Tagged: artificial intelligence

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 @ 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 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

October 24, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nSure.ai, an innovator in AI-driven fraud prevention, and Justt, a firm focused on smart chargeback automation, today announced a new partnership. This collaboration will aim to “provide fraud protection and chargeback management capabilities tailored for high-risk digital transactions in gaming, gift card, and cryptocurrency.” As… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of automated, end-to-end identity verification, risk assessment and compliance solutions, today unveiled at Money20/20 USA Jumio 360° Fraud Analytics, its new fraud-fighting technology that uses AI-driven predictive analytics to identify fraud patterns with more sophistication and accuracy than ever before. According to… Read More

October 23, 2023 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Fintech as a Service provider selects Onfido for its AI-powered digital identity solution to streamline and secure customer onboarding. Onfido, the global firm focused on automated identity verification, announced a partnership with wearonize, the international payment service provider, in order “to enhance customer digital… Read More

October 20, 2023 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Extend has announced the launch of AI-powered automatic receipt matching via its spend management platform. The new feature allows users “to email or upload receipt images into the Extend app, where those images are then automatically matched to their corresponding transactions.” Coupled with Extend’s receipt… Read More

October 20, 2023 @ 5:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InvoiceMate is a blockchain & AI-powered invoicing platform that acts as a bridge between SMEs and financing institutions. InvoiceMate leads to easier financial inclusion “by enabling SMEs access to various forms of credit like invoice discounting, factoring, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), and supply chain… Read More

October 19, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE:NU) is starting to test this week a new solution that applies generative artificial intelligence as a virtual assistant to further enhance customer service. In this initial stage, the AI solution will “focus on presenting personalized possibilities related to credit granting within the Nubank… Read More

October 19, 2023 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AirPak, which claims to be a leader in remittance services across Central America, is proud to announce its partnership with ThetaRay, a key player focused on AI-powered transaction monitoring solutions. ThetaRay is an OurCrowd portfolio company that has raised over $23 million on the investment… Read More

October 12, 2023 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carefull, an AI-powered financial safety platform that helps banks and wealth advisors protect aging customers from scams and money mistakes, announced that it has closed its Series A round with $16.5 million in funding. The investment round was “led by Fin Capital and joined by… Read More

October 12, 2023 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant has unveiled a treasure-trove of 13 new products as part of its Spotlight Fall launch. Shopping lens, the flagship new feature, “allows shoppers to take a picture of things and styles in their surroundings, instantly find… Read More

October 11, 2023 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razorpay introduces what it claims is India’s “first” AI-powered payments Infinity Router – Razorpay Optimizer. Razorpay designed this solution “to help you make the smartest routing decisions when working with multiple payment gateways.” Using the Razorpay solution, businesses can “set up their own rules to… Read More