Tagged: artificial intelligence

December 23, 2024 @ 6:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG in Germany and Merantix have entered a strategic partnership to accelerate innovation and capitalize on the growing adoption of artificial intelligence across the German and European market. The collab is anchored by KPMG’s investment in Merantix Capital’s AI Fund, which invests in and builds… Read More

December 21, 2024 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GAIB reports that it has raised a $5 million pre-seed round in order to build the economic layer for AI compute. GAIB has confirmed the completion of their pre-seed funding round. The investment round was co-led by Hack VC, Faction, and Hashed, alongside investments from… Read More

December 13, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly 1 in 2 new unicorns is an AI company, according to an extensive update from CBInsights. CBInsights has reportedly examined every billion-dollar startup around the globe and breaks down what they think are emerging “areas of opportunity.” As noted in the research report from… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening, and fraud prevention announced milestone achievements for its First-Party Fraud Consortium. The consortium seeks to unify firms in order to tackle the multi-industry issue of First-Party Fraud by “pooling data and insights which… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We have just scratched the surface of what AI can do in Fintech, and 2025 will bring “new trends into play,” according an industry outlook from Giuseppe Sette of Reflexivity and Raakhee Miller of Siebert. CI received insightful comments on the fintech industry’s outlook for… Read More

December 5, 2024 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The pressure is on for companies to turn AI investment into impact, according to PwC’s 2024 Global Investor Survey. The majority or 73% of investors say companies should “deploy AI solutions at scale, as overwhelmingly 66% expect the companies they invest in to deliver productivity… Read More

December 5, 2024 @ 5:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian companies’ use of AI in their finance functions is growing steadily – and the Return on Investment (ROI) on AI is exceeding, or at least meeting, expectations, a KPMG International study has found. And a quarter or 25% of Australian and overseas organizations are… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC announced a collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help drive innovation using the advancements in cloud and generative AI (GenAI) services. The collaboration will now aim to bring together PwC’s industry insights with AWS’ GenAI services, including Amazon Bedrock, which offers a… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 1:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has outlined how artificial intelligence is helping to transform the experiences it delivers to its 10 million-plus customers. At a key update in Sydney, the CBA reportedly showcased the role technology and AI are playing in delivering a number of… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced it is bringing on-premises Temenos generative AI — built with the NVIDIA AI platform — to banks, allowing them to transform data into real-time insights while retaining control over their information. Banks are now able to deliver customer-centered experiences by processing… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian research released recently highlights a strong interest among U.S. consumers in using generative AI for personal financial management. The tech and data company has reportedly surveyed consumers across the country to understand current perceptions about generative AI and how frequently Americans are tapping into… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has released the latest State of AI Q3’24 Report. CBInsights noted that the quarterly AI (artificial intelligence) deal count surged to reach “highest” level since Q1’22 peak. In Q3’24, CBInsights revealed that the global AI deal count surged “24% QoQ to reach 1,245 —… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FLock.io, a platform for federated learning on blockchain, announced that it has entered into an MoU with Animoca Brands, the company driving digital property rights via NFTs and gaming to help build the open metaverse, to explore “co-creation opportunities” for domain-specific AI models using FLock.io’s… Read More

November 2, 2024 @ 5:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Artificial intelligence is increasingly finding its way into the cloud, according to a report from KPMG which revealed that 97 per cent of companies in Germany that use cloud services obtain their AI (artificial intelligence) solutions from cloud providers. The research report noted that the… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian announced the launch of Experian Assistant, a generative AI-enabled solution that accelerates the modeling lifecycle, slashing model-development timelines from months to days. Integrated with Experian Ascend Technology Platform, this solution reportedly empowers users to leverage their data for analytics with less effort. The world’s… Read More

October 29, 2024 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Novaprime, a mortgage technology company dedicated to making homeownership more affordable, has recently announced that it makes its public debut with the launch of its AI-powered Loan Quality Platform. The platform is designed to improve the mortgage process by quickly evaluating loan integrity, “reducing processing… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 10:20 am By Michael Wong  |  

Fintech companies are facing a challenging environment in 2024 due to high interest rates and heightened regulatory scrutiny, but they are also discovering new opportunities, according to the latest Future of Fintech Report from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank. Despite… Read More

October 15, 2024 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European generative AI market is growing steadily, providing considerable opportunities, however, firms need to still overcome key challenges to ensure people feel comfortable with the tech. This, according to an update from Deloitte. Trust, which is considered to be a cornerstone of “widespread” acceptance,… Read More

September 22, 2024 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new report, released by Experian in collaboration with techUK, reveals Generative AI (GenAI) has the potential to boost annual U.K. GDP over the next ten years by up to £120 billion, but cites significant barriers “for businesses to overcome before that figure becomes a… Read More

September 21, 2024 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fathom, the AI-powered meeting intelligence platform that enables teams to have more productive conversations, announced it has raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Telescope Partners. Fathom’s seed investors reportedly include Maven Ventures, Character, Active Capital and Rackhouse Ventures. The company also reserved… Read More