Commentary: The superpowers big data and analytics are quietly giving banks

SINGAPORE: If you could be a superhero, which of the following superpowers would you pick: Flying or invisibility? This, I heard recently, is an interview question one of the big technology companies asks potential candidates. This is a question no doubt designed to test a candidate's ability to think on their feet and demonstrate reasoning. However, with the accelerating pace of technology advancement, navigating the future of business is like choosing superpowers. The emerging superheroes: Blockchain, APIs, cloud, big data, machine learning, the Internet of things (IoT), biometrics all claim to have superpowers that enable you to save the world.