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Jaja One of the first UK Fintechs to Launch a Gen AI Chat Assistant Using Anthropic’s Claude 3 Model Family on Amazon Bedrock

Jaja Finance (“Jaja”) has today become one of the first UK fintechs to launch a Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) chat assistant using Anthropic’s state-of-the-art Claude 3 model family, accelerating the fintech’s journey to becoming the UK’s leading digital lender.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 15:47
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Financial IT
John J. Fawcett Appointed to Bread Financial™’s Board of Directors

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. today announced that John J. Fawcett, a seasoned financial services executive, has joined the Company’s board as an independent director. Mr. Fawcett was elected at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held Tuesday, May 14, along with nominees Ralph J. Andretta, Roger H. Ballou, John C. Gerspach, Jr., Rajesh Natarajan, Joyce St. Clair, Timothy J. Theriault, Laurie A. Tucker and Sharen J.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 15:29
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Financial IT
AU10TIX Risk Assessment Model Exposes Critical Vulnerabilities in Identity Verification Processes

AU10TIX, a global technology leader in identity verification and management, today launched a free Risk Assessment Model that enables businesses to conduct an initial assessment of their exposure to operational, security and identity fraud risk.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 15:16
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Financial IT
Organisations Brace Themselves as Government Clamps Down on Financial Crime

Although last year saw a slight decline in fines administered for financial crime, the topic remains at the top of the regulator’s agendas. Considering that it takes around two years to collate a business case, there is no doubt that we’ll see further fines in 2024 or at least more reviews from regulators. 

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 14:51
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Financial IT
Financial Services and Generative AI: Approaching with Optimism

Historically, the financial services sector has adopted technology at a slower rate, often due to the industry's highly regulated nature and the time and cost needed to implement a new IT solution. But if organisations have a customised large language model (LLM) in place, there is a real opportunity to maximise the value of their data to improve internal processes and evolve customer experiences.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 14:41
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Financial IT
New Strategies for Customer Loyalty in a Changed Market Environment

The entire financial services industry has been in a state of upheaval for some time now - services are being reorganised and combined in new ways. Customers today have more choice than ever before. Technology has fundamentally changed people's perceptions, with many new offers on a wide variety of channels vying for customers' attention. This does not necessarily contribute to an increase in customer loyalty, but rather leads to continuous shifts in loyalty dynamics.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 14:27
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Financial IT
UK SMEs Poised for Growth, Yet Technical Expertise Gap Poses Potential Hurdle

While two-thirds (64 percent) of Britain’s small-medium enterprises (SMEs) report their business has not expanded in the last three years, this stunt in growth hasn’t impacted their sense of optimism. In fact, almost seven in ten (69 percent) say they feel their business has potential for growth if they can overcome certain barriers.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 12:36
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Financial IT
Alpian Experiences Rapid Growth, Closes Its CHF 76m Series C

Alpian, Switzerland's first premium digital bank, today announced significant milestones, including substantial growth, the completion of the last step of its pivotal Series C, totaling CHF 76M of which CHF 40M to be executed upon the regulatory approvals. This investment underscores confidence in Alpian's trajectory and will accelerate its growth and innovation in digital wealth management and banking services.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 12:28
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Financial IT
Middesk Joins the NayaOne Tech Marketplace
The business identity platform, Middesk, has joined the NayaOne Tech Marketplace. Middesk helps banks, lenders, payments providers, and other financial institutions verify their commercial customers so they can onboard the right businesses and enable them to transact faster.
Kyle Mack, CEO and Co-founder, Middesk:
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 12:06
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Financial IT
Leap Financial and Mastercard Launch Embedded Remittances Services
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 11:58
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