About David
David Excell is the Founder of Featurespace, a pioneering behavioral analytics software company dedicated to helping organizations combat financial crime and meet regulatory requirements effectively. With a strong academic background in technology, including Engineering studies in Australia and ongoing PhD pursuits at the University of Cambridge, David has a deep grasp of technological intricacies and applications.
Through Featurespace’s innovative ARIC software platform, David empowers clients to make precise real-time decisions regarding customer management. The platform’s behavioral technology adeptly identifies patterns linked to legitimate customer behavior, allowing for the accurate detection of emerging business risks and threats.
David’s expertise extends beyond technology; he collaborates closely with clients’ commercial, operational, and technical teams to grasp their unique requirements and translate them into tailored technical solutions. His experience spans the entire spectrum of technology commercialization, from conceptualizing ideas to establishing repeatable, deployable, and scalable solutions. Moreover, David excels in customer delivery, public speaking engagements at conferences, advising on policy matters, and securing investments to further the company’s growth.
With a demonstrated commitment to leveraging technology for social good, David continuously seeks opportunities to refine Featurespace’s offerings and enhance its societal impact. His leadership and vision have been instrumental in driving Featurespace’s success in the realm of behavioral analytics software, setting new standards for precision and effectiveness in the fight against financial crime.
David’s multifaceted background, encompassing academic achievements, technological acumen, and entrepreneurial prowess, positions him as a dynamic leader in the field of behavioral analytics and financial crime prevention. His dedication to bridging the gap between technology and tangible business outcomes exemplifies his commitment to delivering innovative solutions that transcend conventional boundaries.
In summary, David Excell’s journey from academia to entrepreneurship embodies a relentless pursuit of excellence, marked by a steadfast determination to revolutionize the landscape of technology-driven solutions for combating financial crime and ensuring regulatory compliance.
About Featurespace:
Headquartered in the U.S. and U.K. and with offices in Atlanta, Cambridge, and London, Featurespace™ is the world leader in fraud prevention and creator of the ARIC™ platform, a real-time AI machine learning software that risk scores events in more than 180 countries.
The ARIC platform combines adaptive behavioral analytics and anomaly detection to automatically identify risk and catch new attacks as they happen. The increased accuracy of understanding behavior strikes the balance between improving fraud and risk detection and operational efficiencies, while also reducing the number of genuine transactions that would be incorrectly declined by as much as 70 percent.