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"Fintech" is transcending beyond traditional banking and financial services, encompassing online wallets, crypto, crowdfunding, asset management, and pretty much every other activity that includes a financial transaction. The global investment in Fintech has, therefore, exploded in recent years. The boom is driven primarily by the availability of technologies like Big Data, Machine Learning, AI, Data Science, and Blockchain. The one common factor driving these technologies? Data deluge or “alternate data” to augment conventional data sources to build robust solutions delivering valuable intelligence.