Artificial Intelligence

June 14, 2022 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have established a joint innovation agreement with the aim of “promoting the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in new financial solutions, as well as creating new innovative work environments located in the Metaverse.” The agreement involves the launch of an… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pennyworth, an AI-powered private bank for the “aspiring” affluent, has secured 103% (£619,023) of its £600,000 target from 241 investors (with 15 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign) via Seedrs. Located in the United Kingdom, Pennyworth operates in the Finance & Payments sectors (Digital B2C)…. Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning (ML) focused VC investment slumped in line or consistent with the market but retained “resilient valuations” as the market sorts through the fallout from the recent technology crash. As noted in an update shared by Pitchbook, funding “slumped 21.1% QoQ to… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN, a Fintech platform using artificial intelligence and “investment-driven” personalization to shape the future of investor experiences, recently announced the launch of their Magnifi+ platform. As noted in an update shared with CI, Magnifi + features investment intelligence “from leading financial pros through proprietary and… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity International has teamed up with Canadian Fintech company, Conquest, as the “exclusive” distributor of its financial planning software, ‘Conquest Planning’ to the UK independent advice market. ‘Conquest Planning’ uses data and AI “to provide advisers with greater insight into clients’ changing circumstances, allowing them… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arteria AI, a global “leader” in enterprise digital documentation, has announced it has received strategic investments from Citi SPRINT (Spread Products Investment Technologies), the strategic investing arm of the bank’s Global Spread Products division, and BDC Capital. Arteria’s software has been “deployed at numerous top-tier… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraugster, an AI payment intelligence company, has announced the launch of their latest product, Alternative Credit Decisions, which allows Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and Enterprise merchants “to approve more customers without increasing credit risk.” There is a pressing need for a new approach because… Read More

May 19, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ConsenSys, a blockchain tech firm, and LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN), a global firm focused on conversational AI, announced plans to create a “decentralized” customer care platform: VillageDAO. VillageDAO will focus on “empowering Web3 brands to self-service issue resolution by enhancing community engagement.” Community members will be… Read More

May 19, 2022 @ 5:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Humanitas Technologies, the impact data infrastructure startup that is building a universal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) API or “Grammarly for DEI”, recently announced they’ve acquired $1.5 million in seed funding. As noted in an update shared with CI, investors include Francoise Brougher, Jeff Walker,… Read More

May 15, 2022 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and industrial AI pioneer Red Dot Analytics (RDA), a deep tech spin-off from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, have announced a collaboration “to enable greater sustainability in… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

TIFIN has raised $109 million in Series D funding at a valuation of $842 million. TIFIN shared that Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) and Motive Partners, have joined previous strategic investors.  Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) joined as an investor in the Series C round in October… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global AI-enhanced credit decision platform provider Scienaptic AI recently announced that Levo Credit Union, a 30,000 member strong credit union serving the South Dakota region, “is live on its platform.” Scienaptic’s platform will “allow Levo to increase approval rates, augment its credit decisioning process and… Read More

May 9, 2022 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lithuania-headquartered remote ID verification and fraud prevention firm, iDenfy, teams up with Credex, the automated lending platform for point of sales financing. As noted in the update, iDenfy’s full-stack ID verification should enable a fast and secure lending experience for Credex’s clients. The COVID-19… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  TIFIN, a Fintech platform using artificial intelligence and investment-driven personalization “to shape the future of investor experiences,” recently announced that its subsidiary Financial Answers has completed the acquisitions of All Star Charts, Inc. and INO.com, Inc. Both firms claim to be “high quality” investor… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US House Committee on Financial Services has distributed its May Committee schedule. Several hearings of note are on the list. First, on May 11th at 10 AM ET, the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets will convene for a hybrid hearing entitled,… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BarRaiser, which claims to be a “groundbreaking” AI-enhanced smart interviewing platform, has announced that it acquired $4.2 million in seed financing. The firm’s investment round was “led by 021 Capital and Global Founders Capital, with participation from other angel investors.” As noted in an update… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Traceable AI, a firm that “protects APIs from the inside” has raised a $60 million Series B round at a valuation of around $450 million. The funding was led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), and includes the participation of Tiger Global Management and existing investors… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 3:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Danelfin, an AI-enhanced stock analytics platform with the objective “to help the +40k investors already using it every month to filter out the noise & make smart data-driven investment decisions,” has secured 75% (€212,797) of its €280,000 target via Crowdcube (at the time of writing)… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Conjura, which claims to be the leading e-commerce data analytics platform, recently announced that it secured €15 million in Series A funding. The investment round was co-led by Act Venture Capital and MiddleGame Ventures, along with contributions from Tribal VC. Conjura will use the capital… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Finbots.AI, an “Artificial Intelligence-envisioned” firm for financial services, has raised $3 million in a Series A round funded by a single investor – Accel. The VC made the investment via its Fund VII and is said to be the first external investment Finbots.AI has raised…. Read More