Tagged: ai

July 2, 2026 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) indicated that European companies are picking up speed in building the foundations needed to scale artificial intelligence, narrowing the preparedness gap with North American peers over the past six months. However, a widening split between the continent’s largest corporations and its smaller… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 1:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX has launched OKX AI, a new marketplace that enables artificial intelligence agents to find work, collaborate with each other, complete tasks, and receive payments entirely on the blockchain. The platform represents a significant expansion for the cryptocurrency exchange into infrastructure supporting autonomous software systems… Read More

July 1, 2026 @ 8:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent CB Insights tech update, rAIeleased June 30, 2026, spotlights several high-profile moves underscoring AI’s accelerating influence across software tools, financial services, and physical infrastructure. These developments align with broader evidence of widespread global AI uptake while highlighting persistent challenges in scaling and supporting… Read More

July 1, 2026 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Technologies has introduced a new enterprise-grade conversational AI assistant that brings natural-language financial intelligence directly into digital banking platforms. Announced recently this past month, the tool is built to convert enriched consumer financial data into instant answers, forward-looking forecasts, and structured workflows that stay… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial institutions worldwide are shifting from isolated AI experiments to widespread organizational deployment, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report. Titled The AI Playbook for Financial Services and developed in partnership with Accenture, the publication stresses that while AI promises major efficiency and… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s Q2 2026 research examines the imminent arrival of public market pricing for frontier AI, using SpaceX’s recent listing as the sector’s first live comparable. The analysis from PitchBook now centers on Anthropic and OpenAI as they approach potential IPOs, weighing business fundamentals against narrative-driven… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Changpeng Zhao or CZ, the founder of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has shared his assessment of the headwinds facing Bitcoin and other digital assets in 2026. He attributes the ongoing challenges to a blend of influences working together, rather than any one isolated trigger. The… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 12:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French hardware wallet maker Ledger is warning that rapid progress in artificial intelligence and quantum computing is creating an unprecedented shift in digital asset security. The company’s experts describe the current moment as a turning point where existing defenses may prove insufficient against evolving attacks,… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 4:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report released in Q2 2026 delivers a strong and seemingly concerning message for private equity investors: the once-attractive revenue cycle management (RCM) sector faces profound disruption from agentic artificial intelligence, specifically Agentic AI. The report projects that the overall RCM revenue pool could… Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights has released its latest “Book of Scouting Reports” focused on the inaugural cohort of the Anthropic AWS Agentic AI Accelerator. The report delivers detailed profiles of the 40 early-stage startups selected for the equity-free program, offering investors and ecosystem players a data-driven view… Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 6:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While banking executives agree that AI can significantly benefit their business, a new Personetics report says most have a long way to travel before reaping the benefits. Personetics 2026 Global Banker Survey: From Aspiration to Execution, which surveyed 902 senior executives across North America, APAC… Read More

June 25, 2026 @ 2:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank has launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to help customers identify and avoid romance scams, investment fraud, and deepfake phishing attempts. The Scam Intelligence AI-agent, now integrated into the bank’s Starling Assistant, became available to its five million customers on 24 June… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology company, has introduced Adyen Agentic, which is described as a new suite of modular APIs built to help businesses sell through conversational AI platforms and autonomous shopping agents without overhauling their existing commerce systems for every new channel…. Read More

June 23, 2026 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has indicated that the first half of 2026 has delivered exceptional venture capital activity in the United States, though much of the momentum remains concentrated among a handful of artificial intelligence leaders. PitchBook’s 2026 US Venture Capital Outlook Midyear Update, released in late June,… Read More

June 23, 2026 @ 2:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has introduced a comprehensive accreditation program in artificial intelligence and data ethics for its entire workforce of around 60,000 colleagues. The program aims to ensure that staff can use AI technologies responsibly and ethically as these tools become integral to daily banking activities…. Read More

June 23, 2026 @ 12:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a seemingly significant step toward more effectively enabling autonomous AI systems to participate directly in the digital economy, Alchemy has introduced AgentCard, a virtual payment and identity platform integrated with Visa’s (NYSE: V) network. Announced recently this month, the solution provides AI agents… Read More

June 22, 2026 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has unveiled plans to add over 1,000 new positions focused on artificial intelligence during 2026. The move is designed to strengthen the bank’s capabilities in advanced, autonomous AI systems known as agentic AI. Recruitment is already underway for nearly 300 specialist roles… Read More

June 22, 2026 @ 10:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ravelin’s Global Fraud Trends 2026 report outlines evolving fraud trends. While there is stability and even decline in some metrics, new concerns have arisen with issues like AI. Ravelin surveyed 1,504 professionals across 10 countries. Fraud still hits companies hard. At least 30% of companies… Read More

June 22, 2026 @ 1:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC’s Deals practice has entered a strategic relationship with ToltIQ, a specialized artificial intelligence platform focused on private markets due diligence. Announced recently this month, this partnership positions PwC as ToltIQ’s exclusive professional services advisor worldwide, with exclusivity among major accounting and consulting firms. The… Read More

June 20, 2026 @ 12:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca has unveiled a new open-source resource called the Skills Library, designed to enhance how AI agents interact with its trading infrastructure. Launched on June 17, 2026, this initiative provides a curated set of reusable instructions that enable AI assistants to execute consistent and reliable… Read More