Artificial Intelligence

May 7, 2025 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a space plagued by wallet drainers, phishing kits, and seed phrase scams, Vultisig enters with a simple proposition: What if seed phrases themselves are the problem? Vultisig isn’t a browser extension. It’s not a hardware device. It’s a cryptographic vault system built around threshold… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zest AI, a firm specializing in AI lending technology, announced the launch of LuLu Strategy, the module of a generative AI lending intelligence platform, which delivers lending performance insights with generative AI simulations and actionable analysis. Following the rollout of LuLu Pulse, the platform’s first… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

OpenAI is one of the hottest private companies today. OpenAI is the creator of ChatGPT, the one AI [artificial intelligence] app that truly launched consumer AI into the mainstream. According to ChatGPT, it is currently in the process of raising $40 billion in a new… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The artificial intelligence (AI) sector is experiencing an unprecedented boom, as detailed in a recent CB Insights report analyzing Q1’25 trends. The research report noted that AI funding surged to a record $66.6 billion, a 51% increase quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), driven by massive investments in infrastructure… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Brex’s recently published The CFO Imperative – How Finance Leaders Are Staying Ahead In a Volatile World provides a concise roadmap for finance executives navigating a business environment that has dramatically changed over the past four months. More than 500 finance executives were polled in… Read More

May 4, 2025 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, crossed 11 million active customers and has doubled its merchant base in a year “to 60,000, launching with names like Argos, eBay, Eurostar and John Lewis.” The UK is now Klarna’s third-biggest market globally, “with revenue up 30%… Read More

May 3, 2025 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

World Network—formerly Worldcoin—has unveiled several updates that signal a new era for digital identity, finance, and online trust. With its recent U.S. launch, the introduction of the World Card, and a renewed focus on distinguishing humans from bots in an AI-driven world, World Network is… Read More

May 2, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research released by PwC reveals that AI has the potential to boost global economic output by up to 15 percentage points over the next decade. This would effectively add one percentage “point to annual growth rates – on par with the growth increment the… Read More

May 2, 2025 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Behavox, an AI insights company that transforms structured and unstructured corporate data into insights that safeguard and enhance businesses, announced that BNY (NYSE: BK), a financial services company, has completed the implementation of Behavox Quantum. Tom Wileman, Head of Global Compliance Assurance at BNY said:… Read More

May 2, 2025 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte’s latest initiatives underscore the critical role of transparency, digitalization, and artificial intelligence (AI) in navigating increasingly complex economic, regulatory, and technological challenges. Two recent updates from the firm—a 2025 Global Tax Policy Survey and the launch of AI Advantage for CFOs—reveal how organizations are… Read More

May 1, 2025 @ 7:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments processing Fintech Stripe has recently announced two significant updates that underscore its objective to advancing financial technology and enhancing user experience. The company has partnered with Visa through its newly acquired stablecoin platform, Bridge, to launch a card-issuing product, and has expanded its AI-powered… Read More

April 30, 2025 @ 3:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced the launch of AI agent capabilities that utilize data from the commodities sector, integrated with Microsoft 365 Copilot and powered by its Commodity Insights AI-Ready Data solution. The S&P Global AI agent on Microsoft 365 Copilot harnesses the expertise… Read More

April 30, 2025 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The corporate venture capital (CVC) landscape in Q1 2025 reflects a strategic shift toward selective, high-impact investments, as detailed in CB Insights’ State of CVC Q1’25 Report. With global CVC-backed deal volume dropping to a seven-year low, corporations are prioritizing quality over quantity, channeling larger… Read More

April 30, 2025 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Solda.AI, a Berlin-based AI startup, says it has raised $4 million in a Seed funding round. Sold.AI states that it is the first company to develop a fully autonomous AI voice sales agent that can close a deal from start to finish. The funding round… Read More

April 30, 2025 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), a top BNPL provider, has announced the launch of “AdaptAI” for its merchant partners. According to Affirm, the new feature enables retailers to offer personalized financial benefits as part of the POS process. Offerings could include items like APR rates, special repayment… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 11:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A research study on trust in Artificial Intelligence (AI) released has found half (50%) of Australians use AI regularly, but only “36% are willing to trust it, with 78% concerned about negative outcomes.” The Trust, attitudes and use of Artificial Intelligence: A global study 2025… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has revealed Q1 2025 earnings, which matched analyst expectations of earnings of $0.10 per share. LendingClub, once an online lender and now a digital bank, also announced the acquisition of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform for Spending Intelligence. LendingClub, which still is heavily… Read More

April 28, 2025 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brightflag, the AI-powered enterprise legal management (ELM) platform, today announced a suite of new AI-powered spend management, matter management, and insights features “to further optimize legal work and spend for corporate legal teams.” Ian Nolan, co-founder and CEO of Brightflag said: “Brightflag has redefined enterprise… Read More

April 27, 2025 @ 9:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Better.com (NASDAQ: BETR), an AI-powered digital homeownership company, today announced a new partnership with Biz2Credit, a financing platform for small businesses. This collaboration will provide Biz2Credit’s customers with the option to receive $50,000 to $500,000 in additional financing options through Better.com’s Home Equity Line of… Read More

April 27, 2025 @ 6:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Revionics, a provider of retail pricing, has unveiled the alpha release of its multi-agent AI pricing system. The live demonstration and innovation showcase took place at the Google Cloud Next 2025 event in Las Vegas. Revionics’ Aakriti Bhargava, VP of engineering and AI, and Alex Braylan,… Read More