Tagged: data

September 10, 2023 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at VeChain is pleased to share an update about their newest strategic partner, Vyvo Smart Chain (VSC), as they join forces in pursuit of a common vision to promote better health outcomes and sustainable human development. Vyvo Smart Chain, backed by the VSC… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For VCs, the negative impact of Bitcoin’s (BTC) disappointing 2022 run has had long-term adverse effects on the larger crypto and blockchain ecosystem. Although the flagship cryptocurrency has recovered to some extent, surging around 55% during 2023, investments in crypto-related startups have declined for the… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Confirm, the “first” platform to inject the science of Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) into performance reviews to help people leaders make fairer, faster, and data-driven talent decisions, announced that it has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding, bringing its total investment to $11.4 million…. Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Growing numbers of world governments are beginning to scrutinize the services provided by Worldcoin, which is described as a crypto-related initiative that’s co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman that was officially launched in July of this year. Nearly 2.3 million consumers throughout the… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Customers of global software provider Civica will benefit from enhanced payroll information thanks to a new partnership with Experian. Through Experian’s interactive digital platform, PayDashboard, Civica users “will be empowered to better engage with, and understand their payslip information, helping them to take control of… Read More

September 2, 2023 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, is pleased to announce an integration with CAPE Analytics, a provider of AI-powered geospatial property data. CAPE Analytics’ commercial property data APIs will be “accessible on the Cytora platform, enhancing insurers’ capabilities to assess and manage risks associated with… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China is set to retain its dominant position in the global e-Commerce landscape, according to an update shared by GlobalData. Bolstered by a solid 9.9% growth, the Chinese e-Commerce market is “anticipated to surge to CNY 15.2 trillion ($2.2 trillion) in 2023, driven by the… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The increased cost of doing business is “preventing the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses from going green,” new research finds. With core inflation rates at 6.8% – the highest in 31 years – protracted high costs could be delaying SME owners’ plans “to green… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many investors are eager to embrace cryptocurrency, but don’t feel they “have the data to do so safely,” according to an update from Chainalysis. With traditional assets, there are established providers “for a variety of metrics that investors can use to assess opportunity and risk:… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 808 venture capital (VC) funding deals “worth $8 billion were announced in the UK during January to July 2023,” according to a recent update shared by GlobalData. Both VC funding deals volume and value “witnessed considerable year-on-year (YoY) decline of 28.4% and… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Salesforce has collaborated with BNY Mellon’s Pershing X, a startup technology unit within BNY Mellon | Pershing, “to build two new client onboarding and engagement apps that will power connected and data-driven experiences for wealth management clients.” When available, the apps will integrate Pershing X’s… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pinwheel, the provider of income and employment data engineered for fintech innovation, partners with Plaid, the open finance network, in order “to provide complementary payroll data services for its Income product.” In addition, Pinwheel will become “a Preferred Provider for direct deposit switching (DDS) services.”… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Acuity Trading, a global provider of AI data-driven trading tools, unveils a brand new product creating unique, actionable insights for brokers and traders. The latest innovation from news technology company Acuity Trading is here: ‘NewsIQ,’ a unique tool designed “to turn media coverage analysis into… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alternative payment methods such as mobile and digital wallets are being widely used in the e-Commerce space in Singapore, “accounting for 38.6% of the payments made on the online payments in 2023,” reveals GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s e-Commerce Analytics reveals “that Singapore’s… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment in Australian startups over the first six months of 2023 “fell to US$1.11 billion, compared to US$3.64 billion over the corresponding period in 2022,” according to newly released data from KPMG. The latest numbers from the KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report shows that… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capco, the global technology and management consultancy, and Celonis, the “pioneer” and global leader in process mining, announced a new mortgage pipeline management solution offering lenders “a data-driven approach to manage their mortgage loan pipeline, resulting in continuous process improvement, risk mitigation and cost reduction.”… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 6:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), the financial technology company empowering the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to transact, do business, and grow globally, announced the asset acquisition of Israel-based Spott, a real-time data platform that uses AI to accurately surface, assess, and quantify data for more… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Peter Barcak, Founder & CEO of credolab, which claims to be today’s largest developer of bank-grade digital scorecards and data enrichment solutions based on behavioral metadata. The company leverages privacy-consented and anonymous smartphone and online metadata to provide lenders, risk officers,… Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Already a key player in the Data & AI market, Capgemini says it is well positioned to support clients through their next era of digital transformation thanks “to the breadth of its generative AI services, deep industry expertise, and its industrialized delivery assets.” As a… Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plinqit, which claims to be the first platform that brings together automated savings, data-driven financial wellness content and virtual account management, has launched a pilot program with support from BMO in order “to help customers achieve financial wellness and savings goals.” BMO, the eighth largest… Read More