Overview
- Features real-world case studies and includes quotations and applied advice from leading practitioners across industries
- Provides an overview of the newest developments in AI/machine learning
- Offers a practical step-by-step guide around an applied data science analysis framework
Part of the book series: Sustainable Finance (SUFI)
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About this book
In a world of unprecedented challenges and opportunities, Fintech stands as a pivotal force, at the crossroads of technology, finance, and sustainability. This book invites readers to the forefront of a revolutionary convergence, where economic growth and environmental stewardship align. Whether the reader is a decision-maker, innovator, entrepreneur, or investor within the Fintech industry, this is a guide to a future where finance and technology serve our planet.
Authored by experts in GIS, AI, and remote sensing, who are also seasoned entrepreneurs, this unique work offers both theory and practical guidance, discovers sources often overlooked in ESG analytics, dives into specific, not general, KPIs for industry professionals, and navigates global regulations and frameworks with ease.
Real-world case studies unveil the value of applied methods, supported by insights from leading practitioners, explore the latest developments in AI and machine learning, and uncover a step-by-step data science analysis framework.
Keywords
- Sustainable finance and investing
- AI and sustainability
- Data sciences and AI
- Spatial Sciences
- FinTech
- Green investing
- Resiliency
- Carbon markets
- Blockchain
- Machine learning
- ESG
- Financial innovation
- Deep learning and GenAI
- Geospatial technologies and data analysis
- Climate risk
- Climate and sustainability regulation
- Impact investment
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Geospatial finance
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Sucharita Gopal, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Earth & Environment at Boston University and a research affiliate at five centers at Boston University. She holds a visiting professor appointment at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria. Her multi-disciplinary research primarily delves into the intricate world of geospatial data analysis and modeling, GIS, data mining, information visualization, and artificial neural networks. Her work often combines data science and statistical analysis with practical applications in urban planning, systems modeling, public health, and sustainable finance, resulting in holistic solutions to some of society’s most challenging problems. She is a co-founder of Floodlight Invest, a fintech solution provider.
Josh Pitts, MS, is a technologist, who has founded several businesses and consulted for governmental agencies and technology companies. He is a co-founder and the chief technology officer of Floodlight Invest, a global fintech analytics solution provider that serves customers with ESG and sustainability data analytics and guidance. He has provided AI-based consulting and solutions to businesses in healthcare, technology, and media.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The FinTech Revolution
Book Subtitle: Bridging Geospatial Data Science, AI, and Sustainability
Authors: Sucharita Gopal, Josh Pitts
Series Title: Sustainable Finance
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-74417-4Due: 27 December 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-74420-4Due: 27 December 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-74418-1Due: 27 December 2024
Series ISSN: 2522-8285
Series E-ISSN: 2522-8293
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 435
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour