Tagged: ML

August 7, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ally Haire, CEO and Founder of Lilypad, which is described as a serverless, distributed computing network for AI, ML, and other computational processes. Recently, it was reported that Elon Musk is going to build a “gigafactory of compute,” and while the… Read More

March 2, 2024 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing solution powered by transparent machine learning, is pleased to announce that Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, a company offering coverage for farm insurance in addition to virtually every line of insurance in the state of Georgia, has selected Akur8’s Core… Read More

January 18, 2024 @ 6:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has shared its guidance on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) for crypto asset service providers (CASPs). All banks must adhere to strict Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) rules, and crypto firms are no different. The… Read More

January 16, 2024 @ 3:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing solution powered by transparent machine learning, is pleased to announce its new partnership with Quincy Mutual Group, one of the oldest and “respected” regional mutual insurance companies in the United States, “offering a wide range of insurance products to protect the… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8 released a new research paper for the actuarial community entitled “Derivative Lasso: Credibility-Based Signal Fitting for GLMs.” Developed by a team of actuarial scientists at Akur8, including Mattia Casotto, Head of Product for the U.S. and Principal Scientist, and Thomas Holmes, Chief Actuary for… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rokt, the ecommerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, announced its partnership with Afterpay, one of the global leaders in “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment. The partnership enables Afterpay to offer its ecommerce shoppers “highly relevant… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HiddenLayer, the security provider for artificial intelligence (AI) models and assets, has raised $50 million in Series A funding to expand its talent base, increase go-to-market efforts, and further invest in its Machine Learning Security (MLSec) Platform. The investment round marks the largest Series A… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

deepset.ai – the enterprise platform for building applications with LLMs – has raised $30 million in funding led by Balderton Capital. The investment round also included participation from existing investors GV (Google Ventures), and Harpoon Ventures. deepset claims that it “solves one of the biggest… Read More

July 5, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VC activity ticked up in Q1 based on OpenAI’s unconventional corporate investment from Microsoft, according to an update from Pitchbook. Pitchbook has reportedly tracked $22.7 billion in investment during the quarter, “including $12.7 billion from generative AI investments including OpenAI.” If OpenAI’s deal is excluded,… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Resistant AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning security company that protects financial services from financial crime, announced it has “expanded its Series A funding to $27.6 million, having raised an additional $11 million investment from Notion Capital.” This adds to the existing funding… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be the world’s “third-most visited” cryptocurrency exchange, is pleased to announce the release of its latest tool, ToolsGPT. This innovative platform “combines ChatGPT’s machine learning technology with Bybit’s robust market data, [enhancing] the way traders make informed and profitable decisions.” ToolsGPT… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eurora Solutions, a provider of AI/ML-backed cross-border e-commerce compliance platform, announces the appointment of James Doyle as CEO of its Latin American (LATAM) operations, marking Eurora’s strategic entry to the world’s fastest-growing retail e-commerce region. As noted in the update shared with CI, LATAM saw… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Justt, a chargeback mitigation innovator, announced the launch of a new suite of machine learning powered capabilities designed to revolutionize the way merchants navigate the complex landscape of chargeback management. These innovative features “focus on augmenting merchants’ visibility into and control over the process of… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fimatix, a provider of digital transformation solutions, announced today the acquisition of Semantic Evolution, a specialist in the provision of AI and machine learning powered solutions to the Financial Services sector. Semantic Evolution will continue “to operate under its own name as part of the… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ARK36, the Cyprus-based leading alternative investment digital asset fund, has announced today the launch of a proprietary machine learning-based trading software system, “to improve the way its portfolio management team can navigate the dynamic world of cryptocurrency trading.” The new software will “leverage advanced algorithms… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Criminals have never had more avenues through which to defraud people, according to an update from ComplyAdvantage. This has been “fueled by the proliferation of technology ranging from instant messaging to new forms of remittance, like P2P and real-time payments.” That’s why ComplyAdvantage, a key… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Resistant AI, the AI and machine learning financial crime prevention specialists, today announces that Bank of Valletta, the largest bank in Malta, is to adopt its Transaction Forensics product for anti-money laundering (AML). It will “enable the bank to prevent and detect transactions that are… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ADIA Lab, the Abu Dhabi-based institute dedicated to basic and applied research in data and computational sciences, has partnered with CrunchDAO, a research team of data scientists leveraging Web3 and machine learning to produce next-generation financial insights, “to launch the ADIA Lab Market Prediction competition… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian – which claims to be one of the world’s leading global information services companies – has launched Aidrian, a new cloud-based fraud solution “powered by adaptive Machine Learning, which enables businesses to prevent fraud without impacting the customer experience.” Experian’s latest research “shows fraud… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GitLab Inc., which claims to be the most comprehensive DevSecOps platform for software innovation, and Oracle Corporation, a global technology firm, announced the general availability of a new offering “that expands shared artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) functionalities.” Customers can now “run AI… Read More