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Pegasystem Aims To Evolve Chatbots With Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant
Pegasystem Aims To Evolve Chatbots With Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant
April 19, 2017  |  Chatbots

Pegasystems, the software company, announced Tuesday (April 18) the launch of Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant, an artificial intelligence-powered (AI) bot that turns applications into smart...

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Revolut Partners Up With Trussle For Mortgage Broking Service Access
Revolut Partners Up With Trussle For Mortgage Broking Service Access
April 19, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Buying a home can be a long and arduous process whether as first-time home buyers or multi-unit owners. The paperwork alone can be tedious and, at...

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Advocacy Group Sues US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Advocacy Group Sues US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
April 19, 2017  |  CFPB

Protecting consumers from credit card fraud is a massive undertaking and is something that’s not likely taken lightly by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....

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American Express Unveils New Amex Bot At Facebook’s F8
American Express Unveils New Amex Bot At Facebook’s F8
April 19, 2017  |  Chatbots

Chatbot integration with Facebook’s Messenger has slowly been gaining steam over the past few months. As we reported earlier this year, many companies like Domino’s Pizza...

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Wells Fargo Announces Messenger Chatbot Plans
Wells Fargo Announces Messenger Chatbot Plans
April 19, 2017  |  Chatbots

Wells Fargo recently announced plans to test a chatbot for Facebook Messenger — the latest in a recent string of payments providers and financial institutions...

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CyberGRX Raises $20 Million In Venture Funding To Drive Adoption Of Its Platform
CyberGRX Raises $20 Million In Venture Funding To Drive Adoption Of Its Platform
April 19, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

CyberGRX, the provider of a third-party cyber risk management platform, announced Tuesday (April 18) that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Get...

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Fintech TransferWise To Move Headquarters Out Of UK Due To Brexit
Fintech TransferWise To Move Headquarters Out Of UK Due To Brexit
April 19, 2017  |  Brexit

TransferWise, an international payments startup valued at over $1 billion, is relocating its European headquarters from the U.K. by March 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Mastercard And PayRange Partner To Make Vending Cashless
Mastercard And PayRange Partner To Make Vending Cashless
April 19, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

“Who wants to shop at vending machines?” When PYMNTS first encountered PayRange CEO Paresh Patel at Innovation Project 2013, he was leading a tiny startup...

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LevelUp On Making Mobile Order Ahead Pay
LevelUp On Making Mobile Order Ahead Pay
April 19, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

The benefits of mobile order ahead are well documented, says Emma Beckerle, director of Client Services at LevelUp, as consumer satisfaction and order sizes increase....

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