Quantum computing

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At Moody’s, our tech-first approach involves leveraging advanced technologies that can help you make more informed and timely decisions and reduce your exposure to risk.

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Introducing Quantum computing at Moody’s

Our quantum computing strategy:

A business advantage

The finance industry may be one of the first to benefit from quantum computing, with many use cases that require live data and complex computational tasks. The methods used to tackle some of these problems take a lot of time, space, and resources using today’s classical computers. However, some of these can be adapted and will potentially be solved effectively even on near-term quantum devices, providing a business advantage compared to the classical approach.

Focused on innovation

Financial institutions need to understand what benefits quantum computing can bring them. At Moody’s, we are focused on innovation to better serve our customers and enable them to make faster decisions. We are taking a quantum leap forward with our exploration of quantum computing, which promises extensive improvements for computationally expensive issues that could impact some of the core challenges our clients face.

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Solving challenges in a new and innovative way

Quantum computing is a new paradigm in computing. Quantum computers leverage the quantum physics properties of superposition, entanglement, and interference to solve problems in a new and innovative way.

However, there are many challenges to address, like developing quantum algorithms that solve relevant problems more efficiently and building robust quantum hardware.

Solving challenges in a new and innovative way

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Understanding your computational bottlenecks: Unlocking the next generation of computing

The QFStudio platform powered by Multiverse Computing provides quantum solvers a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering. It features benchmarking capabilities that allow for a comparative analysis of classical solutions and their quantum equivalents, specifically for high impact use cases within the finance sector.

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Our approach to quantum computing

Quantum for quants training

We are developing the specialists of tomorrow, today, via easy-to-consume training materials. Coming soon!

Improve and accelerate product speed-to-market

We are working on specific, high-impact use cases, leveraging data, analytics, classical models, and unique insights from Moody’s, combined with the power of quantum computing in a way that is practical and realistic about what can be achieved with today's and tomorrow’s quantum computers.

Generate thought leadership

As leaders in risk management, we can help you think about the evolution of new technologies and how innovation can disrupt the finance industry. We provide insights into the latest breakthroughs in the field in the form of reports and applied research publications. We also offer use case co-development, internship opportunities, and we collaborate with universities and research groups.

Prepare for post quantum cryptography

Quantum computing is a threat to our secure communication channels, and we must mobilize accordingly. At Moody’s, we’re focused on achieving crypto agility while creating a practical and realistic Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) strategy and maintaining a robust cryptographic inventory to protect our customer’s data and our most valuable assets.

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Moody's quantum computing in action

Quantum computing in financial services: A business leader’s guide

200 data, analytics, and innovation leaders reveal how quantum computing is set to transform financial services.

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Research and insights

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Exploring the potential of quantum reservoir computing in forecasting the intensity of tropical cyclones

Accurately predicting the intensity of tropical cyclones is a critical yet challenging task. At Moody’s, one of our key goals is to build a quantum reservoir computing-based model, capable of processing climate model outputs and storm environment parameters, to provide more accurate forecasting and improved decision making. A such, we’ve teamed up with QuEra Computing to explore the benefits of using quantum reservoir computing in climate science.

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Moody’s at MIT Quantum Hackathon

We're thrilled to announce that Moody's sponsored the MIT Quantum Hackathon, iQuHACK 2024. On February 2nd to 4th, the quantum team travelled to Boston to propose a challenge about a hard instance of portfolio optimization.

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The road to useful quantum computing

You’ve heard that quantum computers may someday come to the rescue and offer a competitive advantage in some cases, but you’ve also heard that this day is still in the future. However, recent advancements toward so-called “logical qubits” indicate that the time to start paying attention to this technology is now.

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Moody’s Quantum Monte Carlo challenge at ETH Zurich Quantum Hackathon

From the 5^th to the 7^th of May 2023, our Quantum team went to Zurich (Switzerland) to propose a challenge at the ETH Zurich Quantum Hackathon. In this post we do a recap of the event with a focus on the challenge proposed by Moody’s.

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Mar 02, 2022

Recession prediction via signature kernels enhanced with quantum features

In this blog post, we show the results of our collaboration with Rigetti Computing and Imperial College London. We illustrate a novel approach for addressing the problem of forecasting economic recession periods using cutting-edge quantum machine learning techniques, combining classical signature methods with a quantum data transformation. To demonstrate the computational power of the method, we simulated the quantum computer on classical hardware, separating the effects of the quantum computer’s errors from the algorithmic results.

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Playing quantum chess to understand quantum computing

Quantum theory describes phenomena that are less obvious, phenomena that are harder to witness, if you are not an experimental physicist working in a lab. Games offer an easy way to think about real world problems. Using a game to get an intuition of how quantum systems work, is an accessible way to learn the core ideas of quantum computing.

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Moody’s at Qiskit Hackathon Barcelona

The Qiskit Hackathon was an in-person immersive competition featuring live engagement, teamwork, and mentorship by expert researchers, developers, and advocates. Participants had 24 hours to work in teams to develop solutions to problems in the field of quantum computing and present them to a panel of judges.

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Dec 01, 2022

How quantum computing will disrupt the finance industry

Perhaps you’ve heard of quantum computing and the seemingly sci-fi nature of how it works. It’s generating interest in many industries with some exciting discoveries and applications. But with all the hype around it, it can be tough to determine what quantum computers can do today.

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Are the RSA and diffie-hellman cryptosystems under threat sooner than previously thought?

A new research paper published in December 2022 proposes a new way of factoring integers that could reduce drastically that timeline and create a higher urgency in the PQC strategies. In this study we evaluate said paper and the implications for the financial industry.

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