Artificial Intelligence

October 11, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The volume, velocity and complexity of today’s sanctions screening landscape require “extraordinary” vigilance, backed by analytics and data orchestration that “empower always-on monitoring and immediate action.” To meet these modern-day thresholds, Paris-based Orange Bank teamed with SAS and Neterium “to achieve real-time sanctions screening in… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inovatec Systems, a provider of cloud-based software solutions for lenders, announced it has entered into a partnership with Provenir, a global firm focused on AI-powered risk decisioning software. As a result, Inovatec’s roster of automobile lenders “can access Provenir’s proven portfolio of AI-driven decisioning solutions… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ethis has won recognition as the Best Islamic Crowdfunding Platform – for the second time. The award was delivered at the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). Ethis Group is an Islamic investment and social finance platform with investment crowdfunding services approved by regulators in Indonesia,… Read More

September 16, 2022 @ 7:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kyriba, which claims to be a global leader of Cloud-powered finance and IT solutions, recently announced the launch of Cash Management AI, a solution based on AI, which uses data science tech to predict cash availability with greater speed, control and reliability. The solution enhances… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fetch-ai Network has reportedly on-boarded 40,000 unique users and claims that it’s rapidly scaling its network usage. Fetch-ai Network’s announcement “comes on the heels of its $150 Million Development fund with MEXC Global and ByBit.” Fetch-ai Network’s unique technology called Autonomous Economic Agents (AEA) which… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital (VC) funding slid more deeply in AI & ML than in software overall in Q2, “falling 27.8% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) compared to 21.6% for IT more generally.” according to an update from Pitchbook. Both deal value and deal count “fell to their lowest levels… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 10:41 am By Freddie Digby  |  

As firms battle with reduced revenue, Freddie Digby, CCO of Adsum, stresses that halting your investment in tech should be the last thing a business should be considering ahead of a recession The identity of the nation’s next Prime Minister was just one of many… Read More

September 4, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StepFunction, a key player in SaaS revenue growth solutions, recently announced a $5M post-seed raise led by Dallas Venture Capital (DVC) along with contributions from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Inventus Capital Partners, and Z5 Capital. McKinsey research indicates that SaaS companies that “focus on cross-selling,… Read More

September 4, 2022 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arturo, the Proptech company that delivers intelligent analytics from individual property to portfolio, announced “the appointments of Greg Oslan as chief executive officer and Joe Brown as vice president of sales and service.” Oslan will be “responsible for leading Arturo through a new period of… Read More

September 3, 2022 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fairmarkit, the automated sourcing platform that is transforming the procurement of goods and services for enterprises, announced a $35.6 million Series C investment, “bringing its total funding to date to $78 million.” The investment round was “led by OMERS Growth Equity with participation from investors… Read More

September 3, 2022 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The economy is facing massive disruptions: inflation, great resignation, and possible recession, among others. This has driven customers to switch financial institutions at a click of a button, looking for the ones that provide them the most benefits and help with their financial health. However,… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco Santander has enlisted Trovata to provide cash forecasting and liquidity management for its corporate clients. In a corporate statement, Trovata said that the agreement was for global distribution with Santander. The partnership is expected to see Santander market Trovata’s cash management platform to its… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (SWX: UBSG) announced that it has invested in BigPanda, an artificial intelligence IT operations (AIOps) platform, “through UBS Next, the firm’s strategic venture and innovation unit.” As customers increasingly look for more digital services and business becomes more data driven, UBS is actively “engaging… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, which claims to be the largest global platform for working capital, announced a  partnership with Vic.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous accounting and financial management. Through this partnership, C2FO and Vic.ai will “provide their enterprise customers with a flexible AI-driven invoice… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kasisto, creators of KAI, the digital experience platform for the financial services industry, announced a $15.5 million Series C extension, “led in the United States by Fidelity Information Services, LLC (NYSE: FIS) and internationally by Westpac Banking Corporation, with participation from BankSouth.” This brings the… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) announced that it has acquired key strategic assets from Zaloni, a key player in data technology solution delivery. Through this agreement, Truist will “acquire the Zaloni Arena platform to accelerate its data governance, metadata management, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Owlin, the AI-based news analytics platform, and ApeVue, which claims to be the global leader in market-based pricing data for private stocks, announced they will offer select insights “across both of their data platforms to better service private capital markets customers.” ApeVue’s mission is “to… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alliant Credit Union, a fully digital, top 10 credit union in the U.S. with more than 650,000 members and over $15 billion in assets, announced it has partnered with Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST), an artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace, “to offer AI-powered personal loans nationwide.” Charles… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, has “invested £250,000 in RiskSmart.” RiskSmart is currently “developing an integrated risk management platform that will make risk management simpler for SMEs by utilizing Machine Learning (ML)… Read More

August 7, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IDnow, a European identity proofing and digital identity provider, has arranged a new debt facility from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock that “provides up to €60 million in financing.” The debt facility will “enable IDnow to leverage its existing market-leading identity platform.” The company… Read More