Artificial Intelligence

April 25, 2026 @ 4:34 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore SMEs do not appear to lack interest in artificial intelligence. What many lack is a clear starting point, and the financing, partners, and safeguards to move from experimentation to deployment. DBS, Enterprise Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority are seeking to address that… Read More

April 25, 2026 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK officials are actively negotiating with Anthropic to enable a restricted deployment of the company’s advanced Claude Mythos AI platform for use by UK companies. This effort reflects growing official awareness of the transformative yet risky nature of cutting-edge artificial intelligence in protecting digital systems… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI enabler Anthropic has again ignited global attention with its latest technological breakthrough and a shift in how it manages investor access. The AI focused company recently unveiled Claude Mythos Preview, an advanced AI system designed to identify and address potentialy hidden weaknesses in the… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As global economic and political volatility intensifies with the ongoing Iran conflict and other geopolitical tensions, the European Central Bank (ECB) is deploying artificial intelligence to sharpen its understanding of inflation risks. In a detailed analysis published on 21 April 2026, senior ECB economists highlight… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG indicated that London’s booming tech scene has propelled UK venture capital investment to its strongest quarter in four years, according to KPMG’s latest Venture Pulse report. In the first three months of 2026, British startups raised £7.2 billion, the highest total since the second… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 3:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent analysis from Citi Research, part of Citi (NYSE: C), underscores a pivotal shift in artificial intelligence usage, particularly in high-engagement markets like China. A survey of 1,800 consumers who had interacted with AI tools in the prior month found that about 70% engage with… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Gemini has introduced a new AI tool designed to revolutionize how it handles system alerts and engineering efficiency. Announced on April 20, 2026, the “First Responder” is an always-on AI agent that automatically investigates monitoring alerts, analyzes logs, reviews code, and determines… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian has introduced an innovative AI-driven tool called Transaction Forensics, marking a significant advancement in combating fraud and financial crime within the UK banking sector. Launched on April 22, 2026, the solution aims to equip financial institutions with real-time capabilities to identify and stop sophisticated… Read More

April 22, 2026 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Seapoint, an artificial intelligence-powered Fintech, has raised €7.5M in seed funding, according to a company statement. The funding round was led by 3Books, with participation from individual investors including Intercom co-founder Des Traynor, Mark Ransford, and Kota CEO Luke Mackey. In total, the company has… Read More

April 22, 2026 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech Cowbell has rolled out its new cyber insurance offering, Prime One, across the United States, marking a major expansion focused on protecting mid-sized companies from cutting-edge digital threats. The product specifically targets organizations with sophisticated technology setups and annual revenues ranging from $250 million… Read More

April 22, 2026 @ 1:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

OpenGradient, the compute layer for verifiable AI, this week announced $9.5 million in total funding to scale its network for open, auditable model execution. Major investors include a16z crypto, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, Foresight Ventures, Pragma, SALT, Symbolic Capital, Canonical Crypto, Black… Read More

April 22, 2026 @ 12:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Slash Financial is now valued at $1.4 billion following a $100m Series C funding round led by Ribbit Capital. New investor Khosla Ventures and Goodwater Capital, who led Slash’s Series B 16 months ago, co-led the round. New Enterprise Associates and Y Combinator also participated… Read More

April 21, 2026 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, HM Treasury introduced new measures to improve the payments sector and boost the ecosystem’s competitiveness. The policy incorporates items such as stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and more. HM Treasury highlights the fact that over 3000 Fintech firms operate in the UK, with the sector attracting… Read More

April 21, 2026 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has announced a boost to its responsible artificial intelligence operations, recruiting a group of specialists to enhance oversight, ethical standards, and technical safeguards as the organisation pushes deeper into advanced AI applications. The move underscores the bank’s focus on balancing innovation with… Read More

April 21, 2026 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has indicated that graphics processing units or GPUs, long associated with gaming and high-performance computing, have rapidly evolved into a cornerstone of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Their parallel processing capabilities make them indispensable for training complex models, running inference tasks, and powering data-intensive applications across… Read More

April 21, 2026 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Piraeus Bank, Greece’s largest financial institution, has joined forces with global technology enabler Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to unveil a new AI Hub dedicated to enhancing banking operations across the country. Powered by Anthropic’s advanced AI models, the initiative marks a major escalation in their longstanding… Read More

April 21, 2026 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen noted that in the ecosystem of blockchain analytics, traditional access models have long frustrated developers and AI-driven systems. Monthly subscriptions, mandatory approvals, and fixed commitments often create barriers, especially for unpredictable usage patterns. Nansen, an onchain intelligence platform, has eliminated these hurdles by adopting… Read More

April 20, 2026 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced a $5 billion investment in AI firm Anthropic and committed to another $20 billion in future investments. Amazon previously invested $8 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic and Amazon are deeply intertwined, as Anthropic’s Claude Platform is available on AWS and has now committed… Read More

April 20, 2026 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid has released its latest research, The State of Intelligent Finance: AI, Agents and Trust, offering a snapshot of how artificial intelligence is transforming everyday money management. The Spring 2026 study shows that AI is no longer a novelty for consumers—it has become an essential… Read More

April 20, 2026 @ 8:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gr4vy, the cloud-native payment orchestration platform, is now fully ready to support agentic payment transactions through its orchestration layer, allowing merchants to manage and process transactions within AI-driven environments. In addition, Gr4vy is launching its Agentic Development Kit (ADK), designed to equip and guide merchants… Read More