Bill Dague, vice president and head of data products at NASDAQ Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) delivered key insights on the transformation of data services at NASDAQ in response to emerging market needs in the era of artificial intelligence at Monday’s Benzinga Fintech Deal Day.
Moderated by Jake Greenstein, partner and head of infrastructure at Hivemind, the discussion focused on NASDAQ’s pivot during the pandemic to meet the demands of a burgeoning class of retail investors.
Dague emphasized the essence of data as a product, stating, “For data to be a good product, it needs to be reliable, accurate, timely, and unique.”
He explained that NASDAQ’s data, touching over a billion people daily, must be agile and innovative to maintain its global impact.
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