Agorai, the only integrated marketplaces for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and the data assets that fuel them, today announced the AgoraiMarketplaces. Designed to remove market inefficiencies, reward data creators and drive measurable value, Agorai brings together data owners and AI companies to create AI-driven solutions that solve real business problems.

As brick-and-mortar retailers look to enhance the in-store experience to compete with the ecommerce giants, they must contend with the unprecedented challenges posed by decreasing revenues and escalating costs.

But for those who invest smartly in the right digital initiatives, there are huge opportunities. For this reason, transformative technologies such as mobile scan-and-go solutions are gaining momentum across the world.

Generally the most laborious part of a customer’s relationship with their bank is the application and onboarding process. Filling out countless forms, searching for long-lost documents, and signing each piece of paper multiple times can lead to terrible experiences and high application attrition rates. Avoka are focused on streamlining banking customer experience so that banks and their customers can focus on the transaction rather than the application.

tappit, a leading international provider of cashless experiences to sports events, festivals and other global entertainment venues, has appointed Jason Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The Blockchain London Conference will arrive in Olympia London next week for the first leg of the 2018 World Series. The world’s largest blockchain event will be co-located with the AI and IoT Tech expo and is set to have 14,000 attendees, 500+ speakers and 250+ exhibitors. Registration will open at 8am on Wednesday 18^th April, Olympia London.

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Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC (Kestra PWS), a registered investment adviser subsidiary of Kestra Financial, Inc. supporting independent advisor teams nationwide, today welcomed True Alpha Wealth Management (True Alpha) to its platform.

Based in Sandusky, Ohio, True Alpha Wealth Management is operated by Brian C. Duttera, President; Elizabeth Skrinak, CFP®, Vice President; and Pat Glasgow, Wealth Management Associate. Collectively, the team has more than 75 years of financial services experience.

As the millennial generation begins to enter the stage in their lives where they make larger purchases, invest, and buy property, they are finding that the traditional banking services their parents relied upon do not meet their needs.  With smartphones never far away and the internet always accessible, they are seeking financial services that meet the demands of their digital lives.

HubStor, a leading archive-as-a-service solution for unstructured data on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, today announced integration and global partnership with Red Box Recorders, a leading provider of communication recording solutions used by the world’s top 6 banks and 85% of global interdealer brokers.

Paysafe, a leading global payments provider, today announces that it has agreed to acquire iPayment Holdings, Inc. (“iPayment”), a U.S. based provider of payment and processing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). The acquisition forms part of Paysafe’s previously stated investment strategy to expand its presence in North America in response to significant growth opportunities, particularly in the fast-growing SMB sector.