? How do you make money? How do you define an MVP.” 

With an overarching theme of ‘Ambition’, these virtual conferences are targeted towards businesses seeking to scale and wish to find out more on how to obtain finance to achieve growth, through the experience of industry experts and local businesses. We were delighted to be involved.

Invest NI filming!

 filming was taking place at Ģ������Ƶ HQ this week.

Invest NI will be following three of the Graduate to Export people who are going to various different markets. Over the next 18 months,  will be one of the individuals who will have his journey followed. Alongside Michael, is , Head of Marketing who will also be followed to gain insight into the journey from an employers perspective.

Michael will hopefully be jetting off to Japan in September to start 12 months based out in the market, with the aim to drive more business in the Japanese market. As his journey unfolds, a narration of his journey and learnings will be documented.

Thanks again, Invest NI.

We attended the DIT North America Week!

We have enjoyed attending the  North America Week taking place from the 21st-25th June.

This event allowed us to hear from businesses who have worked with DIT to grow their businesses in North America, as they shared both their successes and challenges.

 will travel to the United States later this year to represent Ģ������Ƶ in North America as part of ‘s ‘Graduate to Export’ programme. His role will help Ģ������Ƶ drive international expansion plans by sourcing new business and potential partnerships within North America.

This DIT week was incredibly interesting for us as we proceed with our export plans

More Ģ������Ƶ news!

Matt Flenley, Head of Marketing took part in a panel discussion with Corinium Global Intelligence on the topics of data and analytics. Matt described it as a “Superb discussion on what helps and what hinders analytics in industry. It’s easy for us to say that everything’s built on quality data, but when it comes to analytics it really is!”.

In other news, we want to welcome Kevin Clarke to the team! He will be joining our Pre Sales team. We hope he settles well into his new role. We have sat down with him this week to interview him about his new position, keep an eye on our socials to give it a read.

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels orcheck out our Datablog, where we post all events we are attending or contributing to.

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Friday is here again! After a busy first 2 weeks of June, we are excited to tell you all our developments that have been happening over the past fortnight.

Shortlisted for Waters Rankings 2021!

We have been nominated in the Waters Rankings 2021, as voting closes today – a would be brilliant!

Each year,  ask their readers at investment banks, asset management firms, hedge funds, brokerages, and exchanges to choose their leading financial services solutions and technology providers. 

The results will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on July 16. A win would be a really strong endorsement of the innovative approach we take to helping financial services firms along their Data Quality journey.

Shortlisted for 2 awards at Digital DNA Awards 2021!

We have been shortlisted for the Workplace of the year by Digital DNA.

The Workplace of the Year award recognises a company that has instilled an excellent workplace culture where employees are at the core of everything they do. We are proud to be shortlisted for this award as we have worked hard to ensure that we are people first and we fully embrace and celebrate the talent within our now 55 person team.

We are also so proud of our very own , who is a Client Services Support Consultant at Ģ������Ƶ. She has been shortlisted as Young Person of the Year by ! 

The Young Person of the Year award recognises an individual under the age of 30, who is really disrupting the market through their radical innovation, energy, and endless creativity.

We are looking forward to attending on 1 July at the Ormeau Baths.

Systems in the City Financial Technology Awards 2021 nominations!

We are delighted that  has been nominated for a company award with FinTech Awards 2021.

Alongside this, the first individuals to be nominated also have been announced, which includes , our Head of Sales.

Award winners will be announced and presented online by  on 29 June following the Systems in the City Fintech Conference, chaired by Phillip Bungey.

Ģ������Ƶ and loyalBe join forces to promote the #WelcomeBackNI campaign

We noticed the “WelcomeBackNI” promotion being run by fellow NI Fintech firm loyalBe and, as we’re passionate about a thriving tech ecosystem and local economy, thought we’d dig a little deeper.

Matt Flenley, Marketing and Partnerships Manager at Ģ������Ƶ sat down with Cormac Quinn, Founder of loyalBe to discuss the excitement around the reopening of Belfast and the growing FinTech ecosystem in Northern Ireland.  

Read the full piece here.

Access to Finance: Ambition to Scale,  upcoming contribution!

On the foot of having our own investment round…  will be sharing at Access to Finance: Ambition to Scale,  on 24-25th June.

Stuart’s chats will be broadcast from 10.12-10.30 on both days with a live audience Q&A from 10.30-10.40. 

With an overarching theme of ‘Ambition’, these virtual conferences are targeted towards businesses seeking to scale and wish to find out more on how to obtain finance to achieve growth, through the experience of industry experts and local businesses.

