This document provides an overview of IBM's Cloud for Financial Services platform. It allows developers to: 1) Quickly build applications using free tools, tutorials, code samples and community support. 2) Access essential building blocks like analytics, data, content, blockchain and AI capabilities from Watson. 3) Simplify tasks like selecting, mapping and integrating data from a variety of third-party APIs.

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Free tools, tutorials, code and community
support is available to get started quickly.
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Join the FinTech revolution and build the future app of financial services today.
A financial services ecosystem
Financial
scenario
generation
Instrument
Analytics and
Cashflow
Models
Account
Aggregation
Alternative
asset pricing
Trained
Machine
Learning
Models
Payments
integration
Customer
Insights
Financial
Market Data
Speed innovation by developing and sharing
applications, APIs, data, content and cognitive
capabilities on a secure, cloud infrastructure.
Utilize the essential
building blocks needed
for agile development of
cloud applications.
Leverage analytics, data,
content, blockchain and
cognitive capabilities
powered by Watson.
Simplify the
time-consuming tasks
of selection, mapping
and data integration.
What is in store for a
financial services developer?
Blockchain Smart Contracts
Trained M
achineLearningOntologies
SophisticatedFinancial
M
odels
Benefits for a developer
Speed & Agility
Develop and deploy cloud
applications faster by
connecting to 3rd-party APIs.
AI for Business
Quickly tap into the power
of Watson to engage
customers in new ways.
Security & Compliance
Protect your data and
applications, and comply with
regulatory mandates.
Take a journey with
sample code and use cases
Create a stress-test app
for investment portfolios
Integrate a financial
investment portfolio
starter kit
Create a service-based
chatbot to manage a personal
wealth portfolio
Explore starter kits & services to create many more.
Introduction to
an open platform
FinTech ecosystem
IBM Cloud for Financial Services
Access a catalogue of
APIs curated for the
financial services
industry.
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