NielsenIQ has announced that it will acquire e-receipt data provider Rakuten Intelligence for an undisclosed sum. The two firms have had worked together for several years — since October 2018, NielsenIQ has leveraged Rakuten’s Slice e-receipt data...

The first day of Neudata’s Data Insights and Scouting Summit featured industry panels that dove into two of the most pressing topics in the alternative data universe — using tech platforms to manage data and quantifying how well firms are adhering to sustainable business practices.

In this week's round up, we report on people moves in the alternative data industry at RIWI, CoStar, Semrush and more. If you'd like to submit your new job or promotion, email us at press@neudata.co.   RIWI CONTINUES MGMT SHUFFLE, LAUNCHES NEW PRO...

Responding to the latest SEC enforcement action against App Annie, Neudata's head of research Daryl Smith outlines the implications for the alternative data industry.

On Tuesday, the SEC agreed to settle securities fraud charges with App Annie for engaging in deceptive practices and making material misrepresentations about how its alternative data was derived between 2014 and 2018.

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The rebranding comes three years after the alternative data marketplace was purchased by Nasdaq.

Data giant IHS Markit has formed a partnership with FinTech Studios, which will allow the vendor to provide additional data to IHS’s thinkFolio investment management platform. The relationship will help bolster thinkFolio’s product, which provides...

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August was a busy month for US government procurement vendor mergers, with both GovTribe and GovSpend announcing new deals.