Register

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels or check out our Datablog, where we post all round-ups and events we are attending or contributing to.

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Shortlisted for Waters Rankings 2021

We have been shortlisted for the Waters Rankings 2021.

Each year, waterstechnology ask their readers at investment banks, asset management firms, hedge funds, brokerages, and exchanges to choose their leading financial services solutions and technology providers. 

This year they received over 400 submissions.

You can vote for us , voting closes Friday, June 11th, 2021. The results will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on July 16.

Shortlisted for Diversity and Inclusion Award

We are delighted to be announced as finalists for the Diversity and Inclusion category at the UK FinTech Awards 2021. At Ģ������Ƶ, we pride ourselves on being inclusive and diverse, as we believe these are two of the biggest contributors behind our talented team.

This year there were over 300 entries who participated so we are thrilled to be shortlisted.

The awards ceremony will be taking place in London on 22nd July. 

We attended a US Branding workshop with GBBC

Last week we had the pleasure of joining a GBBC Workshop on the topic of ‘Branding your company in the US’. The session was led by Theobald Fox and centered around key tips for companies to consider in terms of branding and clarifying value proposition in relation to the US market. 

For Ģ������Ƶ, this event was particularly relevant as Ģ������Ƶ is seeking to further expand into the US Market. As part of Invest Northern Ireland’s ‘Graduate to Export’ programme, Brendan McCarthy will travel to the United States later this year to represent Ģ������Ƶ in the region. We attended this workshop to gain insight into US branding trends, ‘Marketing Must Do’s’, creating a US value proposition and messaging, and common pitfalls to avoid. 

We caught up with Jenna Lloyd, US Partner at Theobald Fox and we asked her what she thinks are the biggest roadblocks that UK-based companies face coming over to the US…   Read the full round-up here.

Brendan McCarthy speaks at recent DIT event 

Brendan McCarthy attended the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) ‘Landing a Successful Bank-FinTech Partnership in the US’  event which took place last week.  

As part of Invest Northern Ireland’s ‘Graduate to Export’ programme, Brendan will travel to the United States later this year to represent Ģ������Ƶ in the region.

“My role in-market will help drive  Ģ������Ƶ’ international expansion plans by sourcing new business and potential partnerships within North America.This webinar offered advice for scaling tech companies growing in the United States and the necessary steps to take when forming new partnerships with banks and other financial institutions. The panellists were industry experts, so it was great to hear all of their stories and insights”.

Read the full round-up here.

Giro Datactica round-up! 4713km is complete and we have reached Milan

The Runners and Riders club started the challenge to help get people more active in the better weather of April, with the aim of reaching Milan, Helsinki and Vilnius (where some of our colleagues are based) in just 4 weeks. We managed to complete that challenge with some amazing distances being racked up by participants; aiming for 3,471km overall, we accumulated a combined total of 4713.58km.

Huge thank you to our sponsors and suppliers for providing us with goodies to supply our goodie bags- ,  , , and

No ceremony could be complete without a socially distanced photo on the Ģ������Ƶ balcony in some glorious sunshine. Well done everyone. Read the full round-up here.

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels or check out our Datablog, where we post all round-ups and events we are attending or contributing to.

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This round-up, we are excited to tell you all our developments that have been happening over the past fortnight!

Ģ������Ƶ receives £2m growth investment

The investment was led by , an Edinburgh-based investment firm that recently said it had a record year for capital deployed, despite the pandemic. It focuses on early-stage investments.

Sales have grown strongly over the past twelve months and we have now won new clients in Amsterdam, New York, and London. The investment will be used to accelerate growth by allowing us to invest in sales resources focused on London and New York.  

“Our platform allows companies to centralise the controls necessary for data management but, crucially, federate out the fixing of broken data to subject matter experts – the people who know what good looks like”

“It’s clear that in 2021 businesses are stating that data quality has never been more important. We are seeing major investment in data governance worldwide, with firms investing heavily in data management tools for governance. Our core strength in the area of self-service data quality and matching is an essential requirement for many firms wishing to identify broken data and fix it”,  , CEO.

Read the full round-up

UK-Thailand Smart Cities launch!

This week marked the Trade Mission phase of the DIT Tech Export Academy. We were delighted to be meeting virtually with a number of potential clients and partners in Thailand throughout the course of this past week.

The evolution of Thai smart cities brings along a profusion of innovative technology. We had a great week contributing to the wider discussion of how we can use good quality data to inform, nourish and enhance the sustainable cities of the future.

