IDG Contributor Network: Data, metadata and the AI horizon

Why would a bank acquire an AI software company?  Last week, TDBank announced the acquisition of Layer 6, an AI startup. [Full disclosure: TDBank uses our software to manage and provision its enterprise data.]  The rapid emergence of finserv startups is putting pressure on established institutions, leveraging the speed, scale, and cost of an all-digital infrastructure. Most important, these startups are replacing human-intensive processes with a fully-automated data and analytics ecos