FactSet Integrates Alternative Data and Expands AI Ecosystem Through Partnership with Carbon Arc
Key Highlights
- ➤FactSet partners with Carbon Arc to add 500+ alternative data assets
- ➤More than 60 providers’ data will enter FactSet Workstation and MCP
- ➤Optional add-on integrates credit card, retail, ecommerce, and web traffic data
- ➤Integration targets AI-powered research across FactSet’s investment workflows
Expert Statements
John Costigan, Co-Head of Product at FactSet
“Investment professionals have always relied on FactSet for our high quality trusted financial data as the foundation for every stage of the investment and dealmaking lifecycle”
John Costigan, Co-Head of Product at FactSet
“By integrating Carbon Arc’s catalogue of alternative data assets, we are meaningfully expanding the depth and breadth of insights our clients can unlock with FactSet Intelligence.”
Kirk McKeown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Carbon Arc
“The model isn’t a bottleneck anymore. The data layer is,”
Kirk McKeown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Carbon Arc
“With the Carbon Arc platform available in FactSet's AI ecosystem, its clients get governed access to over 500 real-world data assets in the workflows they already use. We're excited to power differentiated research, investing and advisory use cases.”
NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet, a leading global intelligence and AI solutions provider to the financial markets, has partnered with Carbon Arc, the neutral data layer for the AI economy, to bring governed access to more than 60 alternative data providers and over 500 distinct data assets into FactSet’s Workstation and Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem.
Through this partnership, Carbon Arc’s alternative data will be embedded directly into FactSet’s platform and workflows, giving investment professionals a more complete picture of the factors shaping business performance. The integration spans a broad range of data sets, including credit card transactions, retail foot traffic, digital advertising activity, ecommerce trends, web and app traffic, and housing permits, enabling analysts and portfolio managers to identify shifts in consumer demand, track competitive positioning, and detect early signals of changing market conditions.
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