Tagged: ai

November 17, 2023 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Holiday shopping season is a favorite time of year for many, but as consumers everywhere start preparing to open their wallets ahead of Black Friday, “a new type of threat has begun rearing its ugly head: AI-based fraud.” The recent boom in AI capabilities and… Read More

November 17, 2023 @ 5:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThetaRay, a global enabler of AI-powered financial crime detection solutions, is announcing its partnership with Neema, a payments network for businesses. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in “the fight against financial crime, as it combines ThetaRay’s advanced artificial intelligence technology with Neema’s real-time payments… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced the expansion of its growth tools for retailers and creators to help them engage with their audiences in more effective ways and enhance the shopping experience for consumers. With a mission to accelerate commerce, Klarna’s… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will launch a network of generative AI studios in North America where companies can explore ways to optimize and reinvent their business through the responsible use of generative AI applications. Clients interested in pursuing commercial uses of generative AI “will be able… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mendoza Ventures, a Fintech, AI, and Cybersecurity Venture Capital firm, announced that Truist Ventures is investing in its Early Growth Fintech Fund as a limited partner. The fund is targeting $100M and will “invest in early growth-stage startups with a focus on diverse teams.” Mendoza… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cost cutting is said to be behind a significant drop in satisfaction levels in 2023, according to a comprehensive update shared by KMPG. The UK’s biggest brands are turning “to artificial intelligence (AI) to develop better customer and colleague experiences,” according to KPMG’s latest Customer… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a digital payments provider, announced the launch of its AI Advisory Practice. The new value-added service, “offered by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), the payments consulting arm of Visa, focuses on providing actionable insights and recommendations to empower clients to unlock the… Read More

November 8, 2023 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Black Ore, an AI platform for financial services, launched today and announced $60 million in financing led by a16z and Oak HC/FT. The company plans to use the funds from the investment round to onboard new customers, “grow its team, and accelerate the development of… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced enhancements to the bank’s virtual assistant, Cora, that will use generative AI to provide customers with access to a wider range of information through conversational interactions. The bank will be among the first in the UK to deploy generative… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ron Green has been named Mastercard Fellow in order “to drive innovation in security; Michael Lashlee will lead Corporate Security” As part of its ongoing commitment to cybersecurity innovation, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced Chief Security Officer Ron Green will “become a Mastercard Fellow, a newly… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping service assistance provider, reported its latest financial results revealing “a net profit in Q3 2023.” Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna said: “With a profitable quarter and continuous double digit growth, we have achieved exactly what we set… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, the global automated identity verification, released the results of a study surveying over 1,500 business leaders, examining perceptions, challenges and usages of artificial intelligence (AI). Respondents were from financial services, gaming, retail, healthcare, transportation, legal and telecom industries, “across the US, UK, and Italy.”… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Guidde, the video documentation platform harnessing generative AI, today announced a $11.6 million Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, joined by existing investors Entrée Capital, Honeystone Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and new investor Tiferes Ventures. The Series A investment round comes “within a… Read More

November 3, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Glia, the customer interaction leader unifying Digital Customer Service (DCS), phone and automation on a single platform, is offering new generative AI tools to help financial institutions drive efficiency and improve the customer experience in a safe, secure way. Justin DiPietro, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

9fin, a provider of AI-powered data, news and analytics for debt capital markets, has today announced the launch of “9fin AI”. The powerful 9fin AI tool enables clients “to ask questions about companies within the debt capital markets and get high quality answers in real… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MDOTM Ltd, the global provider of AI-driven investment solutions for banks, insurance, asset and wealth management companies, and Analysis S.p.A, the Italian firm that has been providing integrated software solutions for the financial and wealth management industry for over 30 years, announce a partnership in… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shield AI, the defense technology company building the AI pilot for aircraft, today announced it has raised $200 million in Series F funding in an oversubscribed funding round. This latest investment round, “led by U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and co-led by Riot Ventures, with… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 9:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) industry. In the announcement, eight guiding principles and priorities were established for the development of AI. The following were outlined in the EO: Artificial Intelligence must be safe and secure. Promoting… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synechron, Inc., a global digital transformation consulting firm focused on the financial services and big technology organizations, announced the launch of its RiskTech.AI Accelerators program. The program offers a suite of five solutions “that strategically integrate cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools… Read More

October 26, 2023 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced the expansion of its consulting business with the launch of new practices dedicated to artificial intelligence and economics “to help clients across all industries rapidly and responsibly advance the use of AI and address ever-shifting macro-economic forces and consumer preferences.” The… Read More