Artificial Intelligence

Impossible Cloud Network’s Wawrzinek: Open Sea Data Leak Indictment of Lax Web3 Data Practices

The faults that contributed to the massive data leak on the NFT platform Open Sea back in 2022 came home to roost on Monday when more than seven million email addresses were publicly released. Impossible Cloud Network co-founder Kai Wawrzinek itā€™s a ā€œsad indictment of… Read More

World Network Reports Over 22M People Onboard, Over 10.2M Verified Humans

Mini Apps are putting the power of the growing World Network community on “full display.” As noted in a blog post, there are currently more than 22 million people on World Network, including 10,247,382 verified humans. As of January 2025, Mini Apps were seeing as… Read More

Fraud Prevention Solution Provider Feedzai Teams Up with Colombia’s Credibanco

Feedzai, the global firm focused on AI-driven fraud prevention solutions, announced its partnership with Credibanco, Colombiaā€™s payment processing company. This partnership will enable Credibanco to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning models to detect and prevent fraud “in real time, ensuringĀ  secure transactions across channelsā€”both… Read More

AI Payment Infrastructure Provider Nevermind Reports New Funding Round

Nevermined, the provider of AI payment infrastructure for AI-to-AI transactions, announced it has raised over $4 million in funding to accelerate the adoption of AI-Commerce by enabling AI agents to pay and get paid. The investment round was led by Generative Ventures, with participation from… Read More

Divide Between Open-Source and Closed-Source AI Models Is Reshaping Tech Industry Dynamics – Report

With industry professionals divided in their approaches, CBInsights look at the winners and losers in the open-source vs. closed-source landscape and what enterprises “need to think about next for adoption.” As part of their series on the generative AI divide, CBInsights has examined many of… Read More

B2B Payments Fintech Billtrust Announces 2024 Milestones Supported by AI-Enhanced Innovation

Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash and digital payments firm, reported 2024 business highlights which helped reportedly companies improve customer experiences and enhance their financial health. Billtrust CEO Sunil Rajasekar said: ā€œIn 2024, our team provided more tools than ever to help B2B finance teams gain deeper… Read More

AI May Widen Inequality in Asia But Policymakers Could Counteract with Regulations to Promote Ethical Use of Tech – Report

The IMF has shared an update / analysis on how artificial intelligence will affect Asiaā€™s economies. According to the blog post from the IMF, AI may widen inequality, but policymakers can “counteract this with more effective social safety nets, reskilling programs, and regulations to promote… Read More

Tech Giants Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft Aggressively Competing on AI Model Development – Report

PitchBook has shared key insights focused on the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) ecosystem. PitchBook noted in the latest report that investors bid up Elon Musk in AI horse raceā€”xAIā€™s value has been surging in secondary trading. According to Caplight estimates, xAIā€™s secondary… Read More

AI AR Agent Fazeshift Celebrates $4M Raise

This past week, Fazeshift, an AI agent for accounts receivable, announced it raised $4 million in seed funding led by Gradient, Google’s early-stage AI fund. The round also included investments from Y Combinator, Wayfinder, Pioneer Fund, Ritual Capital, Phoenix Fund, and such angels as Terrence… Read More

Spring Financial Introduces Canadaā€™s AI Financial Assistance App

Spring Financial, a Canadian financial technology company simplifying the lending process for everyday Canadians, announces the launch of Bloom, an AI-driven financial concierge mobile app for everyday Canadians. Bloom redefines financial management by harnessing Artificial Intelligence to make banking, spending and “budgeting completely transparent and… Read More

SPACE ID’s Harrison Seletsky Urges Caution Amid AI Frenzy

While human-like AI agents look to gain a more prominent role throughout the business in 2025, Harrison Seletsky sees reason for concern. The director of business development atĀ the digital identity platformĀ SPACE ID, Seletsky, cautioned that these tolls are still in their early development stages. Likening… Read More

Other World Computing’s Larry O’Connor’s 2025 Predictions

2024 saw significant developments in AI, data management, and performance tools. Other World Computing founder and CEO Larry Oā€™Connor believes progress will continue in 2025. Here are his predictions for 2025. The return of on-prem data, compute, and backup to improve performance, strengthen security, and… Read More

New Era of AI and Digitalization to Bring Greater Autonomy to Global Businesses – Report

Research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) finds a new era of digitization is unfoldingā€”one in which AI continuously learns and drives new levels of autonomy across organizations, positioning trust in its performance “as the most important measure organizations will need for AI to achieve its promise.”… Read More

AI Represented 37% of Venture Capital Funding and 17% of Deals – Report

From AIā€™s banner year to an 8-year low in global dealmaking, CBInsights examines and breaks down key changes in the venture landscape using their data. CBInsights noted that AI has reshaped the venture landscape, capturing a record “share of funding (37%) and deals (17%) in… Read More

David Goldman of Celesta Capital Explains Why Investment Firms Have Taken Interest in AI and Infrastructure Development

  Deal flow in 2024 has picked up significantly compared to last year, and AI deals have predominantly dominated headlines due to megadeals like those involving OpenAI, Grok, and others. While later-stage companies have seen a bulk of the funding, seed activity in the space… Read More

Digital Payments Provider iWallet Introduces Voice AI Tech Solution

iWallet, the enabler of digital payments solutions, announces an innovative development with the introduction of Voice AI to payments. This technology addresses the growing demand for advanced, secure, as well as user-friendly payment methods. The majority or around 81% of American consumers use voice technology… Read More

Digital Transformation and Use of Emerging Tech in 2025 are Key Focus Areas for Australian Firms – Report

Digital transformation, and use of emerging technologies like AI are the key issues Australian business professionals will focus on during 2025 and beyond, KPMGā€™s annual Keeping Us Up At Night survey finds. Concerns over the slowing economy, and cost of living are also prominent, the… Read More

Accel Announces Fintech and AI focused VIII Fund for Indiaā€™s Founders

Sixteen years ago, Accel embarked on a journey to partner with founders across Indiaā€”continuing the firmā€™s history of partnering with founders on a global scale. Accel is now announcing their eighth early-stage fund, a $650 million commitment to empower category-defining startups; companies that will “set… Read More

ClearBank Execs Share 2025 Predictions for Fintech

ClearBank, a Fintech providing banking services, has distributed a note sharing predictions for 2025. Founded in 2017 and based in the UK, ClearBank is regulated and authorized by the FCA and PRA as well as the European Central Bank and De Nederlandsche Bank. Charles McManus,… Read More

European Fintech HighRadius Secures Patent for AI and Machine Learning Tech in Document Data Capture

HighRadius announced that it has been awarded an exclusive patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a Machine Learning (ML)-based system and method for correcting image data. By addressing the limitations of optical character recognition (OCR) engines, the new approach significantly “reduces… Read More

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