Payment, fraud and risk management experts, The ai Corporation(ai)and its suite of payment and fraud prevention solutions, including machine learning risk management tools,have been re-approved for an e-money licence by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Phil Siarri speaks to Eamon Leonard, VP Marketing at Montreal, Canada based Timechain. Timechain is an ambitious project by IT consulting firm Leadweb. Its goal is to make trading easier and more streamlined for crypto enthusiasts. The platform aims to become an all-in-one solution to buy, sell, exchange and hold cryptocurrencies.

Phil Siarri: Hi Eamon, good to connect with you. Can you tell us about your background and professional journey?

Volatility is back – if it ever left – in commodity markets. Geopolitical risks have exploded in the past few weeks and months with the threat and reality of trade tariffs and trade wars, sanctions and political instability, adding to both price and supply uncertainty. Among those impacted – potentially severely – are CPG and manufacturing companies who rely on basic commodities for their products, packaging, and transportation.

ecoAccount online wallet holders can now top up funds using Western Union’s global digital or retail network, and can send Western Union international or domestic money transfers from the U.K. 

TruValue Labs, the pioneer in AI-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, today announced it has launched on the Open:FactSet Marketplace, a new online platform that offers both financial and alternative data to investment professionals.

Visa and MoneyGram today announced a strategic agreement that will modernize and digitize the process of sending and receiving money overseas. 

Mitratech, a proven technology partner in meeting the challenges facing corporate legal professionals and their organizations, today was recognized as a Visionary in Gartner's July 2018 Magic Quadrant for Integrated Risk Management.

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services, in collaboration with Microsoft, today launched a cloud-based data platform, FactSet Data Exploration.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) today announced integration with Google Cloud's new Contact Center AI, a solution that combines multiple AI products to improve customer service experience and the productivity of contact centers.This further demonstrates Appian's commitment to delivering an integrated customer experience across channels and customer touchpoints with Appian's Intelligent Contact Center(TM) (ICC)

WillScot Corporation (Nasdaq:WSC) ("WillScot"), a specialty rental services market leader providing innovative modular space and portable storage solutions across North America, today announced that it has launched an underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of 7,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 ("Common Stock"). In connection with the Offering, WillScot intends to grant the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to 1,050,000 shares additional shares of its Common Stock.