digital transformation

AI Use at Walmart Boosts eCommerce Numbers
AI Use at Walmart Boosts eCommerce Numbers
July 12, 2017  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar stores are dropping like flies, but one chain is not going down without a fight. By integrating machine learning into its operations, Walmart is...

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Making Connected Car Data Monetizable
Making Connected Car Data Monetizable
July 12, 2017  |  Big Data

The average car generates gigabytes of data already — between the engine, infotainment and other computerized systems. And that is only today — before the addition of...

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Google And AI: The Perfect PAIR?
Google And AI: The Perfect PAIR?
July 11, 2017  |  Google

Speech recognition, image search, translation — those are just the beginning for artificial intelligence, if Google is reading its pulse right. While machines are getting better...

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Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative
Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative
July 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Japan’s Mizuho Bank is moving forward with plans to use blockchain for trade finance. The bank said Friday (July 7) that it has completed its...

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AI/BOT: Where Do Chatbots Go From Here?
AI/BOT: Where Do Chatbots Go From Here?
July 06, 2017  |  Chatbots And Commerce

Within the past year, Facebook’s Messenger has been responsible for the boom in chatbot growth. With more than 100,000 businesses creating interactive company chatbots, it...

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Previse Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
Previse Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
July 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

U.K. startup Previse, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered invoice financing platform, has announced new seed funding. Recent reports said Previse raised $2.58 million in funding from Hambro Perks,...

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How Tech Can Help Uncover The Story Behind Financial Data
How Tech Can Help Uncover The Story Behind Financial Data
July 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

For a chief financial officer (CFO), having technology — from ERP systems to cloud accounting and cash forecasting tools — has become paramount when deploying...

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Sage Accounting Chat Bot Lands In Canada
Sage Accounting Chat Bot Lands In Canada
June 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Sage‘s accounting chat bot is expanding. The company said this week that its AI-powered chat bot, Pegg, will be available to companies in Canada next...

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RegTech And AI Tackle The Maddening Hurdle Of Conflicting Financial Policies
RegTech And AI Tackle The Maddening Hurdle Of Conflicting Financial Policies
June 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Regulation has historically been a challenge for the financial services space, but considering today’s fast pace of change in both financial services innovation and regulation,...

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