MindBridge awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

From the blog of MindBridge:

• The World Economic Forum announced its selection of over 100 of the most promising Technology Pioneers of 2020, who are shaping industries from agriculture to healthcare while also working on sustainability issues and much more.
• Many Technology Pioneers are also using their tech to support COVID-19 responses around the world.
• MindBridge, which develops human-centric AI solutions for the detection of risk and insights in financial datasets, made it to the selection for its contributions in transforming the accounting and financial services professions in analysing data.
• The full list of recognized Technology Pioneers can be viewed here.

“We are honored to be acknowledged as a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum.”

Eli Fathi, MindBridge CEO

Ottawa, Ontario, June 16, 2020 – MindBridge, a leading provider of artificial intelligence-based risk and anomaly detection solutions for the financial services industry, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”. MindBridge was founded in 2015 and continues to be a global AI success story from Canada, with over 300 customers signed in 14 countries, addressing critical needs within the accounting and financial services markets.

The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business and society. Technology Pioneers community is an integral part of the larger Global Innovators community of start-ups at the World Economic Forum.

Following its selection as Technology Pioneer, MindBridge CEO Eli Fathi will be invited to participate at World Economic Forum activities, events and discussions throughout the year. MindBridge will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years, working with policymakers and private sector leaders to help define the global agenda on key issues.

“We’re excited to welcome MindBridge to our 20^th cohort of Technology Pioneers,” says Susan Nesbitt, Head of the Global Innovators Community, World Economic Forum. “MindBridge and its fellow pioneers are developing cutting edge technologies all over the world. Beyond their innovations, these firms are contributing greatly to improving the state of the world.”

“We are honored to be acknowledged as a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum,” said MindBridge CEO Eli Fathi. “Organizations around the world today trust MindBridge to identify risk and extract insights from their financial data. This recognition is confirmation that MindBridge’s solution is transforming how we proactively address areas of risk, fraud, and understand patterns in financial data that we couldn’t previously do. We look forward to continued collaboration with the Forum on these critical challenges.”

This year’s cohort selection marks the 20^th anniversary of the Tech Pioneers community. Throughout its 20-year run, many Technology Pioneers have continuously contributed to advancement in their industries while some have even gone on to become household names. Past recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Palantir Technologies, Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter and Wikimedia.

2020 Tech Pioneer firms are shaping the future by advancing technologies such as AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, biotechnology and many more. The diversity of these companies extends to their leadership as well, as over 25% of 2020 Tech Pioneers are female led. The firms also come from regions all around the world, extending their community far beyond Silicon Valley. The full list of Technology Pioneers can be found here.

Technology Pioneers have been selected based on the community’s selection criteria, which includes innovation, impact and leadership as well as the company’s relevance with the World Economic Forum’s Platforms.

All info on this year’s Technology Pioneers can be found here: http://wef.ch/techpioneers20

More information on past winners, information on the community and the application link can be found here.

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