National Bank and the IVADO Partner Up

National Bank is a founding member of the organization and the only representative from the banking industry. Founded in Montreal in 2015, IVADO aims to bring together industry professionals and academic researchers to develop cutting-edge expertise in data science. Highlights

• The partnership will be based on data-driven innovation.
• The agreement will give the IVADO's researchers access to the Bank's business environment to supply information for their research work and drive innovation in financial services with applications that meet industry needs.
• National Bank will be collaborating with various IVADO partners including HEC Montréal's Tech3Lab, the most important user experience (UX) lab in North America.
• Targeted initiatives, especially internships for students in the field of artificial intelligence, will help support networking between universities and organizations.
• Together with IVADO, National Bank will encourage the sharing of best practices in data management, analysis, and governance with not-for-profit organizations.
• The IVADO is a Campus Montréal project—a joint initiative between HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, and the Université de Montréal—to which National Bank made a historic $10 million donation in 2013.

"Artificial intelligence is the backbone of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and National Bank is proud to be associated with the IVADO ecosystem and its team of researchers. Developments in technology are bringing about major change in the banking industry and many other sectors as well. In light of this, we believe that supporting environments that foster innovation is strategically important and our partnership with IVADO will contribute to this goal. This is a promising collaboration with spinoffs that will benefit many facets of our society," stated Christian Faubert, Vice-President – Information Technology, Data and Content Integration Services at National Bank. "With National Bank signing on as a founding member, the IVADO will receive significant support in terms of research and the transfer of technology in the field of finance. We're extremely pleased with this new collaboration which will no doubt give rise to several innovative development projects," stated Valérie Bécaert, Director of Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization at IVADO.