De la Torre: Credit card data reveals whether physical shops are open
Javier de la Torre · Problem Solving With Geospatial Data // Javier de la Torre, CartoDB (Hosted by FirstMark Capital) · Feb 21, 2016 · at 20:16
Javier de la Torre, founder and CEO of CartoDB, discusses derivative data products built on financial transactions at Data Driven NYC.
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“I mean, you can even derive, I mean, which shops are open or are they closed just based on credit card transactions.”
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