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In computer science, artificial intelligence, sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans.
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216Artificial IntelligenceCiti Commercial Cards Implements AI Call Center Solution
Citi Commercial Cards is introducing an intelligent virtual agent (IVA) capability at its U.S. call centers, Citi announced on Monday (Feb. 3)....
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955Platform PaymentsCan AI Fix Consumer Onboarding Security Hiccups?
The sharing economy’s business model is straightforward: Individuals list goods and services on curated online platforms that foster pain-free connections to renters...
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2.2KPayments InnovationUnbundling The Travel Bundle
The sharing economy is undergoing a sea change due to Generation Z’s coming of age. Experts expect this generation, which heavily favors...
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1.3KGoogleGoogle Working On Robotic Kittens, Other AI Initiatives
Among the artificial intelligence (AI) projects Google is developing are real-time language translation, anemia detection and robotic kittens, CNBC reported Wednesday (Jan....
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2.0KAMLDeep Dive: Payment Service Providers Level Up KYC, AML Strategies
Payments companies are stepping into increasingly important roles as the global payment processing solutions market is slated to hit $62.3 billion by...
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3.4KEuropeNew EU Policy Pushes For Data Sharing To Foster Blockchain, AI Use
The EU is looking to adopt new antitrust rules that will aim to give European companies more leeway in the market. The...
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2.3KInternationalEU Parliament Calls For More Consumer Protection In AI, Automation
Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee issued a resolution Thursday (Jan. 23) that will put rules into place to address the...
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6.2KMastercardMastercard Debuts Canadian Intelligence And Cyber Center
Mastercard has launched a new center called the Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver, Canada, focused on speeding innovation in artificial intelligence...
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1.2KDisbursementsHow Shutterstock Relies On Fast Disbursements For Contributor Loyalty
Photographers and other creative professionals find aggregators to be extremely efficient at distributing their work, but extremely inefficient when it comes to...
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2.6KRestaurant innovationCustomer-Facing Technologies Spice Up The QSR Space
Three words are driving dramatic technological changes in the fast food space: quality, convenience and speed. QSR customers expect quality food and...
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1.9KInvestmentsSoftBank Joins Berkshire Grey’s $263M Funding Round For Retail Robotics
Robotics and artificial intelligence company Berkshire Grey has raised $263 million in Series B financing to continue providing global Fortune 100 companies...
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2.1KArtificial IntelligenceIBM Announces Policy Lab To Help Ensure ‘Trustworthy’ Tech
With the new IBM Policy Lab, IBM is looking to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) development in a way that is safe, but...
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2.4KPayments InnovationEMVCo: Majority Of Payment Cards (8.2B) Are Chip-Enabled
More than 8.2 billion chip-enabled consumer cards — credit and debit — are now in use across the world, according to EMVCo,...
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3.5KRetailHow Ghost Kitchens Are Altering The QSR Landscape
As more consumers place their food orders through digital channels, eateries are adapting to the tastes of diners who want to enjoy...
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1.7KArtificial IntelligenceAlphabet, Microsoft Disagree On EU’s Proposed Facial Recognition Ban
Microsoft President Brad Smith doesn’t agree with Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai’s backing of the EU’s call for a temporary ban on...
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1.2KInvestmentsSupplier Network Co scoutbee Gets $60M In Series B Round
Supplier discovery platform scoutbee has raised $60 million in a series B funding round led by Atomico, with Lakestar, Next47, HV Holtzbrinck...
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2.6KNewsTop News In Payments: UK Regulators’ Data Violation Fines Top $126M; Google CEO Calls For AI Governance
In today’s top payments news, U.K. regulators have levied $126 million in fines for data violations since mid-2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai...
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1.9KFraud PreventionEmploying A Multilayered Approach For Robust Fraud Protection
Fraud protection techniques have advanced rapidly over the past decade to keep pace with fraudsters preying on emerging weak points. Bad actors...
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2.3KArtificial IntelligenceGoogle CEO Calls For AI Governance
In a Sunday opinion column in The Financial Times (FT), Google and Alphabet chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai wrote about the...
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1.6KSubscription CommerceDeep Dive: How Securing Customer Onboarding Can Curb Negative Option Billing Subscription Creep
The subscription eCommerce market is a favorite among consumers and businesses, growing more than 100 percent annually for the past five years....
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1.4KFraud PreventionProtecting Against Sharing Platform ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ Scams
Not all of the nearly 15 million U.S. RV campers who rely on online vehicle marketplaces get what they pay for. Scammers...
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2.2KArtificial IntelligenceEU Considers Tightening AI Regulations For ‘High-Risk’ Sectors
Seeking to keep things ethical in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union wants to enact legally binding requirements for...
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1.8KCross-border PaymentsTrint On Safeguarding The Customer Experience
The speech-to-text API market is predicted to grow to $4.1 billion by 2024, so long as rampant fraud and rising churn don’t...