The discussions illustrated the acumen of business professionals in the adaption of new technology and innovation at this time. This appears particularly evident in Thailand where there has been a rapid application of Smart City technology.  

We will have a blog post ready soon, so keep an eye out on our socials for a round-up of it.

We are part of the RegTech Ireland Map!

These are the 68 regtech companies founded in Ireland and those that have set up in Ireland to continue their global scaling. Thanks to , a leading compliance and regulatory consulting and technology firm, for powering the RegTech Ireland Map.

We are delighted to be featured alongside companies including:  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  and .

Check out the RegTech Ireland map

Round-up of the CDO and Data Leaders Global Summit 2021!

Last week Michael Lynch and a few other members of the team attended the EDM Council CDO and Data Leaders’ Global Summit.

Throughout the virtual summit, there were many discussions that took place on the theme of Leadership, Data, and Analytics for Digital Transformation. The summit was conducted with 90+ leaders in 30+ sessions – designed specifically for senior and C-level data and analytics executives.  

We caught up with him to see what he thought about the event, and what main themes stuck out to him. Read the full round-up here.

Events Round-Up! Future-proofing your data strategy for today’s complex regulatory environment with Kieran Seaward

On 29th April, , Head of Sales took part in a panel discussion entitled ‘Future-proofing your data strategy for today’s complex regulatory environment’.

He spoke alongside Malavika Solanki, Member of the Management Team, DSB (Derivatives Service Bureau), , Chief Innovation Officer, West Highland, , Regulatory Specialist, SIX and , Co-CEO and Co-Founder, 

“The rising demand for data analytics and the need to increase automation using AI/ML technologies mean there has never been a greater need for having a solid foundation of accurate and timely data in order to ensure accessibility, consistency, and accuracy”.   

We caught up with Kieran about the panel and delved into the critical topic of fully understanding the need to future proof your data strategy for a complex regulatory environment.  

joined our team 15 months ago as a Data Management Consultant, helping our clients solve real-world data management problems.

As someone who is passionate about data, he enjoys applying his analytical mind to solving problems and curating innovative solutions; in this interview, we took some time to find out why he relocated to Belfast from the fast-paced world of F1, and see what he’s planning to do next

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels or check out our Datablog, where we post all round-ups and events we are attending or contributing to.

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Friday is upon us again! After a busy 2 weeks, this round-up we are excited to tell you all our developments that have been happening over the past fortnight.

Stuart Harvey took part in the National Strengths – Findexable Report Launch for UK FinTech week

The new  report highlights the strengths of the diverse FinTech ecosystems across the UK and opportunities for growth.

Our CEO,  took part in a panel discussion yesterday moderated by , . He shared alongside the fellow panelists how Ģ������Ƶ has and continues to expand in different regions.

Other companies that shared their insights included: , , ,  and, . Thanks to the other speakers: , , ,  and,  – was great to hear their stories! We are putting together a blog post currently which will unpack workplace trends, company growth, and the growing FinTech sphere of Northern Ireland.

We are delighted to be the newest member of the Belfast Chamber!

We are delighted to join as a member of the Belfast Chamber. Alongside over 400 fellow businesses within the greater Belfast area, we are proud to support the growing and prospering ecosystem that Belfast showcases. This is a great opportunity for Ģ������Ƶ to connect with businesses across the industry and we will strive to work collectively with stakeholders across our city to continue to contribute to its economic prosperity. We are also looking forward to seeing Belfast in a new light as the city’s retail and hospitality begins to reopen today!

Putting FinTech on the map!

We are delighted that  has made it into the Tech Nation UK FinTech spotlight.

Check out the  interactive map to see what we had to say about the waves Ģ������Ƶ is making in the regulatory landscape.

“It’s estimated that 90% of a business’ potential is underutilized, and often the solution to this is found in data, which is complex, time-consuming to analyse and often needs coders, programmers or data analysts to translate.

Ģ������Ƶ’ platform transforms data into actionable insights and empowers those who know data to fix it, without the need for coders or programmes. This helps businesses gain new markets and improve their internal productivity.”

Check out the interactive map

Events Round-Up: It’s been a busy few weeks!

Last week  spoke on the  webinar, “How to establish data quality and data governance for analytics”.

If your organisation is falling short of achieving timely and meaningful analytics, or is doing well but could do better, read this blog to find out how to establish the underlying, yet all-important, essentials of data quality and data governance.

Get the full round-up with Matt

Yesterday, 28th April, , Head of Sales took part in a panel discussion entitled ‘Establishing a strong data management foundation for trusted and connected data to drive science and AI’.

