April 02, 2024
Is AI the Master Key to Banking’s Next Era?
For banks and financial institutions (FIs), systemic adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is perhaps the industry’s most formidable litmus test of adaptability since the global embrace of digital banking...
April 01, 2024
Sam Altman Removed as Head of OpenAI VC Fund
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman no longer controls the company’s venture capital fund. The artificial intelligence (AI) company has changed the fund’s governance, removing Altman as its head and as a general...
March 30, 2024
3 Strikes and Cashiers Are Out at the New Ball...
Baseball is back, and this year, more stadiums are tapping frictionless checkout to cut labor costs while meeting fans’ demand to spend as little time out of their seats as possible....
March 29, 2024
Bank Branches Evolve Into Financial Education ‘Magnets’
Last year, banks shuttered 2,300 branches. The move should come as no surprise, given the fact that banks, like any other business, have been examining their cost structures. At the...
March 28, 2024
White House Wants Chief AI Officers to Keep Federal AI...
The White House unveiled a groundbreaking policy on Thursday (March 28) that requires federal agencies to identify and mitigate the potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the government’s commitment to...
March 28, 2024
Retailers Add Tech to Meet Consumer Demand for Biometric Authentication
With consumers looking for more frictionless authentication, retailers ranging from Whole Foods to Steak ’n Shake are adding biometric payments. Amazon has been looking to remove friction from its Amazon One pay-by-palm capability, most recently launching an app to...
March 28, 2024
Amazon Debuts App for Easier Palm Payment Sign-Ups
Amazon is making it easier for consumers to use its palm payment tool Amazon One. “Until today, customers had to visit a physical location to hover their palm over an Amazon One device...
March 27, 2024
RealPage and Plaid Team to Curb Rental Fraud
Real estate software/data analytics provider RealPage has debuted tools to combat rental fraud. The new offerings, announced Wednesday (March 27), will be available with the company’s OneSite and On-Site leasing and property management...
March 27, 2024
Banks Need to Copy eCommerce’s ‘Friction-Free’ Experiences
Eric Foust, VP of Banking Partnerships, North America at Trustly, said that in the wake of the pandemic, consumers are looking toward banks to deliver the same ease of use and...
