Analytixinsight (ALY-X)

It develops AI for disruptive financial analytics. He doesn't cover it - there are better investments out there such as Google and Adobe.

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They are working with a very large Italian bank that is about the same size as BMO. Working on a program, MarketWall, that will allow trading on mobile. They are adding AI for fundamentals and appropriateness for dividend coverage and risk level. They announced they have all the IPs needed. The company wants to sell this product to other banks through white-label. There is huge volume growth opportunities. In 3 months, hopefully we will get a decision from the Italians. A great opportunity going forward.

It's like they're building the discount brokerage arm for Royal Bank--they have a partnership with a huge Italian bank, Sanpaolo, and are thoroughly testing that system--testing is almost complete and they're awaiting government approval. Once the Italian government approves them by end-September, the new discount brokerage system could lead to a spin-out by the end of the year. This is a great long-term opportunity. ALY can build other systems at other European banks.

He has worked as a consultant for this company for over a year. They continue to work on their CapitalCube service, which is doing well, and on improving their AI-based offerings. They can provide automated analysis of small companies that are underfollowed, which makes them attractive to Thomson Reuters. They have fintech opportunities with some very large banks around the world. They acquired a Boston-based company that is growing well. They have also developed extreme interest in a workflow product for dispatching workers and vehicles, to improve workforce efficiency.

(Disclosure: he works as a paid consultant here.) They're working on a product involving AI (machine-learning capabilities). They switched to the Thomson Reuters database, so they now have exposure to 190,000 Thomson Reuters terminals. Blackstone has paid $20 billion to acquire the division from TR that ALY will be interfacing with. With this product, TR increases its access to small and mid-cap companies. Big opportunity here. Canada is seen as a hotbed for AI, particularly Toronto and Montreal.

The biggest partnership opportunity for this company in blockchain is with an Italian bank, whose size is similar to BMO. They are profitable and he expects that to accelerate. They are developing new technology that will allow small companies to post a one-page analytical summary of their company for the market. He expects this to add significantly to earnings.