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Materia Exits Stealth, Launches GenAI Platform for Public Accounting Firms
Materia Exits Stealth, Launches GenAI Platform for Public Accounting Firms
June 20, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Materia has come out of stealth with over $6.3 million in funding, launching a generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform built specifically for public accounting firms....

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Safe Superintelligence’s Launch Spotlights OpenAI Roots
Safe Superintelligence’s Launch Spotlights OpenAI Roots
June 20, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has launched Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a new artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on creating a...

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Gynger Raises $20 Million to Scale Embedded Financing Platform
Gynger Raises $20 Million to Scale Embedded Financing Platform
June 20, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Gynger has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by PayPal Ventures to support its embedded financing platform for technology purchases. Get...

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McDonald’s to Offer $5 Meal Deal as Consumers Seek Value
McDonald’s to Offer $5 Meal Deal as Consumers Seek Value
June 20, 2024  |  Retail

McDonald’s is preparing to roll out a $5 Meal Deal and other value-oriented offers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Millennials Are Most Prepared to Trade Down to Private Label
Millennials Are Most Prepared to Trade Down to Private Label
June 20, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As merchants step up their own-brand offerings, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds that across grocery and retail, millennials prove the most eager to find more affordable...

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SoundHound AI Expands Voice AI Ordering for Restaurants
SoundHound AI Expands Voice AI Ordering for Restaurants
June 20, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

SoundHound AI announced Tuesday (June 18) its acquisition of key assets from Allset, an online food ordering platform, in a move that bolsters the voice...

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Former J.P. Morgan Payments Head Takis Georgakopoulos to Join Fiserv
Former J.P. Morgan Payments Head Takis Georgakopoulos to Join Fiserv
June 20, 2024  |  Personnel

Fiserv has announced that former J.P. Morgan Global Head of Payments Takis Georgakopoulos will join the company, effective Sept. 3. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Savings United Launches Standalone Coupon Site
Savings United Launches Standalone Coupon Site
June 20, 2024  |  Retail

Savings United, which has over a decade’s experience in helping media partners bring tailored coupons to their readers, has launched its first standalone coupon site....

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Singapore Says Banking Sector Is Top Money Laundering Risk
Singapore Says Banking Sector Is Top Money Laundering Risk
June 20, 2024  |  AML

Singapore has identified banks as the entities posing the greatest money laundering (ML) risk to the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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