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Research

We emphasize and encourage links between academic researchers and practitioners at financial institutions to bring theoretical techniques to bear on real-world issues.

Technology Disruption and Innovations

Technology disruptions to the financial sector have the potential to impact individuals, disrupt economies, and destabilize governments. Digitalization and technological advances are challenging the way financial institutions operate and creating new consumer expectations.

Financial institutions need to change and adapt in response to these expectations with alternative product offerings and services. GRI understands this demand to stay current and is dedicated to empowering our member institutions with the latest information to stay abreast on developing Fintech innovations; gaining insight on their capabilities, understand their risks and identify the opportunities.


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Blockchain and Its Applications to Cryptocurrencies

4 June 2018  |  Technology Innovations

This paper provides a non-technical introduction to blockchain technology using cryptocurrencies as an illustrative example. We describe the mechanics of blockchain and outline some risks associated with the existing cryptocurrencies.

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Will AI take over active fund management?

4 June 2018  |  Technology Innovations

Research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing exponentially, and as a result, applications of the technology in different industries are constantly being discovered. This paper explores how AI can be applied to the field of fund management, and specifically, how it can be used to manage active funds.

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Risks and Rewards of Financial Innovation

2 May 2018  |  Technology Innovations

This report will consider several vantage points including that of the incumbent financial institution, the consumer, and the financial system as a whole. We will also offer some insight with regards to potential risk-mitigation strategies and commentary on the potential for fintech-related risks to become systemic.

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An Overview of FinTech in Canada

9 March 2018  |  Technology Innovations

REPORT – A comprehensive overview of Canada’s Fintech landscape, comparing Canada to other Fintech hubs in terms of funding, regulations, and collaborations; discussing the geographic and categorical distributions of Canadian FinTech firms; and listing key players in the Canadian FinTech space.

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Post-Quantum Key Exchange for the Internet and the Open Quantum Safe Project

16 February 2018  |  Cyber security and Fraud

Designing public key cryptosystems that resist attacks by quantum computers is an important area of current cryptographic research and standardization. To retain con dentiality of today’s communications against future quantum computers, applications and protocols must begin exploring the use of quantum-resistant key exchange and encryption.

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A Resource Estimation Framework for Quantum Attacks Against Cryptographic Functions – Part 2 (RSA and ECC)

8 November 2017  |  Cyber security and Fraud

This report, “A Resource Estimation Framework for Quantum Attacks Against Cryptographic Functions” provides our next update on our ongoing work related to estimating the real-world effort it will take for a quantum computer to compromise specific cryptographic functions at the foundation of protecting our ICT infrastructure.

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Breaking Bad Data & Solving for AML

6 June 2017  |  Technology Innovations

With this article we are kicking off a focus on the usage of Big Data and Advanced Analytics in the area of anti-moneylaundering (AML). AML has been a particularly difficult solution for global banks as the evolving regulatory standards call for banks to be able to readily monitor all transactions across the firm, which requires an in-depth knowledge of their clients and their clients’ counterparties (and often times the correspondent banks).

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A Resource Estimation Framework for Quantum Attacks Against Cryptographic Functions

11 May 2017  |  Cyber security and Fraud

“A Resource Estimation Framework for Quantum Attacks Against Cryptographic Functions” provides an update on our ongoing work related to estimating the real-world effort it will take for a quantum computer to compromise specific cryptographic functions at the foundation of protecting our ICT infrastructure.

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AI Frontiers: Where We are Today and the Risks and Benefits of An AI Enabled Future

7 March 2017  |  Technology Innovations

“Artificial Intelligence” is a very powerful narrative. In fact, today, many leading thinkers envision a future where machines surpass humans in intelligence. In Part One of our two part series, we assess of the potential near term risks and benefits of Artificial Intelligence. Later, in Part Two, we explore how AI is expected to impact Financial Services and what specific use-cases we expect to see over the next 1-3 years.

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How Natural Language Processing is Reshaping the World of Finance

15 January 2017  |  Technology Innovations

Natural Language Processing is a sub-section of the artificial intelligence domain that is focused on teaching computers to understand natural human languages. NLP encompasses a range of theory-motivated computational techniques which attempt to address the disconnect between human and computer languages.

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A Methodology for Quantum Risk Assessment

5 January 2017  |  Cyber security and Fraud

Quantum computing is a growing technology that is rapidly changing how electronic communications and digital transactions will take place in the near future. In this article, we look at how organizations can investigate and mitigate the risks associated with the changes that will be brought about by this emerging technology.

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Digital Banking Manifesto: The End of Banks?

14 November 2016  |  Technology Innovations

Thanks to new developments in data technology and in mobile telecommunications adoption, we see the potential rise of a third wave of innovation in banking. In this paper we will outline the key features, benefits, and strategic imperative of the Digital Bank of the Future

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Quantum Computing – An introduction

22 September 2016  |  Technology Innovations

Computing capacity continues to expand and transform the world we live in. With computing capacity doubling every two years, as we cram more transistors onto microprocessors. And what is the result?

Research Report

Quantum Computing and Cyber-security

5 September 2016  |  Cyber security and Fraud

Emerging quantum computing technologies threaten to undermine even the most sophisticated cybersecurity systems installed by businesses and governments

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An efficient machine learning approach

20 June 2016  |  Technology Innovations

Machine Learning (ML) is a rapidly developing technology with applications in a wide variety of areas

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Blockchain, Cryptoeconomics, and the Disintermediation of Trust

9 June 2016  |  Technology Innovations

As the technology that creates a distributed ledger, blockchain is creating significant waves of disruption in industries, processes and business models revolving around the centralization of trust.

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Quantum Threat and Mitigation

13 June 2016  |  Cyber Security and Fraud

Quantum Threat and Mitigation Emerging quantum technologies threaten the foundational tools and systems used by financial institutions. The risks include widespread compromise of private information, loss of trust in financial systems, and the breakdown of information systems upon which institutions rely for core business functions. Although the threat may be a few years away, developing… View Article

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