He spoke alongside , BNY Mellon; Stan O’Marra, Invesco US; Malavika Solanki, The Derivatives Service Bureau, and , West Highland. The panel was then moderated by Niresh Rajah. 

We caught up with Kieran about the panel and delved into the critical topic of building confidence in the quality of the data, and the challenges of unstructured and alternative data. 

Read the full round-up here.

 has joined our team this week as a Software Engineer. We thought we would sit down and find out a bit more about who she is, how she has come to Ģ������Ƶ, her goals, and ambitions. Read on to get to know her better… 

“Hello! I am delighted to have joined the software development team as a developer. I have been a developer for 3 years now with most of my previous experience being in C# and now I am venturing into the world of Java, which is all new to me. The first couple of months I will spend training and getting used to the business. I feel this role will give me a great opportunity to elevate my career within software and be able to develop my skill set whilst working alongside a stellar team…

I am really passionate about helping young people to understand mathematics and to showcase to them the wealth of opportunities in front of them!”

Read the full round-up

Let’s connect!

To keep up to date with Ģ������Ƶ, follow us across our social media channels or check out our Datablog, where we post all events we are attending or contributing to.

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Friday is here again! After a busy 2 weeks, we are excited to tell you all our exciting developments that have been happening over the past fortnight

Ģ������Ƶ is included in PwC’s Scale | WealthTech programme!

To kick-off, we delightedly announced that Ģ������Ƶ has been included in PwC’s Scale | WealthTech programme!

We are delighted to announce that Ģ������Ƶ has been selected to take part in this year’s  Scale | WealthTech programme!
Yesterday Ģ������Ƶ, along with our fellow cohort members, were welcomed by the PwC I&AWM industry team along with Scale and . It was a pleasure to meet with , , , and . Scale | WealthTech provides the opportunity to find innovation, leverage cutting-edge thinking, solve problems, speed up business growth and to support the Asset & Wealth Management sector and financial services more broadly.

The programme has taken a cohort of high growth scale-ups who want to connect to the UK’s largest Asset and Wealth Management firms to drive future revenues and build out business expertise. We look forward to working with all the other companies involved in the coming months. |  |  |  |  |  |  | 

Top 100 Tech Companies of 2021 in NI

Ģ������Ƶ has been listed as one of the  top 100 Tech Companies of 2021 in Northern Ireland. The edition was compiled based on research carried out over the past 3 months. Selection criteria for the 2021 listing was based on the number of employees, length of time-based in Northern Ireland, and their sustained growth.

We are so proud to be named out of all the brilliant companies we know exist here in Northern Ireland! Huge congratulations to everyone else who made it into the top 100 including , , , and !

Read more about the top 100 Tech companies of 2021 in NI

We have been named as one of ten companies to watch out for by Silicon Luxembourg.

Northern Ireland has a diverse, innovative, and thriving start-up and SME tech community. There are clusters across data, digital and mobile technology, analytics, automation, cybersecurity, blockchain, machine learning, and AI. We are delighted that Ģ������Ƶ has been included in the list of companies that are active in the Belelux markets right now. 

We have been named alongside Analytics Engines, Angoka, Automated Intelligence, Salt DNA, Skurio, Uleska, Vox Financial Partners, Ampliphae and, Funds Axis.

What’s next?

Over the next number of weeks we are excited to involved in some great events!   Stuart Harvey is contributing to a webinar on the topic of ‘𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀’, brought to you by Data Management Insight, from A-Team Insight. Register for the webinar to find out: 

– How to establish data quality 
– How to implement effective data governance 
– The benefits of combining data quality and governance 
– The best technologies and tools for these tasks 
– How to ensure accurate and meaningful analytics 

To register for this event on the 22nd of April, click 

is contributing to 2 panels at the Data Management Summit 2021. The first of which is on the topic of ‘Establishing a strong data management foundation for trusted and connected data to drive data science and AI’ on 28th April.

The session will explore how to establish a strong and trusted data management foundation using the latest tools and techniques.

The panel will also include: , BNY Mellon; Stan O’Marra, ; , , and , West Highland.  will be moderating.

Kieran will also be contributing to ‘Future-proofing your data strategy for today’s complex regulatory environment’ on 29th April.

• Reviewing the regulatory landscape and regulations causing the biggest data management challenges
• Approaches to solving these data management problems
• How new and emerging technologies like AI/ML, business process automation, and cloud can help
• What’s next on the regulatory horizon and how financial institutions can prepare

Register

For more on our latest panel contributions, Data Quality, or just a chat about the growing technology sphere in NI, you can find us on , , or  for the latest news. 

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