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3.7KAppleApple Makes $200M Acquisition In Race For AI Dominance
Apple shelled out $200 million for an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that makes smart devices smarter, topping bids by Microsoft, Amazon and...
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3.0KFraud PreventionHow AI Helps Marketplaces Fight Off-Platform Fraud
Fraudsters are starting off the new decade armed with the stolen data and credentials of millions of global consumers, and they are...
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2.9KCredit UnionsCredit Unions Place Big Bet On AI And Biometrics
A new decade — and for credit unions (CUs), might this be the decade of data as a conduit of trust, a...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsHow Big Data Guides The Accountant’s Evolution
Technology continues to initiate change in the role of accountants from number-crunchers to strategic advisors. With client requirements in flux, and with...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsPlotly Gets $1.7M From Scale AI
Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Plotly has received a $1.7 million contribution from Scale AI, an innovation hub that...
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8.8KCross-border PaymentsUsing Data To Fight Subscriber Churn
The subscription business model is growing sharply across the globe, and for good reason. Companies can bank on its recurring revenue stream...
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8.9KMastercardUsing AI To Keep Issuers On The Right Side Of Credit Risk
As 2020 gets into full swing, artificial intelligence (AI) is in a peculiar position. It’s like that cool new kid everyone knows...
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2.1KFacebookZuckerberg Predicts Big Advancements In AR Tech In 2020s
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is excited about augmented reality tech, which he thinks can address a number of social problems. Zuckerberg, in...
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2.0KArtificial IntelligenceAGI Firm Soul Machine Snags $40M To Advance Human-Machine Connections
Autonomous animation platform Soul Machines has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Temasek, with new participation from...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsProcurement AI Tackles The Drawbacks Of Sluggish ePayments Adoption
Enterprise digitization continues to ramp up the availability of data, and open up new opportunities for in-depth analysis of that information. However,...
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1.9KInnovationFederal Government Is ‘All In’ For Autonomous Vehicles
As it rolled out new federal agency guidance at the annual CES event, the Trump administration showed strong support for autonomous vehicles....
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2.4KRetailWalmart Launches Grocery-Picking Robot
Walmart is aiming to solidify its position as America’s largest grocer with a grocery-picking robot called Alphabot that is said to pick,...
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3.8KInvestmentsIsraeli Tech Startups Boost Funding 30 Pct. YOY
Israel’s technology sector had a banner year in 2019, raising $8.3 billion in 522 deals, a 30 percent growth over 2018, ZAG...
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2.4KRegulationTrump Administration Presents New AI Regulations For Federal Agencies
The Trump administration recently submitted new rules governing any future federal regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) used in an array of industries,...
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2.0KInnovationGoogle Assistant Previews Upcoming Voice AI Feature
Google Assistant is aiming to help users in even more ways thanks to new features the company debuted at CES 2020 throughout...
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2.5KRetailHow Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends
The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. For instance, online marketplace and auction...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsThe Financial Literacy Link To Supply Chain Digitization
Supply chain management is increasingly more strategic than operational, enabling businesses around the world to improve their bottom lines while meeting the...
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5.4KVoice ActivationAlexa Payments Coming For ExxonMobil Customers
ExxonMobil and Fiserv have teamed up to let people pay for gas with Alexa at the pump, according to a release. People...
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2.3KInnovationRivian Electric Vehicles To Offer Alexa Capability
Rivian, an electric car company backed by Amazon, will add Alexa voice assistant capability to its R1T pickup and R1S SUV, which...
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2.4KRetailWhy The Road To Retail Innovation Often Runs Through Apparel
When it comes to retail innovation, you can usually count on consumers’ constant need for clothes to help drive new trends. At...
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2.1KArtificial IntelligenceTrump Administration Requires License For Certain AI Software Exports
New rules from the Trump administration will make it more difficult to export artificial intelligence data, with an eye toward keeping sensitive...
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2.7KRetailHow Tech Is Reinventing How Brides Say Yes To The Dress
A typical episode of TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress” can offer one the basic sketch of the drama that is buying...
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5.1KTaxesOnline Sales Tax’s ‘Pivotal,’ Post-Wayfair 2019 — And What Lies Ahead
There are certain years (and events) that represent significant shifts in business, where there was a way things were done — until...
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11.7KInnovationSamsung’s New Fridge Uses AI To Track Food Inventory
Samsung has introduced a new refrigerator that’s the latest addition to its Family Hub lineup, with artificial intelligence (AI) and features that...
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5.0KCredit UnionsCredit Union’s API Drive To Digital Innovation
It wasn’t very long ago that nearly every banking-connected function required a trip to the local branch. Even the simplest tasks like...
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5.1KInnovationCES 2020 Opens The Door On A New Decade
If it’s not the holiest of holies for those involved in payments and commerce, it sure comes reasonably close. We are talking...
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9.8KArtificial IntelligenceSamsung To Launch ‘Artificial Human’ Called Neon
Samsung disclosed that it will introduce an “artificial human” called Neon at CES 2020 on Jan. 7 that is totally different than...
