Ant International’s Antom Unveils AI-Driven App to Empower MSMEs in Finance and Business Management
- 2 months 1 day ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Antom, a leading provider of merchant payment and digitisation services under Ant International, has announced the launch of EPOS360, an integrated app designed to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) streamline and scale their operations.
Ant International Open Sources Time-Series Transformer AI Model to Enable More Businesses to Benefit From AI-Powered Forecasting
- 2 months 1 day ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, has released its proprietary Falcon TST (Time-Series Transformer) AI model, the industry-first Mixture of Experts architecture-based big data model with multiple patch tokenizers, supported by up to 2.5 billion parameters. The model has also achieved state-of-the-art zero-shot results on well-acknowledged long-term forecasting benchmarks, such... more
Eltropy Introduces "Safe AI Strategy" eBook to Guide Credit Unions and Community Banks Through Responsible AI Adoption
- 2 months 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today introduced its "Safe AI Strategy for Community Financial Institutions" eBook. This strategic guide offers credit unions and community banks practical guidance for navigating AI implementation through a framework built on trust, fairness, and security.
From Vision to Reality: AI Factory Solutions for Government and Enterprise
- 2 months 6 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
AI factories are transforming how governments and enterprises operate - unlocking new levels of automation, intelligence, and efficiency. From streamlining citizen services to accelerating innovation in regulated industries, AI is no longer a future vision—it’s today’s imperative.
Expensify Launches First Hybrid “Contextual” AI Expense Agent
- 2 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Expensify, the easiest way to manage expenses, corporate cards, and travel, today announced the next evolution of Concierge, its embedded support system, now transformed into a full-service expense agent.
United Fintech Acquires 100% of Trade Ledger to Advance AI Innovation in Banking
- 2 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
United Fintech, the digital transformation group for financial institutions, has acquired Trade Ledger, the pioneering technology company behind an AI-powered solution that automates commercial and business lending.
Kuwait Finance House Collaborates With NCR Atleos to Revolutionize In-Branch Banking Experience Using Conversational AI Avatar
- 2 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
NCR Atleos Corporation , a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, has collaborated with Kuwait Finance House (KFH) to transform the in-branch customer experience through the deployment of a hyper-realistic conversational AI-powered avatar.
Nscale and VAST Data Unite to Build the Global Fabric for AI Accelerated by NVIDIA
- 2 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, has announced a partnership with Nscale, the Europe-headquartered AI infrastructure provider, to deliver one of the industry’s most advanced AI cloud fabrics.
Just a Third of UK Tech Scale-Ups Boast AI Expertise on Their Boards – Lagging Behind FTSE 350 Tech Giants
- 2 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
UK tech scale-ups are at risk of failing to meet their growth potential by not appointing artificial intelligence (AI) experts to their boards, according to new research from global growth consultancy, Think & Grow. Just a third (32%) of the UK’s fastest-growing technology scale-ups boast AI expertise on their boards compared to four in ten (40%) of the largest tech companies on the FTSE 350 index.
Zurich Reimagines the Future of Insurance with Ambitious New AI Lab
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
In an industry often defined by tradition, Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is taking a bold leap forward with the launch of a groundbreaking Zurich AI Lab. Spearheaded by Group CEO Mario Greco, it represents an ambitious move that signals a new era in how insurance is delivered and experienced by its customers.
Research from Checkout.com Reveals 40% of Brits Would Let AI Agents Handle Routine Shopping Tasks
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
A global study released today, ‘Peak Season '25: The debut of agentic commerce?’, by Checkout.com, a leading digital payments company, highlights the consumer buying behaviour which is powering today’s digital economy.
OpenAI and PayPal Team Up to Power Instant Checkout and Agentic Commerce in ChatGPT
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
PayPal, Inc. today announced it will adopt the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to expand payments and commerce in ChatGPT. Millions of ChatGPT users will be able to check out instantly using PayPal, and PayPal will support payments processing for merchants leveraging OpenAI Instant Checkout. PayPal will also connect its global merchant network to OpenAI, creating a platform for tens of millions of small businesses and the largest brands in the... more
Starling Launches UK-First AI Tool to Combat Scams
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Starling Bank is using AI to help customers spot the warning signs of purchase scams. The new tool, Scam Intelligence, lets customers upload images of items and ads from online marketplaces, and analyses them for signs of fraud before serving personalised guidance in seconds. It is available today for personal, joint and business account customers.
iBusiness Launches iBuild™: Vibe Coding for Financial Institutions, From AI-Written Code to Secure, Live Deployment in Minutes
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
iBusiness, a pioneer in banking and lending technology, today announced the launch of iBuild, a patent-pending AI-powered, code development platform that takes vibe coding to the next level.
IBM and Groq Partner to Accelerate Enterprise AI Deployment With Speed and Scale
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
IBM and Groq today announced a strategic go-to-market and technology partnership designed to give clients immediate access to Groq's inference technology, GroqCloud, on watsonx Orchestrate – providing clients high-speed AI inference capabilities at a cost that helps accelerate agentic AI deployment. As part of the partnership, Groq and IBM plan to integrate and enhance Red Hat open source vLLM technology with Groq's LPU architecture. IBM Granite... more
