Quantum leap: how investment firms are innovating with quantum tech
Banks and asset managers should be proactive in adopting quantum-safe strategies
It may take a decade or more for quantum computers to be deployed in the capital markets, but that doesn’t mean firms should sit back and wait for that day to arrive. Though most investment firms’ attention is focused on newer, more accessible technologies such as AI, some have continued experimenting with quantum by combining the two.
In February last year, for example, BlackRock teamed up with
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