Tagged: ai

October 30, 2025 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is investing in Lyzr, an AI company that has created a full-stack enterprise agent infrastructure platform. As part of this investment, made via Accenture Ventures, Lyzr will work with Accenture to bring agentic AI to banking, insurance and financial services firms. Lyzr’s… Read More

October 30, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust, the enabler of B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software, announced the results of a Wakefield Research study showing that artificial intelligence is a must-have for accounts receivable teams. As AI becomes embedded in AR workflows, it enables companies to accelerate payments, “unlock liquidity,… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and stablecoins have kept the enterprise Fintech sector on track in Q3 2025, according to an update from PitchBook. The research report noted that Fintech is enabling AI to literally pay for itself. Led by payments firms, enterprise fintech companies raised $6 billion across… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 2:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG noted that the overall sentiment in German boardrooms continues to get worse: around 72 percent of CEOs in the leading European economy still expect growth for their firm in the next 3 years – which is a low compared to 77 percent reported in… Read More

October 27, 2025 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) unveiled plans to allocate around $1.5T over the next decade as part of its so-called Security and Resiliency Initiative, including as much as $10B in direct equity investments, in order to support the US’s move towards improved national security. As global competition… Read More

October 27, 2025 @ 6:49 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

FUTR (TSXV: FTRC) and Zonetail (TSXV: ZONE) this week announced a strategic partnership to launch Canada’s first AI-powered rent-reporting program, enabling renters to build credit and earn rewards simply by paying rent. Rent is the largest monthly expense for millions of Canadians, yet it rarely… Read More

October 26, 2025 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking industry profit margins are potentially facing a significant $170 billion hit from the rise of AI, according a report from McKinsey. And failure to adapt to consumers’ growing usage of artificial intelligence may lead to banks losing billions of dollars in earnings, the report… Read More

October 26, 2025 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Data’s AI research division, QVAC, released what it claims is the largest synthetic dataset created for artificial intelligence training under a new initiative called QVAC Genesis. This initial release, Genesis I, a collection of 41 billion text tokens, is meant to help the world… Read More

October 25, 2025 @ 8:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Generative artificial intelligence is now said to be reshaping the financial sector, emerging as a sophisticated tool in transforming how credit risk is being assessed. This, according to a report from OliverWyman which also noted that by moving further beyond traditional linear models, generative AI… Read More

October 25, 2025 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority or 84% of workers are eager to adopt agentic AI in their current role, however, most or 56% are concerned about their own job security working alongside AI agents, highlighting a seemingly urgent “disconnect.” Employees are prepared and keen to leverage agentic AI,… Read More

October 25, 2025 @ 3:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) said that they polled community banks across the US on everything from their investment priorities for the next year (such as AI and RTP) to what they need to best serve various client segments. During the last year, BNY launched its… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has recently announced an expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver transformative digital services to public sector, defense and national security organizations. Via the Accenture AWS Business Group, the firms will now collaborate to create solutions that use… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Every business-related decision is ultimately a spend decision, according to an update from Zip. If we look more closely at spend, then we can get a snapshot of what matters most: the priorities, risks, as well as strategies that could shape the future. Zip’s ‘State… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 6:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is asking the US Treasury Department to update the existing anti-money-laundering rules, claiming that ongoing innovation instead of stricter enforcement measures is the answer to dealing with the rise of illicit finance in the nasent web3 and digital assets space. Coinbase Chief Legal… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 3:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SecureLend this week announced the commercial launch of its AI-powered lending platform, designed to make loan origination up to 10 times faster and 60% more cost-efficient for community banks, factoring companies, and alternative lenders. The Delaware-based fintech said it is the first to introduce a large language model (LLM)-agnostic architecture, enabling institutions… Read More

October 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure (NASDAQ:FIGR) introduced its AI-powered Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) loan platform, expanding its blockchain-powered capital marketplace into one of the fastest-growing — and “most underserved” — segments of housing finance.  As competition increases and demand for efficiency rises, the platform brings automation to a… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has recently acquired Decho, a UK-based tech and AI consultancy that helps organizations reinvent through the design, delivery and scaling of Palantir solutions. The acquisition reportedly aims to enhance Accenture’s strategic advisory and advanced engineering capabilities for Palantir solutions for clients across… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 8:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced Merchant Cloud, a payments platform that brings together various services from Mastercard and its partners, helping firms navigate the complexities of commerce, supporting their ongoing expansion efforts into new markets and delivering enhanced experiences for end-users. The platform provides “scheme-agnostic” solutions… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) identified a campaign by the ‘Mysterious Elephant’ APT. The group mainly targets government entities as well as foreign affairs organizations across the APAC area, with a particular focus on Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) has introduced Trusted Agent Protocol, forming a foundational framework for agentic commerce that allows for more secure communication between AI agents and merchants. Trusted Agent Protocol aims to address the challenges facing agent-driven commerce, ushering in an era where AI is… Read More