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572RetailMystore-E And An AI Assistant For Physical Retail
Creating the correctly personalized in-store experience is much easier said than done in most cases – consumers want salespeople who are knowledgeable...
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2.7KInnovationMobileye Plans To Have A Fully Autonomous Car In Four Years
During a presentation at CES in Las Vegas, Mobileye, an autonomous car development company acquired by Intel for $15.3 billion in March...
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2.5KInvestmentsChinese Smartphone Giant Xiaomi To Invest $1.5B In AI
In the midst of an economically uncertain time in China stemming from the trade war with the U.S., Xiaomi said it will...
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2.1KInvestmentsFacial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
In a move that could bring in as much as $1 billion in funding, facial recognition firm Megvii is reportedly mulling an...
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1.8KArtificial IntelligenceChinese AI Startup Prepares For $2B In Funding
SenseTime, the most valuable artificial intelligence (AI) startup in the world, is getting ready for a financing round that could amount to...
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2.5KBankingKPMG On Technology Enabled Cash Management As Borders Blur
Cash management is both opportunity and challenge for banks as cross-border payments gain traction. Troy Hagey, strategy principal with KPMG, tells PYMNTS how...
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2.6KEcosystemsThe Race For Controlling Connected Car Commerce Speeds Up
The commuter consumer is a very real phenomenon that is on the rise. A quick look at the latest edition of the...
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1.9KB2B PaymentsSmall Businesses At The Center Of Bots Vs Accountants
Behind many shifting trends in small business (SMB) financial services — the rise of FinTech service providers, the emergence of artificial intelligence...
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1.9KSecurity & FraudLuxury Retail, Luxury Fraud: How Neiman Marcus Is Battling Fraudsters
Retailers are increasingly using new tools to differentiate between legit and fraudulent transactions. In the latest Digital Fraud Tracker, Neiman Marcus’ Chief...
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1.9KArtificial IntelligenceAI Startups Culled $9.3B In 2018
New data shows that venture capital funding of artificial intelligence (AI) companies jumped a whopping 72 percent last year, hitting a record...
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3.3KInnovationCherry Home CEO: The Future Of Smart Homes And Independent Senior Living
When talking about advances in home automation and artificial intelligence (AI)-guided systems for consumers, the conversation has a natural tendency to drift...
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2.6KSecurity & FraudComcast Launches AI-Powered Cybersecurity Service
Comcast is releasing an artificial intelligence-powered service that will monitor, block and tell customers about online threats to devices connected to home...
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1.8KArtificial IntelligenceIBM Ends 2018 With 9.1K Patents Under Its Belt
IBM announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it received 9,100 patents last year, marking the 26th year in a row in which it...
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2.7KB2B PaymentsFICO Targets Data With New Fraud, AI Patents
Credit data company FICO has secured five new patents related to fraud, artificial intelligence and analytics technologies, according to StreetInsider reports on...
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3.7KSecurity & FraudHow Neiman Marcus Uses AI To Fight Fraudsters
With the holiday shopping season in the rear view, retailers across the globe are tallying up their wins and losses. While the...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsPayPal India Sees Revenue Jump 12x
PayPal has reported a more than twelvefold boost in revenue at its Indian payments subsidiary. According to The Economic Times, revenue reached Rs...
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2.1KInnovationSegway-Ninebot To Show Off Autonomous Delivery Bot At CES
Segway, the unit of Ninebot, is gearing up to launch a self-driving delivery robot aimed at the last mile of delivery. According...
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2.8KFraud PreventionWhat Lies Beneath: FIs’ Biggest Cyberthreat
Well, let’s start with the bad news first, even at the risk of robbing some of the joy and optimism that comes...
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3.8KRegulation
US Commerce Dept Eyes AI Export Reg
New technologies face numerous tests that go beyond whether they work. Will consumers use them for daily or near-daily tasks? Are there...
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3.1KGoogleGoogle Exec Says Data, AI Can Advance Health Care
Toby Cosgrove, an executive advisor to the Google Cloud health care team, believes data and artificial intelligence (AI) have the power to...
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2.9KIntelligence of ThingsFacebook Portal’s Approach To Smart Home Privacy
Timing can be everything. On the heels of a series of high-profile data compromises, Facebook introduces a smart home device that connects...
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4.1KInnovationDeutsche Bank: How To Make FI/FinTech Partnerships Work
David Watson of Deutsche Bank contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ Masterclass series, where participants in the world of payments...
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3.3KArtificial Intelligence
AI Healthcare Mkt Projected To Reach $36B By 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare market is expected to grow to $36.1 billion by 2025. The “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market...
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6.4KSecurity & Fraud2019 To See Increase In Nation-State Cyberattacks, Ransomware
Will the New Year bring an increase in cyberattacks? According to one security expert, the answer is, unfortunately, yes. According to Robert Ackerman,...
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4.0KSecurity & FraudBrighterion CEO: 2018 Was The Year Of Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Akli Adjaoute, CEO of Brighterion, wrote this AI-focused piece as part of our 2018 year-end eBook. On Dec. 3, 2018, the U.S....
