People moves (30 Sept ’21): Citadel, Crux, Apptopia and more
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September Tidbits: Regulations & Mergers
In this month's edition of Tidbits, we discuss App Annie & the SEC, vendor M&A and Australian open banking laws. -
Navigating the post-App Annie landscape
The App Annie settlement was no doubt a shock, but we prefer to take a measured view of its impact and pragmatic significance for data buyers. For now, we believe (based on the SEC’s statements) that the settlement reflects outlier vendor behavior, since remedied, and in fact supports the diligence and contracting measures long practiced by sophisticated buyers. -
Panel recap: Managing data and greenwashing concerns
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. -
SaaS fever: The alternative datasets you need to know
At Neudata, alternative datasets pertaining to tech stocks, namely SaaS stocks, appear to always be of interest to our readers. In this Intelligence report, we breakdown the data sources that track various performance drivers for SaaS stocks, the key vendors that offer such datasets, and potential dataset challenges for those hoping to onboard such offerings. -
The Signal: Which data vendor made misleading location data claims?
In our September edition, we analyse rideshare spend, highlight a disagreement over footfall trends between two popular location data providers, evaluate e-commerce growth for Asia-Pacific and Australia, and explore the tourism sector in India and Caribbean. -
App Annie: Intel from the Desk of our Head of Research
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. -
Inside the App Annie enforcement action – 6 lessons learned
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. -
Natural Language Processing: A birds-eye view
Technical and theoretical advancements over the past two decades, coupled with open-source software, has fueled an explosion of sentiment data providers. In this report, we provide a lay of the land, focusing on the three key types of sentiment vendors based on underlying source - news content, social media, and investor communications. Within each category, we highlight use cases, trends, and prominent players. -
How do I assess overall risk in a China-based vendor?
China is very much in focus again this month as buyers react to the recent enforcement activity of the Cyberspace Administration and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.