Tagged: artificial intelligence

June 10, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, a provider of Payments as a Service solutions, has officially launched Vol360i, an agentic artificial intelligence system embedded within its core payments infrastructure. The announcement  represents a key advancement in intelligent automation for the banking and financial services industry, setting fresh standards for… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 7:28 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-headquartered DayOne Data Centers said it has announced the final closing of its Series C equity financing with total gross proceeds of $4.5 billion, as the global digital infrastructure platform moves to accelerate expansion across Asia Pacific and Europe. The Series C round was led… Read More

June 2, 2026 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether’s AI Research Group has introduced an enhancement to its open-source ecosystem. The company released a production-ready version of TurboQuant, a memory compression technique originally developed by Google Research. Integrated into the latest QVAC SDK (version 0.12.0), this technology dramatically expands what everyday devices can… Read More

June 2, 2026 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has indicated that consumer AI continues to evolve with adoption surging alongside advances in frontier language models. According to PitchBook’s latest analysis, generative AI app downloads surged from around 200 million in 2022 to approximately 3.8 billion in 2025, while mobile in-app purchase revenue… Read More

May 27, 2026 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) has renewed and expanded its partnership with French AI focused firm Mistral AI for an additional three years. This extension builds on their initial collaboration that started in 2023 and was formalized in 2024, marking a deeper commitment to integrating sophisticated… Read More

May 25, 2026 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The AI digital divide is very much a real phenomenon and not really a key digital technology trend that too many Fintech industry professionals are even talking about (as they should be). With global AI adoption surging dramatically across countries and jurisdictions, we have all… Read More

May 15, 2026 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture Federal Services, part of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has formed a major new alliance with OpenAI aimed at helping federal agencies quickly embrace, transition, and expand cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies. As a designated OpenAI partner, the firm will guide clients from initial testing phases to fully… Read More

May 15, 2026 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has indicated that venture capital activity in artificial intelligence reached explosive new levels during the first three months of 2026, according to PitchBook’s latest research preview. Total AI-related investments climbed to $255.5 billion in the quarter—surpassing the entire $254.4 billion raised across all of… Read More

May 11, 2026 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm CertiK has outlined a transformative vision for autonomous AI systems in a new analysis released recently this month. Today’s AI agents operate in isolated environments, relying on large language models for decision-making but lacking uniform ways to prove who they are or… Read More

May 7, 2026 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Solana Foundation has joined forces with Google Cloud in order to introduce Pay.sh, a gateway that lets AI agents independently discover, access, and settle payments for APIs using stablecoins on the Solana blockchain. Announced recently this month, the initiative aims to remove longstanding barriers… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights has released its latest AI 100 list, spotlighting the world’s 100 most promising or high-potential private artificial intelligence startups for 2026. Drawing on predictive signals such as market traction, investor quality, talent momentum, and commercial maturity, the report captures an AI ecosystem that… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced a strategic investment in Netomi, a specialized artificial intelligence company focused on customer experience platforms. Conducted via Accenture Ventures, the deal includes a formal alliance aimed at helping large organizations overhaul their customer support operations through advanced agentic AI technologies…. Read More

May 5, 2026 @ 2:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NSK Limited has entered into a strategic alliance with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) aimed at fundamentally reshaping its operations through advanced artificial intelligence and digital innovations. The partnership seeks to foster sustainable expansion and boost overall corporate value by optimizing processes, freeing up resources for strategic investments,… Read More

May 5, 2026 @ 12:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trumid, a financial technology firm and electronic marketplace for fixed-income securities, has unveiled Trumid Smart Voice, an AI-driven feature that advances its commitment to targeted artificial intelligence integration in credit trading operations. This latest capability instantly transforms spoken or written client interactions into complete, ready-to-submit… Read More

May 1, 2026 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI’s goal of going public in the fourth quarter of 2026 now appears unattainable, according to a new analysis from PitchBook. The company’s heavy financial commitments are forcing a more realistic target of mid-to-late 2027. PitchBook added that public investors will demand several additional quarters… Read More

April 30, 2026 @ 12:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Corporate industry professionals are confronting a markedly tougher landscape for expansion. In the latest EY-Parthenon Growth Survey, released April 28, 2026, nearly four in five U.S. executives at companies with at least $500 million in annual revenue described the current environment for business growth as… Read More

April 29, 2026 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE:CRCL) indicated that as artificial intelligence agents take on more everyday economic tasks—from negotiating deals and processing payments to hedging risks, reconciling invoices, and seeking short-term financing—banks are confronting a fundamental shift. Digital assets firm Circle, now a major stablecoin issuer, argues in a… Read More

April 19, 2026 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) has taken a step forward in making its cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities more accessible to financial institutions. On April 16, 2026, the company revealed that its Moody’s Agentic Solutions (MAS) workflows are now listed in AWS Marketplace. This launch begins with… Read More

April 16, 2026 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A venture capital firm specializing in financial technology has led a $7.5 million seed funding round for an innovative startup reshaping private aviation operations. TTV Capital, with more than two decades devoted exclusively to fintech deals, took the lead on the investment in Hamilton AI…. Read More

April 15, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC pointed out in a research report that US business professionals have responded to a year of policy shifts, economic volatility, and technological disruption by pursuing an average of nearly four major strategic initiatives since early 2025. PwC’s April 2026 Executive Views on Policy, Risk,… Read More