Tagged: data

Bitcoin Mining: Riot Platforms Issues Statement in Response to Inquiries Regarding Power Strategy After August Update

Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), a firm focused on Bitcoin mining and data center hosting, issued a statement in response to recent inquiries regarding its power strategy following its August monthly operations update. In particular, “on September 6, 2023, CNBC published a story titled Texas… Read More

Zapier Data Report Reveals Key Trends Related to Rise of No-Code Solutions

No-code tools allow anyone to build apps and automate workflows using a visual interface—no coding or technical skills required, the team at Zapier noted in a recent update. According to Zapier, these tools experienced a dramatic rise “in adoption over the past few years due… Read More

Blockchain Firm Vechain, Vyvo Smart Chain to Focus on Improved Health Outcomes, Sustainable Human Development

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

Crypto VC Investments Shift Towards Infrastructure Development, Move Away from Speculative NFTs, Metaverse Projects: Report

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

HR Tech Provider Confirm Secures $6.2M via Series A to Remove “Subjectivity” from Performance Reviews

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

Worldcoin Crypto Initiative Is Being Scrutinized by Regulators in Several Jurisdictions

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

Financial Wellbeing: Civica, Experian to Enhance Worker Payday Experience

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

Cytora, CAPE Analytics to Enhance Commercial Property Risk Assessment

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

China Expected to Lead Global Digital Commerce Market with Projected $2.2T Sales in 2023, Report Claims

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

Rising Costs Mean “Going Green” Deprioritized by UK SMEs, Research Report Claims

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

Chainalysis Explains How On-Chain Data May Help Assess Digital Assets for Opportunity, Risk

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

UK Venture Capital Funding Value Declines Over 54% During Jan-July 2023, Report Reveals

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

Wealth Management: Salesforce, BNY Mellon’s Pershing X to Support Advisor Productivity

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

Pinwheel Is Now Plaid’s Provider for Direct Deposit Switching, Helps Power Payroll Data for Income Verification

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

Acuity Trading, a Provider of AI-Enhanced Trading Tools, Introduces Product Offering Actionable Insights for Traders

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

Alternative Payments Account for Almost 40% of Digital Commerce Transactions in Singapore: Report

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

AI, Climatetech Sectors in Australia Defy Slowdown in Venture Capital Activity: Report

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

Capco, Celonis Launch Mortgage Pipeline Management Solution

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

Payments Fintech Payoneer Adds Capabilities with Acquisition of Data Platform, Spott

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

Peter Barcak, CEO at Credolab: Fintech Professional Comments on Future of Lending, Power of Behavioral Data

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

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