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3.5KArtificial IntelligenceAnalysts Say Siri Has Gotten Smarter, But Lags The Competition
Apple’s voice assistant, Siri, has made some major improvements in the last few months, CNBC reported. Gene Munster and Will Thompson, two...
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1.9KEcosystemsOrbita: Why Voice Technology Is Critical To Upgrading Healthcare
That voice-activated technology could change the face of medical care and the entire healthcare ecosystem is something that Orbita President, Co-founder and...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsThe ERP Emerges As Top Target For AI Developers
As far as B2B FinTech goes, much attention has been paid to empowering a range of processes, including accounts payable, expense management...
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3.8KVISAVisa: ‘Time As The New Coupon’ Will Drive Retail In 2019
It’s easy to get swept up in the retail apocalypse narrative. With historic retailers like Toys R Us and Sears shutting their...
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1.9KGoogleGoogle Pauses Facial Recognition Commercialization
Google has vowed not to sell its facial recognition products until it can make sure the technology will not be abused. “Like...
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2.3KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: ‘Blockchain Developer’ Tops LinkedIn’s ‘Emerging Jobs’ Report; ICOs Face Threat Of Crypto Refunds
Boerse Stuttgart Group, Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, has announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency trading platform in the first half of...
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5.9KQSR & MobileFirst Data: Connected QSRs And Serving The Market Of One
Call it the market of one. In the age of connectivity, when mobile devices have meant a sea change in how we...
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3.2KAuthenticationJumio: Why Online Love Doesn’t Have To Attract Fraudsters
The prospect of love always carries with it the prospect of danger. One can interpret that many ways — philosophically, poetically, psychologically....
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2.4KAlexaAlexa Can Now Read Emails, Prompt Location-Based Services
Just in time for the holiday season, Amazon is adding a bunch of new features to its voice-activated digital assistant Alexa, including...
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2.3KRegulationGoogle, Microsoft Demand AI, Facial Recognition Rules
A research group affiliated with two tech giants is calling for more regulation of facial recognition and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools....
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3.3KB2B PaymentsWhat Corporate Finance Tech Adoption Will Look Like In Two Years
It’s that time of year again, when experts muse and analysts forecast for the year (and years) ahead. In corporate finance, the...
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3.1KSecurity & FraudMicrosoft: India Cos Lose $10.3M From Cyberattacks Annually
A new study has revealed that a large-sized company in India loses an average of $10.3 million each year due to cyberattacks,...
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4.4KSecurity & FraudKPMG: How AI Defense Can Counter Faster Payments Fraud
Everything can seem right. But that’s only because the criminals are good. A person calls to inform a consumer that his or...
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2.6KInvestmentsGoogle Invests In Japanese AI Company ABEJA
Google, in an unusual move, has invested in Japanese AI and machine learning company ABEJA during a follow-on funding round, according to...
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2.2KToday In DataToday In Data: Banks Give Consumers Confidence Amid Data Breaches
Banks give consumers confidence that their data won’t fall into the wrong hands when they make purchases or reservations, thanks to investments...
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3.0KRetailSelect Safeway Stores Offer First AI-Powered Medical Clinics
Two Safeway stores in the Phoenix area are now offering artificial intelligence-powered medical clinics through a partnership with Akos Med Clinic. A leader...
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2.9KArtificial IntelligenceWalmart, Brain Corp Pair On AI Tech
Software tech company Brain Corp announced that it has entered an agreement to provide artificial intelligence (AI) to Walmart. “We’re excited to...
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3.9KLoyalty & RewardsTSYS On How Payments Power Rewards, And Rewards Power Loyalty
Loyalty has come a long way in the payments realm, from the days when strict terms of rewards programs were more frustrating than...
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4.8KB2B PaymentsCFOs Held Back From Driving Digital Transformation
Like many positions in corporate finance, the role of chief financial officer (CFO) is facing new pressures in a climate of innovation...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsIn Expense Management, Data Emerges As The Currency Of Control
Amid the digital transformation of the enterprise, data is now considered the most valuable currency for corporates looking to transform via technology....
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4.6KSecurity & FraudHow OfferUp Works To Safeguard Both Buyers And Sellers
Digital marketplaces have become beloved by buyers and sellers — and fraudsters. Nick Huzar, CEO of OfferUp, says most current authentication standards...
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2.8KAuthenticationHow Authentication Tech Is Stamping Out Illegal eCig Purchases
Water always finds the lowest point — that’s a fact of life. So, too, is this: Underaged consumers will always try, and...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsStartups (And Their Investors) Offer Enterprise Processes A Digital Overhaul
With more than $370 million raised by B2B startups this week, investors are showing their support for companies that help other businesses...
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1.9KInnovationMicrosoft, Google To Meet With Trump Admin On Innovation
The White House will be hosting a variety of technology executives to discuss “bold, transformational ideas” that “can help ensure U.S. leadership...
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5.4KSecurity & FraudOfferUp CEO On Making Marketplace Authentication Smarter
The world is constantly getting faster. As a result, the speed of commerce and payments is coming closer to real time. This...
