Search Results for: natural language understanding

September 8, 2024 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Real estate marketplace Zillow‘s (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) AI-powered search experience is getting an upgrade. Now buyers and renters can search the real estate market for their next home using simple, everyday language in even more ways — “including by commute time, affordability, schools and… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Boost.ai, a conversational AI solution provider, today announced Version 12 of its platform, the first of a series of planned updates by the company to incorporate Large Language Model (LLM)-enriched features. This iteration is “focused on key customer experience (CX) improvements, including content suggestion, content… Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Israel based Regtech firm Shield was recently chosen to join the IBM Cloud for Financial Services ecosystem. Many financial institutions have been migrating or deploying new applications on Cloud-powered platforms that streamline routine banking and related business processes. We recently caught up with Eran Noam,… Read More

July 20, 2020 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matthew Unger, CEO at Vancouver, Canada-based iComply Investor Services Inc, a global compliance platform for digital finance, reveals that updated regulations for strong client authentication and transaction monitoring now require Fintech companies to manage many complex tools. He points out in an Op-Ed on Finance… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 11:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

SpeechTrans surpassed its initial goal, raising over $585K on its RockThePost equity crowdfunding campaign; funding will develop and market its lauded advanced Speech to Speech (S2S) Language Translation software. Partnering with HP, Microsoft and Intel, according to their RockThePost campaign, SpeechTrans considers its live real… Read More

May 8, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Having secured $250,000 in the early stages of its RockThePost equity crowdfunding campaign, SpeechTrans aims to raise up to $750,000 more to develop and market its lauded advanced Speech to Speech (S2S) Language Translation software. Partnering with HP, Microsoft and Intel, according to their RockThePost… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Michael Wong  |  

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), a provider of Hologram Digital Twins Technology, revealed its latest innovation: a holographic virtual digital human powered by ChatGPT‘s generative pre-training model. The technology simulates human linguistic behaviors, incorporating semantic analysis, to produce text that users can effortlessly understand. This… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:34 am By Michael Wong  |  

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider Elemental Cognition (EC.ai), has announced raising $60 million in its Series B funding round, with notable participation from Bridgewater Associates, Breyer Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Staged Ventures, and other individual investors. The investment will be utilized to accelerate the commercial… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyro, which claims to be the leader in plug-and-play conversational artificial intelligence (AI), announced that it has finalized a $20 million Series B funding round led by Macquarie Capital, with participation from new investors Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Black Opal Ventures, and K20, as well… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BotChain, a universal ledger for verified bot registration on the blockchain, announced on Monday it has formed new partnerships with Passage AI and SEED. According to the company, all three organizations share a common goal – to heighten trust, transparency, and collaboration in the AI ecosystem…. Read More

December 17, 2017 @ 3:26 pm By Rae Steinback  |  

We’ve been hearing a lot of talk about chatbots lately. Some of these conversations are about the ways that companies are having success with chatbots, but others are about brands that have failed to implement them properly. What is A Chatbot? A chatbot is a… Read More

March 14, 2025 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The mortgage industry, traditionally burdening professionals with excessive paperwork, outdated manual processes, and sometimes error-prone human decision-making, is undergoing a major transformation due the emergence of advanced AI algorithms and other innovative technologies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a useful tool, aiming to streamline… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for digital identity verification, compliance, and fraud prevention, announced the launch of the company’s AI-powered assistant for its Global Watchlist Screening and Monitoring solution. This AI-driven assistant transforms watchlist screening by improving “how organizations handle sanctions, politically exposed… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian announced the launch of Experian Assistant, a generative AI-enabled solution that accelerates the modeling lifecycle, slashing model-development timelines from months to days. Integrated with Experian Ascend Technology Platform, this solution reportedly empowers users to leverage their data for analytics with less effort. The world’s… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paddle, the payments infrastructure provider, has opened applications for its third AI Launchpad, offering 75 ambitious AI founders the chance to participate in a 6-week program to help them build, launch and scale their AI-powered business ideas. The potential for AI startups is huge, “with… Read More

August 9, 2024 @ 5:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, announced the introduction of SURVEIL-X Behavior, the newest AI-powered solution in its market-leading SURVEIL-X Holistic Employee Conduct Surveillance suite. In addition to its surveillance coverage “for markets, communications, sales practices & suitability, and conflicts of interest, NICE Actimize’s… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have developed a blueprint for a platform that integrates regulatory and climate data to help financial authorities identify, monitor and manage climate risks in the financial system. Integrating climate risk analysis into… Read More

May 17, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We spoke to co-founder of PayFuture Technologies Dubai, Zaki Farooq on why businesses should overcome their reluctance to enter emerging markets to tap into a world of opportunity. Emerging markets are one of the fastest developing sectors of the global economy and many new businesses are establishing… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Ventures reports that is co-leading Rasa’s $30 million Series C funding round. Rasa, the generative conversational AI platform, announced “the completion of its $30 million Series C funding round, co-led by StepStone Group and PayPal Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Accel, and… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA region and Turkey, has announced a transformation focused on harnessing the power of generative AI to change Emirates NBD’s operations and enhance productivity across various business functions supported by Microsoft. This collaboration aims “to unlock new opportunities… Read More