Tinkoff Group has built its own supercomputer in line with its AI First strategy and ambition to develop a platform for machine learning and artificial intelligence.

According to the press center of Tinkoff, the Kolmogorov cluster, named after eminent Russian mathematician Andrey Kolmogorov, is designed to quickly train models on large datasets built since the company’s inception 13 years ago.

Kolmogorov offers a much faster solution to machine learning and AI-related tasks, such as:

-distributed training of neural network models for speech recognition, speech synthesis and processing of natural language;
-training conventional machine learning models for scoring, acquisition and predictive analytics (predictive analytics encompasses a variety of statistical techniques from data mining, predictive modelling, and machine learning, that analyze current and historical facts to make predictions about future or otherwise unknown events – Banks.am).


“Thanks to the Kolmogorov cluster, the speed of training neural networks is hundreds of times faster. For example, it took us just 24 hours to retrain a sales probability forecasting model on the entire 13-year set of accumulated data as part of our outgoing calls optimization effort. A conventional approach to retraining would have taken us around six months, according to our estimates. The cluster enables business to test hypotheses, improve services and bring new products to the market more quickly and efficiently,” the message reads.

Tinkoff Group CIO Viacheslav Tsyganov noted that this platform was created as part of their AI First strategy, requiring that all the products they bring to the market contain built-in artificial intelligence. “The purpose of this platform is to foster a culture of working with data, lower the threshold for entry into this area for our teams and make machine learning accessible for every analyst and developer at Tinkoff.”

Tinkoff’s supercomputer ranked 8th in the Top 50 supercomputers in Russia - the highest among participating businesses. According to the rating, Tinkoff is the most powerful system in the financial sector.

Russian media suggests that Tinkoff group has spent around USD 1 million on 10 servers and adjacent equipment.

Tinkoff group involves Tinkoff Bank, Tinkoff Mobile virtual operator, Tinkoff Insurance, Tinkoff R&D Center.

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