Artificial Intelligence

June 14, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vouched, an AI-driven identity verification platform, announced it will provide identity verification services in support of the launch of FreedomID, a platform designed “to support refugees in their safe passage and settlement anywhere in the world, formed by UK tech company Zenoo.” Vouched expects to… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Justt, a chargeback mitigation innovator, announced the launch of a new suite of machine learning powered capabilities designed to revolutionize the way merchants navigate the complex landscape of chargeback management. These innovative features “focus on augmenting merchants’ visibility into and control over the process of… Read More

June 13, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched the 8th edition of the Global Fintech Hackcelerator, titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finance Global Challenge”, in order to “produce innovative and market-ready AI solutions that can transform the financial services industry.” The competition is “conducted in… Read More

June 13, 2023 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN AMP, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Partner For Modern Distribution, is pleased to announce “the successful close of a Series A round and the establishment of a new board independent from parent company TIFIN.” Leading the investment round is Motive Ventures, the venture arm of… Read More

June 13, 2023 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

At today’s opening of London Tech Week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he sees the UK as an “island of innovation.” Sunak reported that the UK has created 134 unicorns in the last ten years, stating that the UK is one of the most “digitally… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

One Zero Bank, a digital bank startup based in Israel, is adding artificial intelligence (AI) to its platform, according to a recent report. At the same time, One Zero is raising growth capital, providing an entry point for smaller (accredited) investors on OurCrowd. It was… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SmartMetric, Inc. reveals that it is getting ready to release its advanced fingerprint biometric activated credit card and that the company’s engineers are now working “on adding embedded AI into the card’s electronics.” Since SmartMetric designed its biometric credit card with a dual processor, it… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cronos Labs, a blockchain startup accelerator that focuses on decentralized finance, Web3 games, social applications, and on the development of the Cronos blockchain’s ecosystem, will collaborate with Google Cloud “to enhance its Accelerator Program and provide startups with resources to develop innovative AI-enabled Web3 applications… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 1:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veridas, a global provider of AI-driven identity verification solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Age Verification product. Designed to help businesses meet stringent age verification regulations, this solution combines biometric verification and artificial intelligence “to deliver accurate and efficient age verification services.”… Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Snyk, which claims tobe the leader in developer security, announced it agreed to acquire Enso Security, “pioneers” of the industry’s first Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) solution. The acquisition is “subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q2 2023.” Together, with… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lucinity, a “pioneering” AI SaaS company specializing in financial crime prevention, introduced Luci. This product is “a copilot powered by advanced generative AI, designed to significantly enhance the productivity of teams working to prevent financial crimes.” By rendering complex data into understandable insights in real-time,… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sella is launching the “Artificial Intelligence Business Incubator”, which is described as the the initiative aimed at startups, researchers, entrepreneurial teams, university spin-offs and companies “with projects based on AI technologies in the financial services sector.” “Artificial Intelligence Business Incubator” is currently underway, the international… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AntChain announced a new collaboration with Intel to launch AntChain Massive Data Privacy-Preserving Computing Platform (MAPPIC), a new privacy-preserving computing (PPC) platform that brings a data privacy protection solution for large-scale AI machine learning. As a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, MAPPIC is based “on the Trusted… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 1:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of automated, end-to-end identity proofing, risk assessment and compliance solutions, released the Jumio 2023 Online Identity Study, the second installment of its annual global consumer research, conducted by Censuswide. This year’s results highlight “an understanding among consumers around how generative AI and… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sana, the AI-powered learning and knowledge platform, announced it’s landed another $28M in an opportunistic investment round led by NEA. Workday Ventures also joined the round. With a combined total of $62M in Series B funding, the Swedish-born scaleup is now “one of the most… 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 3, 2023 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kasisto, creators of KAI, the digital experience platform for the financial services industry, announced the launch of KAI-GPT, the world’s first banking-specific large language model (LLM), designed to address the industry’s unique needs for accuracy, transparency, trustworthiness and customization. Powered by KAI-GPT, KAI Answers is… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore securities regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced a partnership with Google [Alphabet] (NASDAQ:GOOG). According to a statement by MAS, the regulatory will work with Google Cloud to collaborate on generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to advance the development and use of responsible… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, today announced its new Age Estimation solution, built to further streamline the age verification process for customers. Veriff Age Estimation “uses facial biometrics to enable users to easily estimate their age with a selfie, rather than having to provide… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In response to the rapid emergence of new and powerful generative AI tools, on Thursday, UNESCO held the first global meeting of Ministers of Education “to explore the immediate as well as far-reaching opportunities, challenges and risks that AI applications pose to education systems.” Over… Read More