IBM Watson Platform Presence in
AI in Fintech Solutions
IBM has a strong presence in the AI in Fintech market, because it caters to the maximum number of
financial institutions that rely on IBM financial services. The company is a major player in the deep learning
industry, making its vital presence in development and innovation as well. Additionally, the company is
focused on including the NLP capability to a range of languages that include the Portuguese, Brazilian,
Japanese, Arabic, and Spanish. Furthermore, IBM has developed a cognitive system as a part of its IBM
Watson offering, which includes the capabilities of the self-learning technology. Additionally, the company
is focused on expanding its AI-based software, where it would use the Google Machine Learning
Framework. To expand its AI platform, IBM has included TensorFlow (a software library for machine
learning) to IBM’s PowerAI distribution for machine learning and deep learning framework, built on
architecture POWER 8. The addition of TensorFlow to PowerAI would offer clients another option for flexible
as well as production-ready tools and support for creating machine learning products. It would also help
conquer IBM’s position in the rapidly growing AI in Fintech market. The company offers these services
through its distributors, consultants, managed service providers, OEMs, and value added resellers
Furthermore, the company launched the project Intu to offer the Watson cognition system that can be
embedded in various devices. Apart from that, IBM Watson has clients from various countries and industry
sectors, such as retail, energy, government, healthcare, and finance. To grow in the AI in Fintech market,
the company is also making investments in R&D in the analytics and cognitive fields.