Artificial Intelligence

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

May 27, 2023 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qred, which claims to be one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies, has been granted a full bank license by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA). Using its proprietary AI-powered financing platform, Qred has since inception in 2015 “issued over 100,000 loans to small businesses in the… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fimatix, a provider of digital transformation solutions, announced today the acquisition of Semantic Evolution, a specialist in the provision of AI and machine learning powered solutions to the Financial Services sector. Semantic Evolution will continue “to operate under its own name as part of the… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vespia, an AI-powered Business Verification Service for verifying and onboarding business customers that helps minimize the risk of fraud, has highlighted the significance of business verification for non-AML obligated firms, like supply chain, digital commerce, as well as the sharing economy. Vespia explains that by… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 2:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Builder.ai announces over $250M Series D led by QIA to push new boundaries for its AI powered composable software platform Strong customer tailwinds “continue to push Builder.ai’s vision of empowering everyone to build the software they need for their business or ideas and making it… Read More

May 24, 2023 @ 10:51 am By Timothy Li  |  

It was a warm week in New York City, and I found myself flying across the country to attend the preeminent fintech conference Fintech Nexus, previously known as LendIt Fintech. At the heels of a global pandemic, the recovering U.S. economy, and continuing regional banking… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FlowX.AI, the AI enterprise application modernization platform for large financial services organizations, announces that it has raised a $35 million Series A funding round. The investment round was “led by London-based Dawn Capital, Europe’s leading specialist B2B software investor, with existing investors PortfoLion, SeedBlink, and… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In today’s digital age, financial institutions are increasingly “moving their services online,” according to an update from Jumio. However, with this “comes the risk of fraud and identity theft, which can have severe consequences for both the financial institution and the consumer.” This is “where… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kiwi, a fintech dedicated to helping consumers build credit history and improve financial literacy, announced that it has closed a $75 million credit facility and $4.5 million pre-series A funding round. The debt financing was “provided by i80 Group an investment firm that specializes in… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI Saas solution Successeve, launched by Qualys (QLYS) founder Gilles Samoun, announces a $2M seed round from private investors. The company, which claims that it is already profitable. will aim to “contribute the vast majority of the investment to deep tech, enabling the Boston and… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) launched a fully-Integrated front-to-back, mortgages solution with a smart decision engine powered by Explainable AI, “helping lenders to deliver a personalized digital mortgage experience while reducing their costs and time to close.” The solution “enhances productivity and reduces delinquencies for the lenders… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MDOTM Ltd, the global provider of AI-driven investment solutions for financial institutions, announces new ChatGPT-powered features in Sphere, its investment platform for institutional investors. The custom integration with ChatGPT APIs will “leverage Sphere’s proprietary insights and explainability data to generate bespoke portfolio commentaries.” These new… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Public, an investing platform that allows members to invest in stocks, treasuries, ETFs, crypto, and alternative assets, announced the rollout of Alpha, a project to enhance your investing experience with artificial intelligence powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. Alpha reportedly “reduces the time retail investors spend researching… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Criminals have never had more avenues through which to defraud people, according to an update from ComplyAdvantage. This has been “fueled by the proliferation of technology ranging from instant messaging to new forms of remittance, like P2P and real-time payments.” That’s why ComplyAdvantage, a key… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagaya Technologies LTD. (NASDAQ: PGY), a global technology company delivering artificial intelligence infrastructure for the financial ecosystem, announced a partnership with a group of alternative investment firms – Angelo Gordon, ATLAS SP Partners, and Värde Partners – to provide funding for a multi-billion dollar credit… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Austrian digital asset firm Bitpanda is reportedly planning to invest $10 million in order establish a dedicated AI unit. Bitpanda explained that the new unit will aim to provide a suite of AI-enhanced products and investing solutions, including personalized investment ideas, automated portfolio strategies, as… Read More