Chargeflow, which taps AI to fight chargebacks, raises $14M
Chargeflow, a startup using AI to fight chargeback fraud, today announced that it raised $11 million in a seed round led by the VC firm OpenView Venture Partners. The tranche builds on Chargeflow’s previously undisclosed $3 million seed round closed several months ago, bringing the startup’s total raised to $14
Read morePhishing Test Reveals Top Malicious Email Subjects are HR Related
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the results of its Q2 2023 top-clicked phishing report. The results include the top email subjects clicked on in phishing tests and reflect the use of HR business-related messages that pique interest from employees
Read moreCelebrating The Voices of Women Who Power the Fintech World
As we commemorate National Women’s Day in South Africa, it remains crucial to continue striving for a gender-equal workplace in the financial technology sector. Verto, a global fintech firm, proudly celebrates the voices of women powering the fintech industry this August. In a series of interviews, the women at Verto
Read moreThe truth: Exploring Kenya’s Decision to Suspend Worldcoin Operations
Over the last few days there has been a lot of noise about Kenya’s decision to suspend its operations of newly launched blockchain, eyeball scanning cryptocurrency project Worldcoin. The project that is being branded as a “digital passport” aims to use identity verification iris biometric technology to differentiate humans from
Read moreAI Voice Cloning Introduces New Risks for Companies and Individuals
Using artificial intelligence tools to clone voices has introduced an entirely novel realm of risk for both companies and individuals. Generative AI (GAI) has become a catalyst for change, introducing new ways of conducting business, managing data, gathering insights, and collating content. As an intelligent and highly capable technology, it
Read moreAbsa and Women in Tech Africa Champion Positive Strides in Technology
Absa has collaborated with Women in Tech (WiT) to shine a spotlight on remarkable women from Africa who innovate, inspire, and transform the technology industry. This joint effort culminates in the upcoming Women in Tech Africa Awards, scheduled for Thursday, October 5, 2023, in Cape Town. The awards program aims
Read moreExploring JavaScript-Rust Interoperability With napi-rs
A quick experimentPhoto by Tolga Ulkan on UnsplashI’ve been working with JavaScript as my daily job for a few years now. Lately, I started fiddling with Rust, to learn new concepts and understand what the hype is all about (see the Stack Overflow Survey 2023)It looks like more and more JS tools
Read moreWhat does great financial advice look like?
There are tens of thousands of financial advisors in South Africa, yet there is considerable variability in the quality of advice they offer. Many may focus solely on investments and other financial products you may require, but the role of a good advisor is far more demanding. How do you
Read moreEurope confirms in-depth probe for Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that it’s opening an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design software rival Figma. The Commission said that the acquisition “may reduce competition in the global markets for the supply of interactive product design software and for digital asset creation
Read moreHashtag Trending Aug.8- Zoom trains AI using certain customer data; Can AI replace architects?; U.S. scientists claim nuclear fusion achieves net energy gain for second time
Zoom allows AI to train using certain customer data. Can AI replace architects? U.S. government scientists claim nuclear fusion achieves a net energy gain for the second time. And Elon Musk has a secret move for his cage match with Mark Zuckerberg. I am the Walrus. These are the
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